McVay wants clarity on Stafford status ASAP

[snackdaddy]

Its pretty simple. If Stafford wants to keep playing you have to find a way to make sure he does. Even if it means paying him more guaranteed money like he wanted last year. You are not gonna find a comparable quarterback if you really have Superbowl aspirations. There are 14 quarterbacks who make more money than Stafford right now. I'd say Stafford is a bargain for that money.

 

[dieterbrock]

He is basically a bigger John Wolford with a cannon arm.

He reminds me of Paxton Lynch. All the physical traits but can’t read a defense

 

[Merlin]

Zach Wilson wasn't a free agent to be brought in. He had to be traded for and McVay wanted Garappolo who signed a month prior to his eventual trade. Makes sense as the veteran Garappolo already had a feel for some of the offense (unlike Wentz) and would be a better backup. And Snead wasn't going to give up on his Stetson Bennett selection after just one season.

Also, it's possible that LaFleur wasn't any more ready to be an offensive coordinator / play caller than Wilson was to start as Joe Flacco looked FAR better in Cleveland than he did in New York.

If the Rams wanted him they would have been in the mix. Their OC was clearly not impressed by the kid.

 

[Flatlyner]

If the Rams wanted him they would have been in the mix. Their OC was clearly not impressed by the kid.

I mean, its possible they were in the mix and elected to go with the vet instead. All I'll say on this is, I'd rather have Wilson then Bennett. At least Wilson has had some very good NFL games and he can scramble for yards. He had all the tools you'd want in college.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Bennett was a play for a specific type of backup. Never meant to be a QB of the future. He was supposed to be a gamer who could steal you 3 out of 5 games if Stafford went down for any time.

And not sure that play will end up working out.

 

[Neil039]

He reminds me of Paxton Lynch. All the physical traits but can’t read a defense

He had a hell of a career

 

[Merlin]

He reminds me of Paxton Lynch. All the physical traits but can’t read a defense

That's not a bad comp. But I think he is considerably more talented. Either way though, when you talk castoffs there is always going to be a very strong argument against that player. There will be good reason that he is available on the cheap.

 

[Memphis Ram]

If the Rams wanted him they would have been in the mix. Their OC was clearly not impressed by the kid.

Why? They had their QBs. And we don't know if they were in the mix or not. My guess is the asking price on Wilson was probably much higher in March when they signed Garappolo than what it was just prior to the draft when he was traded.

 

[DzRams]

Maybe Jimmy is the back-up plan if Stafford wants to retire. Its more if the team wants to pay him 40-60 mil for next two years or take the hit now and release him if hes not gonna be 100% in it with the team.

It effects how they are going to draft/ load up free agents on say a baun or higgins, Or lack there of. Matt stays for 2 years, we say load up the team for our best chance to win like we did in 2021-22. If not we are prob just gonna draft our list and move on and enter a semi rebuild and keep who we got/get rid of the notebooms.

This team is a borderline play off team with/without Stafford as QB. The difference being With Stafford we are a Superbowl contender!

Kupp will restructure his contract to stay, as hes done so at least twice now.

If Stafford stays, Kupp will too, If not, Kupp will be Traded.

Interesting that you mention Jimmy.

I hadn't really considered them turning to him, but after your post and @Merlin post about a serious rift, I'm starting to wonder.

Jimmy G looked good running the offense with backups against Seattle's starters. What if they feel that he's 80% of what Stafford can bring at 20% of the cost?

 

[FaulkSF]

This is some news... Les Snead comments.

LA Rams Don't Seem Committed To Bringing Back Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp

It's hard to imagine the Rams without those players on the roster.

www.outkick.com

As a GM, you cannot make guarantees. It interferes with the negotiation process as well. Sure you’d like to have both players back, but you work for the Rams organization.

If Snead gets too committed to them during an interview, it could damage the negotiation process.

Specifically, I’d like to see the Rams with a 2 year $90M in guarantees contract with escalators to $100M for Stafford. 3rd year would be a team option at $45M up to $50M in escalators.

Kupp would need to be somewhere around $45M guaranteed with $70M escalators for 3 years. $37M guaranteed in first two years. Third year could be a potential cut with a thank you to Coop

 

[Memphis Ram]

Jets OC: Wilson 'would've benefited' by sitting

New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur says rookie quarterback Zach Wilson would have been better off sitting behind a veteran than beginning the season at the team's starter.

www.espn.com

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- When the New York Jets drafted quarterback Zach Wilson second overall in 2021, they handed him the starting job with no competition. In retrospect, that was a mistake, according to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur.

"In hindsight, it probably would've benefited [him] just to sit back and learn a little bit and watch a veteran and just kind of grow in this league -- kind of in the backseat, watching," LaFleur said Thursday. "Get better in practice, get better through the scout team and all that. But that wasn't the course that we went."

Geno Smith bombed in New York.
Sam Darnold bombed in New York
Zach Wilson bombed in New York with an inexperienced OC on a bad football team.

 

[SWAdude]

Stafford is not going to leave this team.

This is a SB team and Mathew damn well knows it.

If Dotson doesn't do that false start in my heart we were going to be SB champs.

We really are that good.

 

[dieterbrock]

What if they feel that he's 80% of what Stafford can bring at 20% of the cost?

Because that is impossible. Stafford costs roughly 49 mill in 25 whether he’s on the team or not.

 

[Mojo Ram]

It’s difficult to evaluate ex Jets

 

[Merlin]

Why? They had their QBs.

Bennett is not any sort of factor. If they liked Wilson they could have picked him up and cut Bennett. Have a nice presser for him like they did for Tavon to make him feel all warm and fuzzy inside as they move on to a QB with a potential starter future.

You gotta judge McVay based on his moves and read between the lines.

 

[Stl2La]

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[Classic Rams]

McVay to reporters: "I want clarity ASAP."

Behind the scenes: "Hey Matthew we want to build a better team around you to fill in the missing pieces for a Super Bowl run. Would you take a pay cut?"

 

[Memphis Ram]

Bennett is not any sort of factor. If they liked Wilson they could have picked him up and cut Bennett. Have a nice presser for him like they did for Tavon to make him feel all warm and fuzzy inside as they move on to a QB with a potential starter future.

You gotta judge McVay based on his moves and read between the lines.

Seems like it to me as team only kept 2 QBs on the active roster the prior season. How do we judge or interpret between the lines of not cutting Bennett and putting him on the practice squad? Were there not better options available besides Wilson? Snead wasn't going to have a 4th round QB he personally targeted cut after his rookie season after the grace the organization gave him for his issue.

And again, they would have had to trade for Wilson. Not just pick him up, as Wilson wasn't a free agent. Either way we don't know if they were in the mix or not. But, we do know that LaFleur said that he wouldn't mind working with him again (coach speak or no).

 

[Merlin]

Seems like it to me as team only kept 2 QBs on the active roster the prior season. How do we judge or interpret between the lines of not cutting Bennett and putting him on the practice squad? Were there not better options available besides Wilson? Snead wasn't going to have a 4th round QB he personally targeted cut after his rookie season after the grace the organization gave him for his issue.

And again, they would have had to trade for Wilson. Not just pick him up, as Wilson wasn't a free agent. Either way we don't know if they were in the mix or not. But, we do know that LaFleur said that he wouldn't mind working with him again (coach speak or no).

The fact they kept Bennett tells us they are focused on future roles. Otherwise Bennett is cut and on the PS.

Problem with Bennett is he doesn't move the bar for QBotF. He's a QB2 potentially. So Wilson, who should be better as an option based on pure arm talent and draft position, was not viewed as an upgrade or it would have made sense to go get him. And that trade was a late round swap which is equivalent to a ham sandwich.

No matter how you slice this shit the Rams have spoken on Wilson.

 

[cvramsfan]

It’s simple to me. Stafford has to come back. He just wants guaranteed money and the rams should give it to him, but he has to know that he can’t take max money as it hurts the team. So a 2 yr 90 mil or 3 yr 120 mil all guaranteed. Then you use the savings to get another TE to complement Higs and a legit MLB and maybe swing T in FA and the draft BPA with all the picks.

Stafford is a difference maker.

For Kupp it’s the same thing all guaranteed but a lower cap hit for 2 yrs.