Scott Mitchell ranks statistically among the most successful quarterbacks in Lions history—whatever that sentence is worth.
He ranks third on Detroit's all-time passing leaderboard, right behind franchise luminaries Matthew Stafford and Bobby Layne. He had a few undeniably decent seasons in his five-year stay in the Motor City, including throwing for 32 touchdowns in 1995.
However, the Lions couldn't quite take the next steps with the Utah product—a development that helped disillusion running back Barry Sanders. With a new documentary on Amazon shedding light on Sanders's life and decision to retire, Mitchell took to Facebook to deliver a lengthy rebuke to criticisms of his play.
