QB Options Moving Forward:
The 2015 Draft has some promise:
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariotta
and Brett Hundley are the most notable
Trade Market? Pretty Slim ...
Vick, Sanchez, Ponder, Mallett - I think I'd rather go with Hill
Is it worth looking at Josh Freeman?
If you want to get really stupid with it - we could bring up J Russel and Tebow.
This sucks.
I dont want any of those vets.
If you draft a guy in the first round to replace Bradford you are looking at several more years of (more than likely) shaky play on O....that is if you manage to do OK on the crap shoot that is the NFL draft for QBs.
In reality if the team cut Sam after this year I would part ways with both Longs, JL and any other vet that is demanding money. What would be the point of hanging on to the them and their salaries?
The difference between 4-12 and 6-10 means nothing.
I really do think there is a chance he comes back....I dont see any other options that are more promising short term. The crappy thing is Fisher/Snead came here because of Bradford. If Bradford goes Fisher probably does too in relatively short order....maybe Snead as well.
I cannot come up with any option that gives a good chance of taking advantage of what the Rams have built the last three years....and without that another decade of disgrace is waiting dead ahead.
Why would a guy like Quinn resign in St. Louis with no hope at the QB position. Why would a guy like Britt stay (assuming he has a good season)?
If the Rams struggle to a 3-13 or 4-12 type season, which is possible now, and then dump Bradford without a clear plan to compete in the short term, then in my opinion hope for to compete any time soon is gone.
Rams football in St. Louis may be on life support if that is the plan as well.
To be honest if Hill plays like what he is, a savey vet that has an incomplete talent check list, the D rises to the occasion and the Rams are competitive and finish 7-9 to 10-6 then all is well.
When the panic ceases I think Bradford stays in St. Louis for a couple of reasons.
Then investment made already.
The lack of real options to take advantage of what Fisher and Snead have done already.
Starting over at QB will lead to an exodus of the quality vet players the Rams do have.
Bradfords career is not over. He will be 27 next year. My fear is the Rams roster gets worse if he is let go and he ends up in Arizona, which would be a real possibility.