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Jon Kitna	#8 \| Quarterback \| Detroit Lions

Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 Born: Sep 21, 1972, Tacoma, WA

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Statistics
Year	Team	G	Comp	PaAtt	Comp%	PaYds	PaAvg	PaTds	Int	Rat	300YG	RuAtt	RuYds	RuAvg	RuTDs
2000	SEA	15	259	418	62.0	2658	6.4	18	19	75.6	0	48	127	2.6	1
2001	CIN	16	313	581	53.9	3216	5.5	12	22	61.1	2	27	73	2.7	1
2002	CIN	13	294	473	62.2	3178	6.7	16	16	79.1	1	24	57	2.4	4
2003	CIN	16	324	520	62.3	3591	6.9	26	15	87.4	1	38	113	3.0	0
2004	CIN	4	61	104	58.7	623	5.9	5	4	75.9	0	10	42	4.2	0
2005	CIN	3	17	29	58.6	99	3.4	0	2	36.4	0	2	14	7.0	0
2006	DET	16	372	596	62.4	4208	7.1	21	22	79.9	0	34	156	4.6	2
2007	DET	16	355	561	63.3	4068	7.3	18	20	80.9	3	25	63	2.5	0

2007 Game Log
Week	Opp	Comp	PaAtt	Comp%	PaYds	PaAvg	PaTds	Int	Rat	RuAtt	RuYds	RuAvg	RuTDs
1	@OAK	27	36	75.0	289	8.0	3	2	102.7	2	17	8.5	0
2	MIN	22	32	68.8	245	7.7	1	1	88.7	3	13	4.3	0
3	@PHI	29	46	63.0	446	9.7	2	1	100.5	2	1	0.5	0
4	CHI	20	24	83.3	247	10.3	2	0	137.3	2	-1	-0.5	0
5	@WAS	16	29	55.2	106	3.7	0	2	34.6	3	3	1.0	0
7	TB	16	20	80.0	147	7.4	0	0	97.3	4	9	2.3	0
8	@CHI	24	35	68.6	268	7.7	0	0	91.1	1	-1	-1.0	0
9	DEN	16	31	51.6	252	8.1	2	0	100.5	1	5	5.0	0
10	@ARZ	32	45	71.1	296	6.6	2	2	85.0	1	0	0.0	0
11	NYG	28	43	65.1	377	8.8	1	3	71.6	0	0	0.0	0
12	GB	19	40	47.5	224	5.6	1	1	62.9	2	9	4.5	0
13	@MIN	27	35	77.1	260	7.4	1	0	106.8	0	0	0.0	0
14	DAL	22	36	61.1	248	6.9	0	0	81.7	0	0	0.0	0
15	@SD	26	45	57.8	302	6.7	2	5	53.4	0	0	0.0	0
16	KC	9	16	56.3	115	7.2	0	1	52.9	4	8	2.0	0
17	@GB	22	48	45.8	246	5.1	1	2	51.2	0	0	0.0	0

Newsbreakers

July 20, 2008
Jon Kitna could be on a short leash this season, according to MLive.com.

Our View:Mike Martz, who was a top supporter of Kitna, is no longer with the team. The Lions would like to see what Drew Stanton and Dan Orlovsky can do, and Kitna is nearing the end of his career as he will turn 36 in September. Kitna is a lock to start in Week 1, but is not a safe fantasy option, as he could be pulled at some point during the season in favor of one of the aforementioned young guns.

May 7, 2008
The Detroit Lions are letting local reporters know QB Jon Kitna will see an increased role in the Lions' offensive formations this season, according to the Detroit Free-Press.

Our View:The departure of offensive coordinator Mike Martz and the resulting addition of new offensive coordinator Jim Colletto has the Detroit offense looking for more balance. "There's going to be more responsibility for me, but I welcome that," said Kitna. "I'm kind of a control freak by nature and so it's a good thing. The other thing is, I think it will encourage more dialogue between myself and the receivers and the linemen and what they're seeing, and I can take input form them." Kitna went on to tell reporters the team has started by concentrating on a group of 35 plays in early minicamps, noting approximately half were designed as run plays. Of course, the team will have to adjust with the personnel on hand. The offensive line has been a work in progress and running backs, such as Kevin Jones, have suffered more abuse than one might expect as a result. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, but the move to get Martz out of that role certainly should have indicated these changes were likely to come.

May 7, 2008
It was only the second day of the Detroit Lions organized team activities, but it was pretty clear that it's going to be awhile before Dan Orlovsky or Drew Stanton pushes incumbent starting quarterback Jon Kitna in any kind of competition, according to MLive.com. Per Tom Kowalski, the offense wasn’t “clicking” with either Orlovsky or Stanton running the show.

Our View:There have been some offseason rumors that Stanton might overtake Kitna sometime during the 2008 season, but thus far it looks like Kitna still gives the organization the best chance to win.

May 6, 2008
Jon Kitna is feeling bold, again. The Lions quarterback told the AP on Tuesday that he expects the club to win 10 games in 2008. "Our expectation is we will be disappointed if we don't win 10 games," Kitna says. "Because that will mean we're not in the playoffs and that sucks. I can't make it any simpler than that. Anybody who says that's not their expectation level is not much of a competitor." The passer made a similar prediction in 2007, and the Lions went 7-9.

Our View:Kitna clearly hasn't checked out the Lions defense lately. The offense has some promise if they can develop a running game, but we don't like the looks of the defensive line. Anyway, Kitna should start with trying to throw more touchdowns than picks.

May 6, 2008
Detroit offensive coordinator Jim Colletto has indicated that there will be competition for the starting quarterback job, which Jon Kitna has held the last two years. Colletto will spread the practice time in training camp between Kitna and backups Dan Orlovsky and Drew Stanton, according to the Detroit News. No matter how the practice time is divided, Kitna, who has started 32 games in the past two seasons, believes he will continue as the starter. "When Dominic Raiola is in the game, I'll be in the game," Kitna said, referring to the starting center. "That's how I know when I'm up. When I see '51' go in, that's when I go."

Our View:Kitna is obviously the frontrunner to win the job, given the fact that Orlovsky and Stanton have attempted 17 NFL passes between them.

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