New Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell is confident that quarterback Matthew Stafford will begin to mature as a player when he enters his sixth season in the NFL.
Stafford struggled at the end of the 2013 campaign as he threw costly interceptions, which played a huge part in his side's failure to reach the post-season as they slumped from 6-3 to a 7-9 finish.
Caldwell told NFL Network: "More than anything else, I think the maturation process settles in on a guy who is playing maybe the most difficult position in team sports.
"And once they get into their fourth, fifth, sixth year, you'll really start to see them climb, and I think you'll see his game escalate."
Caldwell was appointed as the Lions head coach earlier this week replacing Jim Schwartz, who was fired at the end of the season.
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