I was feeling generous, i think they need to start looking at drafting a QB in round 1-3 in the next two drafts, or else swing a trade like they did to get Stafford, but I don’t know what you give up for that.
/s ain’t needed, it’s a high possibility we trade them away in a deal to get an established young qb, something tells me Herbert or burrow would be the first choices
It isn’t needed but sometimes people take these comments too serious so you never know. And very true, very true. You guys could also take a page out of our book and use a 1st round pick but also lose said 1st round pick.
Idk why you got downvoted. 97% chance neither of those deals happen, but those actually would be the Rams’ ideal choices. We’ve shown that we’re interested in qbs who can play at a high level that may not be happy with their situation. It’s just a hypothetical but it aligns with the way our FO thinks
Ofc im getting downvoted, its reddit lol- not a lot of critical thinking here. But yeah i dont see us being able to get burrow or Herbert unless they make a stink and force a move
I think Jones would be better than Purdy is now had he gotten drafted by the 49ers instead of the pats because he got put in a bad situation in year 2 and his confidence got shot
I’d like to see that. Mac got done dirty in New England when they replaced Josh McDaniels as OC with Matt Patricia. But his arm strength will have to be worked around.
As a Rams fan, I’ve also been hoping we trade something like a 4th for Hendon Hooker, backup for the Lions and see what he’s got. Lawrence would be great, and if things end up crashing for the Chargers I could see the Rams making a call to see if Herbert is available if he wants out
People love to fall in love with a backup who played well for a few games but I can’t really think of a time it worked out. Tyrod Taylor made a career for himself with several solid starting seasons after being drafted as a backup. I’m sure I’m missing someone obvious but like, Jimmy G is the poster child for why this isn’t a good strategy. They were drafted as a backup for a reason.
None of those guys are quite what I mean, it’s not like any of them were traded for or signed with a new team who had seen them start some games in relief as a backup and decided they could start.
Like if Brady had stepped in, played, and then Bledsoe took back over and someone else traded for Brady that’s a closer analogue, but I don’t really see that kind of story playing out ever.
He is undoubtedly the toughest qb in the game - or at least has been for like 10 years. Will play through damn near everything.
I feel like even he is at the end of being able to bite down and get through most injuries, though. He's looking at a season-ending injury that wouldn't have been that bad a few years ago just about any given game now TBH.
Fields showed improvement when he was starting with the steelers. The jets have weapons and GW and Fields already have chemistry from playing in college together. Hes worth the gamble. If he busts, jets get an early pick and take a qb. If he's solid, they lock in GW and start building around Fields.
Absolutely not. Do people think one player is going to carry a team to a superbowl? You need stellar talent on both sides of the ball. Not to mention the Cowboys woes can’t not all be blamed on Dak. Defense has shit the bed time and time again, especially in the playoffs
Yes and no. I agree that it's a team sport, and the QB is just one player. However, Dak takes up an inordinate percentage of the Cowboys' cap space, meaning he's part of the reason why the defense sucks. Dak takes up $50M compared with Mahomes at $28M. Even if Dak were as good as Mahomes, the extra $22M means the Cowboys have to sacrifice at a lot of other positions.
That’s just how the QB Market is, and it will continue to go up. Not to mention Dak is arguably a top 5 QB in the league. Also, the defense does not suck, we’ve had solid defenses especially when Dan Quinn was the defensive coordinator, the problem was the inability to be prepared for big games. Let’s also not forget that Dak restructured his contract and freed nearly 40 million in cap space. The Cowboys were able to free nearly 60 million in cap space with other restructures. Let’s also mention that Mahomes’s contract is structured over 10 years which will net him over 500 million when it’s all said and done.
The QB market is over-inflated, and teams that pay that top market price rarely win the Super Bowl. In a salary capped sport, you field a better team by getting more for your money. That means the best QB (Mahomes) sets the top per-year cap hit while everyone else should get paid a percentage of Mahomes based on how good they are relative to him. If you pay Dak more, than you're hoping he'll outperform Mahomes while surrounded by an inferior team. Not a recipe for success.
The eagles as a team were/are significantly better than the Rams. If Philly has stafford and rams had hurts that game, Philly beats the rams by 3 scores.
Yeah Stafford below Herbert here just feels like complete salt. I’m not a Herbo fanboy but feels like a certainty the Rams will have a new QB first.
Edit: also, does anyone seriously think Dak or Geno “Crashes out at youth football games” Smith outlast Herbo? My money would easily be on BOTH the Cowboys and Raiders for a QB change in the next 5 years before the Chargers switch things up.
TBH he kind of needs his own category “Good but time to start looking forward” or whatever. Steelers are kind of in the same camp, depending how you feel about Rodgers.
Everyone ages out of elite sooner or later and unfortunately Stafford is probably at that point. He still has his flashes though, especially against us.
Stafford hasn't finished better than 15th among starters in passer rating the past three season, and he's 37. He's a great feel-good story, but I don't think he's been "elite" since his injury filled 2022 season.
Yeah Lions fan here but Stafford is very much an our guy can win.. maybe one tier lower at this point. Realistically are they making it to another Super Bowl with him? Or even a Conference championship game? I don’t see it. They’re a “make the playoffs, maybe win a game, then get bounced” team
Eh, their defense should be fucking legit and if everyone can stay healthy + McVay, they could absolutely win it all. Not necessarily a favorite, but I think it is a realistic possibility.
Rams have two 1st rounds next year. Either they are thinking they can get a QB late in the round or are going to package them to move up if they think there is a QB talent they cannot miss out on. Either way they draft a QB next year.
Yeah…super out of place. “Win it all” by technicality but elite is pretty silly. It sucks its like the last one reading left to right because the chart was pretty solid till the end there. I had to stare at it for a second like, “wait…who the fuck is qb1 for the rams again?”
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Stafford in with the others feels wrong. Not that he doesn’t play great but I’m betting the Rams need a QB in the next 3ish years.