Rams: (#13) 1st Round QB Ty Simpson

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I guarantee Stafford was pissed. I’ll take it a step further and say I guarantee other guys in the lockerroom are pissed.

Brady and Rodgers got pissed when the Pats and Packers pulled the same move at the end of their tenures.

Who cares if he's pissed. The Rams are doing what's best for the team.

He can stfu and take his $50m then play his arse off.

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Finally went through this whole thread and haven't seen anyone mention this.

I was on the road during the draft listening to the yahoo sports broadcast. It was either Nate Tice or Charlie Robinson who reported a conversation that they had with Snead LAST YEAR. Two interesting tidbits:

1) Last year Snead told them the Rams had spent a lot of time and thought on the Stafford succession plan. This has been in the works for a while.

2) They asked Snead if he would be willing to use a 1st on a future QB and was he worried about Stafford's response if they did. Snead looked him in the face without hesitation and said, "Yes. And Matthew would be ok with it." They reported that Snead suggested that Stafford would actually be supportive, not angry.

It sounds like the Rams had discussions with Stafford that this day was coming dating back to last year. It's possible that Stafford is upset that the drafting of his replacement has actually materialized, but the report of Snead's opinion on how Stafford would take it seems to be evidence against Stafford being angry.
 
Players all over Twitter are making fun of the Rams pick tonight. This message board is legit the only place I can find people happy with it.

People with no rooting interest either way saw our pick and thought “well that was dumb”.

Haha, twitter.

People in this board are more knowledgeable than the nuts on twitter.

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I see nobody's calmed down yet. Some absolutely fucking unhinged takes on here, and that's coming from someone who initially hated the pick.

The strategy is clear. You can argue whether or not you think Simpson was the right guy to take a shot on, but backup QB was the most glaring need on this roster.
 
Finally went through this whole thread and haven't seen anyone mention this.

I was on the road during the draft listening to the yahoo sports broadcast. It was either Nate Tice or Charlie Robinson who reported a conversation that they had with Snead LAST YEAR. Two interesting tidbits:

1) Last year Snead told them the Rams had spent a lot of time and thought on the Stafford succession plan. This has been in the works for a while.

2) They asked Snead if he would be willing to use a 1st on a future QB and was he worried about Stafford's response if they did. Snead looked him in the face without hesitation and said, "Yes. And Matthew would be ok with it." They reported that Snead suggested that Stafford would actually be supportive, not angry.

It sounds like the Rams had discussions with Stafford that this day was coming dating back to last year. It's possible that Stafford is upset that the drafting of his replacement has actually materialized, but the report of Snead's opinion on how Stafford would take it seems to be evidence against Stafford being angry.
I said it :-)
 
We have an awful lot of would-be mind readers here who sincerely believe they can accurately evaluate Sean's body language to figure out what he is thinking. I see this in all sports, and I often see so.msnybas being utterly dead wrong.
 
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Actually, it makes all the sense in the world.

The 2026 NFL Draft isn't just about the 2026 NFL Season and most rookies don't make immediate impacts. And that's the big issue most seem to have either forgotten or haven't even noticed.

The Rams won their Super Bowl with very little help from their rookie draft class.

And in a weaker draft class, a lot of the players selected tonight wouldn't have been first round picks in many years.
Yeah, certain people refuse to accept that drafts are about the long term, not short-term solutions to immediate needs. It's why the Rams went out of their way to fill as many needs as they could before the draft.
It sure isn't the usual pumped up either Jrry.

Nobody knows for sure but seems like the pick was more Les than Sean.
Disagree. Looked like a normal phone call to me. I've seen enough of the videos over the years.
 
We have an awful lot of would-be mind readers here who sincerely believe they can accurately evaluate Sean's body language to figure out what he is thinking. I see this in all sports, and I often see so.msnybas being utterly dead wrong.
Exactamundo!!!

Nobody knows what McVay is thinking.

Nobody knows where the.other 31 teams had him ranked.

Nobody knows how this will work out.

My impression is he may have some MINOR limitations from the neck down but from the neck up, he's got more talent than most. And he'll have a great teacher to give him even more
 
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If juice means explosives, speed, freak athleticism and home run ability….he’s 100% correct.
The #1 offense in the NFL can score however they want and I could care less. And what receivers available when we draft are burners?
 
I hope you are not serious. This isn’t the 5th grade playground.

If Snead felt pressure (ridiculous thought) he’d just keep trading back and take him at end of 1st if Simpson was still there.

I was speculating on why the press conference was so awkward.
Yes, I was serious...but it's just spit-balling. Relax
 
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If McVay didn't want him, he wouldn't have been the pick. It is that simple. McVay has a veto. And McVay isn't going to let Snead waste a top 15 pick because Snead knows the kid's father.

We don't know any of that to be true, so...
 
Yeah maybe we are just talking past each other, OS.

Of course I'm not saying that McVay would ever "divulge personal details" that a player would prefer to remain private.

But yes, in my opinion, McVay will frequently share "coach speak and generalities" regarding personal conversations. As the clip you provided about McVay/Puka clearly shows.

So maybe we don't disagree, we're just using different words to characterize McVay's comments.

To me, McVay had a NOTICEABLE lack of "coach speak and generalities" in that he hardly had anything at all to say about Stafford's reaction.

Let's let it go, eh? You didn't notice anything different about McVay's demeanor in his post-draft press conference. Myself, Gary Klein and many ROD posters thought that McVay was more subdued than usual. Not a big deal regardless.
I think/thought you were saying he would share the contents and details of one on one talks with players. He never has he's always said what he did yesterday.