UPDATE: Rams claim Baker Mayfield

[HE WITH HORNS]

Not a Mayfield fan at all. After his rookie season, I tagged him as a career backup.

If you aren't now, then you'll never be

 

[Antonius]

If you’re not with Baker, you’re a faker!

 

[SWAdude]

After the game the celebration thread gets more attention.

This game complicates things.

Baker just secured his future.

Amazing feat. Once in a lifetime.

So happy to witness this.

 

[ReekofRams]

To be a Ram fan you must be Baker fan

 

[RamWoodie]

To be a Ram fan you must be Baker fan

No...but as long as he wears the HORNS....I'll root for him!

 

[ReekofRams]

No...but as long as he wears the HORNS....I'll root for him!

Of course, I should’ve qualified that statement.

 

[RamWoodie]

After the game the celebration thread gets more attention.

This game complicates things.

Baker just secured his future.

Amazing feat. Once in a lifetime.

So happy to witness this.

I wouldn't say that because like everyone else Baker wants to get paid. I think this situation helps the Rams and Baker.

He he played great for a guy that just got to the team. He probably plays the rest of the way but he won't be content to sit behind Stafford next year

 

[jjab360]

I think Baker's problem is he never had that ego check coming into the league. Heisman trophy, 1st overall pick, rookie of the year, anyone would get a massive ego. If he fell in the draft and had time to sit for a while and completely retool his mechanics like Rodgers did, I think he has all the physical tools and mentality to be a special QB.

That's why I'd be excited if he had a year or two to sit behind Stafford and learn from McVay, I think the final product would be excellent.

 

[OregonRamsFan]

What a performance by Baker Mayfield last night! Baker strikes me as a guy who has perhaps the arm talent of a Stafford, with the pocket awareness and scrambling ability of a, well, Baker Mayfield (ie very good), coupled with the smarts of a Tom Brady.

If Baker stays, we’d have two number 1 overall draft pics as QB1 and QB2.

I’m now wondering if Stafford decides to hang them up with his wife in his ear about his health. Hmmm.

 

[madrid311]

Who will be bakers Back up if Stafford retires? Somthing to consider. Not the 2 current ones please

 

[RamFan503]

Hey Mods, ... Can we eliminate the "Baker Mayfield Released" part of the title to this thread, it's going to give me nightmares that Snead might press the wrong button and waive him.

Done

 

[RamFan503]

After the game the celebration thread gets more attention.

This game complicates things.

Baker just secured his future.

Amazing feat. Once in a lifetime.

So happy to witness this.

Is that a haiku?

 

[Soul Surfer]

I would bet that the whiners forum wished they had a thread saying;

"whiners claim Baker Mayfield".

 

[Soul Surfer]

Is that a haiku?

More like an, "achoo".

 

[fearsomefour]

I agree but if that QB has good mobility and improv skills you can win some games.

A pocket QB with accuracy and touch issues is not viable.

Jeff George disagrees.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Who will be bakers Back up if Stafford retires? Somthing to consider. Not the 2 current ones please

Are you available?

 

[snackdaddy]

Hey Mods, ... Can we eliminate the "Baker Mayfield Released" part of the title to this thread, it's going to give me nightmares that Snead might press the wrong button and waive him.

 

[Soul Surfer]

I think this game will go down in 2022 season history if you consider all the improbable things that made it happen;

48 Hours prep for a former first round draft pick who was discarded and that nobody else put a claim in on.

A super short Rams team prep time for a Thursday night game.

Rams on a 6 game losing streak and a touchdown down in the spread.

Our fourth quarterback of the year leads a two touchdown come back.

Offensive line injuries with mutlple discarded street free agents.

Our two top wideouts out for the year.

Just amazing.

 

[HitStick]

I think Baker's problem is he never had that ego check coming into the league. Heisman trophy, 1st overall pick, rookie of the year, anyone would get a massive ego. If he fell in the draft and had time to sit for a while and completely retool his mechanics like Rodgers did, I think he has all the physical tools and mentality to be a special QB.

That's why I'd be excited if he had a year or two to sit behind Stafford and learn from McVay, I think the final product would be excellent.

I disagree a bit. I think McVay allows players to be themselves and embraces their styles and personalities, which allows them to be the players they are meant to be. Look at Beckham. Teams tried to keep him in check and it backfired. He comes here and is allowed to be himself as long as he puts the team first, and he shines.

Sometimes a players ego/arrogance is what makes them the Dawg they are.

 

[wolfdogg]

Who is that player? There isn't one available and we don't have one now. The only downfall is Stan spends another $1.5mil. to take a look. Maybe it doesn't work out, no big deal. There is way more upside than there is downside.
Quite a few posters were Leary of OBJ last year, seems to have worked out very well.

I was not a fan of the obj deal but very glad I was wrong on that. What happened Thursday put my obj skepticism to shame as I fully expected baker to shit the bed, and not the regular Johnny Depp style. I'm talking the what the hell have you been eating variety.

Again, happy I was wrong, but I still don't see him being content as a backup. If he's OK with that then hell yeah, maybe in 2 or 3 years he can slide in after Stafford leaves and do some damage in this offense.

I'm looking forward to watching the rest of our games alot more than I was 2 weeks ago.