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They have to give him $50 mil to get him in the door, and they have the cap space. If they go forward with this the key issue is retaining the #6 pick.If the goal is to suck. Forget Stafford. He’d probably win 2-4 games. Wouldn’t want that.
But if there’s anyway to get him in the door without giving him 50M and the team picks up/drafts some talent, it would at least be interesting. I stopped watching games last year
They’d still be 4th in the division. But they would be fun to watch.
IF they pull of the trade I'd say zero percent chance they draft Sanders in round one and in general won't put any kind of priority on QB at all. IF they obtain Stafford's it's going to be a two year minimum commitment anyway and I don't think anyone is in a rush to repeat the Falcons model of guaranteeing a QB $100M and drafting another one high.
Hmmm. Maybe. Atlanta did it last year, but I would think if they bring in Stafford a QB at 6 is a no. I also think there is a very good chance Ward and Shadeur go before 6. These guys doing mocks have no idea right now. They seem to have a much better idea how things will shake out closer to the draft, but even then there are surprises.
But but people in this thread said AOC was good and looked like Tom Brady.
Funny, but this will probably work out alright for the falcons. Not ideal to have paid the money to cousins but that was a chance they took, and Penix will be the future (I think)
people in this thread said AOC was good and looked like Tom Brady.
And he was never “running”. Or moving at all.people in this thread said AOC was good and looked like Tom Brady.
Only with a severely squinted eye looking into direct sunlight while being poked in preseason. Under those conditions, AOC was the truth and you know it!
Hard disagree and if Penix won an MVP it won’t change the fact the process was bad. They are in a position they might pay Cousins $90m for a little more then half a season.
That part we agree.
Where are you hearing Stafford re-signed with LA?
Everywhere
He’s still available….
My internet must be slower than yours…see it now. Good for Rams fans and Puka holders.
Peyton ManningBut but people in this thread said AOC was good and looked like Tom Brady.
I'm happy Brady was able to get some experience negotiating deals on someone else's dime.
For Heavens sake. First I have to teach myself to learn to love Tom "IT WAS A FUMBLE!!!" Brady and now I get to learn to embrace Meion Sanders.
Good for LV too. There are no shortcuts. Follow up the first great draft in decades with more solid drafts. Sprinkle in wise free agent signings.
Agree completely and perfectly said. There are no shortcuts and adding an aging/competent QB probably sets you back on the long term growth curve. You guys are in a tough spot with the current division make-up, hopefully the leaders understand that making the “right” moves versus instant gratification (which would most likely lead to middling results) is the way to go. Good luck to you guys, been through that journey most of my life with Detroit.
Hard pass on Diontae Johnson. He wore out his welcome with three teams in the past two years. Not the kind of guy to mbring in when you are trying to build a new culture.
I mean... $50MM+ plus the Rams were not going to let him go on the cheap. I am not losing a wink of sleep over not landing him.
Quite the opposite for me. I would’ve lost sleep if we DID sign him.
That is fair.
Pass on Stanley personally. Great player but I worry when a player who can't stay on the field for eight seasons suddenly stays healthy for 17 in a contract year.
Amending my post above about my current preference (move up to draft one of Ward/Sanders) I’m also fine with staying put in the first to go BPA and then grabbing one of these many interesting QB prospects in the 2nd.
I hope you don’t think Ewers is one of those interesting prospects….just sayin’.
I hope you don’t think I follow college football as closely as you obviously do.
I don’t follow it at all — what I have observed is that UT homers have repeatedly stated that they don’t view Ewers as a successful NFL starting QB, which means something to me. Please don’t take my earlier comment as a slight on you (it wasn’t intended that way) — it was meant as a caution, period.
All good.I don’t follow it at all — what I have observed is that UT homers have repeatedly stated that they don’t view Ewers as a successful NFL starting QB, which means something to me. Please don’t take my earlier comment as a slight on you (it wasn’t intended that way) — it was meant as a caution, period.
He certainly has the potential to give more than a season or two.
Build around Him and Crosby
All depends on the price, which is moot now but if other vet QB's become available I'll hold the same line. Stafford makes us a potential 10 win team on day one. Great QB's cost $50M, that's just today's NFL, I have no problem paying that. Hell that's a great problem to have - our QB is so good we have to manage the cap around him. Sign me up for some of that! We have no idea what the Rams would have wanted but if it costs a 3rd rounder to get a guy in the door then so be it, even if we do only get 2-3 years out of him. 3rd rounders aren't guaranteed any return, look at our roster now - Koonce, Diablo, Parhham, Glazer (and of course a guy that was CUT one year later
) - I'd give that up in a flash for a 10 win QB. 2nd rounders are tougher, but if we made it a 2026 conditional 2nd based on wins/performance I could stomach that. Rodgers went for a 2 slot upgrade in the 1st and a future 2nd and we could use that as a cautionary structure fort trade language. But again, moot now regarding Stafford.
