[AvengerRam]

OMG there is that pesky word "bridge" that some here don't understand!! Jourdain must be illiterate like me.

There's no "i" in Jourdan.

But realistically as I pointed out in a post the options belong lie with the Rams. They can simply tell Stafford to play for the $4M you wanted or retire.

$4M is just his roster bonus. His current salary for 2025 is $23M.

Most see a maximum of 2 years left in Stafford regardless of what he says.

Has he said otherwise?

Not everyone didn't notice how his performance dropped off after the Bills game and he needed a 2nd bye week.

Double-negative aside, why do you keep ignoring the fact that he cracked four ribs in the 49ers game (four days after the Bills game)?

The only team of need with a low first round pick are the Vikings. At #24 it's not much more than a high second round pick. It simply comes down to their assessment of McCarthy vs Darnold long term.

I'm pretty sure their assessment is that McCarthy (22) has more years remaining than Stafford (37).

Implicit in Jourdain's article is the understanding that the Rams don't have to trade him and still save millions of $$ by signing Jimmy to a two year contract and paying Stafford $4M this year to sit as #2QB.

Again, Stafford has a $23M salary for 2025 on his current deal, so I guess you're saying, what... cut Stafford? That makes no sense at all. If (and its a big IF) you're not going to retain him, you absolutely should get value for him.

The Rams draft a QB and have one to two years to develop and assess him before making a long term decision on Jimmy. If they are sold on the young guy after a year they have Jimmy as prime trade bait in 2026.

WTF are you talking about? Garoppolo is going to be 34 in November and was benched by the last two teams he played for before the Rams. "Prime trade bait"? Please.

Matt inadvertently destroyed his own leverage IMO by his stunt last year. Either way I see a new QB this year and perhaps next year as well. Jourdain only confirmed what I've known for a long time. Sean really likes Jimmy so Matt and Sean aren't joined at the hip.

I love the non sequitur. Sean likes Jimmy...therefore, Sean and Matt aren't tied at the hip. You really work hard to try to backfill/validate your opinions.

[actionjack]

Dare’s line of thinking is eerily similar to the Mike Martz hubris of let me ditch Warner for Bulger because I am the QB whisperer with the let me ditch Stafford for Garrapolo to show everyone what a genius I am.

I hope McVay is not Martz’s 2.0z

I hear you, but at least in the Warner situation hand injuries and turnovers were mounting and Bulger did have a very good seasons, but again I get the point.

It would be madness to move on from Stafford if you want Chips and the return I have seen out there aint' going to get you a future QB.

[actionjack]

This doesn't sound like it will get resolved all that quickly...

Hopeful it gets resolved in March, not going to be a training camp deal

[actionjack]

Everyone is pretty much saying the same thing at this point: Rams want Stafford back but aren't sure they want to pay him.

Seems a little odd to me. I mean, pay him $80 mil guaranteed for the next 2 years and you books are relatively clean when it's time to pay the young guns.

Although Jourdan says McVay prefers vetrans:



So i guess if they have a younger vet in mind for the future maybe they would rather be paying him?

I highly doubt there is a vet out there they can get that will win championships.

I believe the issue is Stafford wants 50 ish a year, and why should be not ask for that? Purdy will probably get 55 mil+

[PARAM]

If there is a difference between Stafford and the Rams, it would likely be this: The Rams don’t want to make a significant financial commitment to a veteran quarterback whose long-term future or durability they can’t be certain about, and a youthful roster built through the draft is now their core identity.

That's the phrase that gets to me. Can you really "be certain" about durability of any NFL player? The young can be injured just as easily as the vets. Purdy missed time. So did Love. What many younger guys lack is the ability to play hurt, whereas Stafford has proven he can and sometimes we don't even know he's injured.

As far as a "bridge QB", when has any team ever won anything of note with one of those? What the Rams need is 2 more years out of Stafford and a youngun in the fold this year to learn from him. That way, when it's time for #9 to retire, there's a guy in place with a couple of years in the system and a couple left on a rookie contract.

[rams74]

As far as a "bridge QB", when has any team ever won anything of note with one of those?

It's a good point. But sometimes we don't even know that a guy is a bridge QB until after he's gone and the new guy is in place.

Certainly there have been backup quarterbacks who have won Super Bowls. Jeff Hostetler, playing for the injured Phil Simms. Nick Foles for Carson Wentz. Winning a Super Bowl makes a backup think he should be the starter. Sometimes he's not wrong.

[Elvis]

[actionjack]

Massive IF, but IF Rodgers came here, I will not be a Rams fan again until he is gone. For us old folks it is like bringing in Namath or the Polish Rifle when they were washed.

[rams74]

Massive IF, but IF Rodgers came here, I will not be a Rams fan again until he is gone.

So, like 4 plays then?

For us old folks it is like bringing in Namath or the Polish Rifle when they were washed.

Ron Jaworski started his career with the Rams, he didn't finish here.

Joe Namath, Bert Jones, Dan Pastorini, Steve Bartkowski, sure. But not Jaworski.

[majik]

There is NO WAY this organization should or would want to bring in Rodgers! Exclamation Point. Notice that it was emphasized how Rodgers would want to come here not that the Rams have any interest.

I would rather roll the dice with Garrapolo than bringing Rodgers here. He is Me Not We written all over him