Oh, Matt. You're moving to Detroit.

And I'm sorry, man. That's where hope goes to die a very cold death.

The Patriots traded quarterback Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel to Kansas City today for a mere 2nd round pick, taking them out of the running for Stafford's services.

But that's not what makes it more likely the Detroit Lions will pick Matt Stafford in the draft. This is, from the bottom of The New York Times story on Cassel's trade:

AROUND THE LEAGUE The Dallas Cowboys acquired quarterback Jon Kitna to back up Tony Romo in a trade with the Detroit Lions for cornerback Anthony Henry.

That leaves three quarterbacks on Detroit's roster: Duante Culpepper, Drew Henson and Drew Stanton.