ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is playing without retired receiver Calvin Johnson and is still putting up some of the best numbers of his career.That leads to this question: Is Stafford a better quarterback now, without one of the best receivers in NFL history, than he was last season with Johnson?I think hes a growing and developing quarterback, so yes, I do think he was better than he was the last year, two years ago, three years ago, Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said Thursday.Hopefully were all getting better every year. I think he falls into that category too. But I think hes doing a really good job with what were asking him to do and so are the receivers, tight ends and backs.Stafford, through five games, is on pace for the best completion percentage (68.0), passer rating (99.6) and QBR (66.4) of his career. The Lions have replaced Johnson with a multitude of options, but the biggest addition was Marvin Jones, who is the NFLs leading receiver with 519 yards.Stafford is also seeing things differently this season, and part of that is due to Johnsons departure.Stafford said Wednesday that hes not seeing as many crazy kick-to-Calvin coverages, when defenses would sometimes come up with special packages just to try to contain Johnson.Stafford said he will see different wrinkles each Sunday, but more than ever he is seeing the defensive coverages he watches on film during the week. That was something he anticipated might happen after Johnson announced his retirement in March.But more than anything else, Stafford might appear to be a better quarterback because of what Cooter is asking of him.Hes really just trying to throw it to the open guy. Its as simple as that. It sounds overly simple, but its a really big deal, Cooter said. You know, when you have Calvin Johnson out there, one of the all-time great receivers, going to the Hall of Fame as soon as you can get him in there, it makes a lot of sense to try and throw that guy the ball. Sometimes you might override your read to do that.Sometimes its easier for a quarterback [when] you have your reads, you have your progressions, you have your thought processes and you just go around throwing it to who gets open. Hes doing a good job of doing that.Air Force 1 Just Do It Schwarz . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Nike Air Force 1 Kaufen Schweiz . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. http://www.airforce1justdoitschweiz.ch/air-force-1-weiss-grosshandel-schweiz.html .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Nike Sf Air Force 1 Outlet . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Nike Air Force 1 Just Do It Schweiz . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999.Paul Pogba scored a stunning opening goal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic added two as Manchester United did all their damage in the first half of Sundays 3-1 victory over host Swansea City.The triumph ended an 0-3-1 Premier League stretch for Jose Mourinhos side.Pogba volleyed home from the edge of the area after some slick build-up play to give United (5-3-3) a 1-0 edge in the 15th minute. Ibrahimovic then arrested his recent goal-scoring slump with two before the interval, the first a low shot from distance after some clever work from Wayne Rooney. The second was a close-range effort once again ably assisted by a Rooney dink over the top.ddddddddddddThe plain sailing for Man U came to an end after the break, however, with a refreshed Swansea (1-2-8) suddenly eager to take advantage of complacency in the United ranks. Jefferson Montero started to create chances, with the Ecuadorian and Angel Rangel both seeing efforts saved.The hosts finally got their reward in the 69th minute when Gylfi Sigurdsson curled a superb free kick into the penalty area and Mike van der Hoorn converted the chance with a thumping header. ' ' '