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You give the reasons why the QB's didnt stick, but the point is that they were also the "type" that McVay looked for. Perkins was with the team for 3 years after being an UDFA, Wolford 4. And yes Rypien was a disaster but they replaced him with Wentz, and despite being with the team for 2 months they ran him like a mule. They've had 3 qb on the roster and I agree having Garoppolo is a solid backup, but I dont think that rules out a development qb with wheelsI think so. Wentz was here for one season? He loved Wolford’s IQ and work ethic but once he saw him in action it didn’t last. I think he just loved Perkins mobility. And, how much of that praise was coach speak to boost morale. If he loved Perkins he should have played more. He likely dreamed of Wolford and Perkins being merged into one QB.
We have all complained about our very young and inexperienced coach’s willingness to ignore the backup QB spot. It bit him in the ass with Rypien. He seems to have learned a hard lesson, and that’s why the Rams saved cap room for Garappolo, who is a QB they know they can win with. I think I’d look to Jimmy G a bit more for the type of ‘out of round 1‘ QB they likely have to settle on. Getting a running QB that can do everything McVay wants is a pipe dream outside of the top few QBs.