Lions QB Matthew Stafford thinks game plan won't be limited

— -- ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Talking to the media with the tip of his dislocated right middle finger taped Wednesday morning, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said he doesn't anticipate anything in the team's game plan changing Sunday against the New York Giants.

And he said he even told offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter after the injury against the Chicago Bears last week not to worry about him and to just keep calling the game.

"We went and played. Even last Sunday, Jim Bob was like, 'What kind of limitations,'" Stafford said. "I said 'Just call the game. Don't worry about me. I'll figure it out.' So plan on being the same way, you know, this week."

Stafford said the right middle finger, which was injured when he "clapped hands" with Chicago linebacker Leonard Floyd, "feels about the same," but he's continuing to get treatment on it.

He said he's still working through whether he'll wear a glove Sunday against the Giants and said if he does, it'll be because of functionality and not for his state of mind or comfort. He didn't want to get into the specifics of what he's doing to figure out whether he'll wear a glove but said he'll try to practice as if he's playing Sunday -- glove or not.

He said the issues with grip and velocity after the injury against the Bears were due to both the glove and the injured finger but "probably more so the injury I would think." Stafford said he has no issues handing off with the injured digit.

Stafford said he might have to adjust to timing routes if his velocity is still off, "but it may not be. We'll kind of see throughout the week. That's something that just kind of comes naturally, what you got in the tank and you just play from there."

Stafford wore a glove during practice Wednesday, but not a standard glove. From a distance, it appeared to be more like a weightlifting glove - with the fingers exposed - except for the middle finger, which was more covered higher up the finger. The top of the middle finger was also covered, possibly with the same tape he was wearing when he spoke to the media earlier Wednesday.

He threw consistently during the open portion of practice and seemed to be OK while throwing it. It didn't appear like he was throwing full speed, although he hardly ever does during individual drills.

Lions coach Jim Caldwell said the team is still working through options and they might take "all the way up until game day" to figure out the best solution.

"It's not a matter of toughness with him. It never has been with him. He's a very tough-minded, tough physically individual that battles through a lot of stuff," Caldwell said. "That's a weekly thing at that position because you get, often times some of the hits you take can certainly have an effect on you, so you gotta battle through a lot of stuff.

"He's never shown any reservations in that area. Just gotta work at it just like he does every other week and we'll see where he is."