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QB Matt Stafford, LAR (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Dr. Awesome
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The Frankman
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Yes. It’s happened several times with some of my players. Cleared is cleared - Saturday clearance = Sunday playing.
I’m not sure about concussion as a GTD though. They have have to clear Saturday. Maybe someone else can clear that part up.
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Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Kelly Stafford will make the call.
GreenNGold
Footballguy
Officially out today.
I am considering starting Skowronek in the flex this week. Stafford might pretend he is Kupp and give him 13-15 targets. Similar size and Stafford coming off a concussion. Could happen
Triangles
Footballguy
Especially since the Rams don't have the horses to pound it out on the ground.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
Wonder if he retires. Kelly has been very vocal about his concussions
Deamon
Footballguy
don't think he retires, but he's done as we know him as a qb. He got his ring and that's what matters, and happy for him for that. But he's not going to be making another deep playoff run ever again.
Statorama
gangster
Got his ring, hundreds of millions of dollars, hot wife, 4 young daughters to raise - plenty to do if he walks away.
Sure true for a lot of these guys, this injury really doesn't sound that serious of course don't know for sure, wouldn't be surprised to see him shut down this year but doubt he retires.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Yeah, still 8 digits of money out there to come back for at least one year. But at as far as this year goes shut him down, it's a lost cause at this point.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
It’s not out of the realm that ALL of Mcvay Aaron Donald and Stafford are out and the rams are basically so ****ed for a rebuild. Sean Payton saw the writing on the wall too
Grigs Allmoon
Footballguy
I wouldn't be surprised at all if he retires. In fact, I might be more surprised if he doesn't given this year's injuries.
Insein
Footballguy
Especially neck. I'm sure his wife will have a big say in that.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Both of them need functional necks to keep that marriage happy…if the four kids Weren’t a tell tale sign. Hubba hubba
Will Matthew Stafford retire prematurely because of concussions?
3 reasons why he will, 3 reasons why he won’t
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
They even pulled his phone ads with Lily. Now she's off watching strangers get married.
(RotoWire) Coach Sean McVay said Monday that Stafford's neck injury isn't a long-term issue, and the quarterback is expected to have a "healthy offseason," Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports. Analysis: This essentially confirms Stafford is done for the year, which was expected after he was placed on IR ahead of Sunday's loss to Seattle due to a spinal cord contusion. However, this appears to be a promising update for the future, as a healthy offseason should allow Stafford to work out some of the kinks that led to a disappointing 2022 campaign.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Rams need a reboot
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
It’s what happens when you go all-in for a SB.
They got the rings, but man - what a price to pay in that Faustian bargain.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Wasn’t worth it but it’s the LA way. Flashy but a house of cards
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
In one of the preseason topics I mentioned that the Rams stayed remarkably healthy for an older team.
This year was really all about that.
I’m not gonna toot my own horn too much there.
So many key players were either advancing in years, or had injuries throughout their careers. My surprise isn’t that they all got hurt this year, it’s that they didn’t last year.
Ardbeg4ever
Footballguy
As a Lions fan, I would make that deal every day of the week and twice on Sundays, one playoff win in my lifetime....
Rams will be fine next year with
Except they won the Super Bowl which only one of 32 teams wins each year. Every fan base would take that deal in a heartbeat. And they should be back to being competitive next year with a healthy roster. They don't have great draft capital but can make some other moves to shore up the OL and some other areas. Will also have a last place schedule.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
As it turns out, the deal they made was much, much better.
Didn’t come with a ring, yet. But that Rams pick is gonna be very helpful towards their long term success.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Your phrasing confuses me. I fully acknowledged that they won the Super Bowl in the post you quoted. What are you “except”-ing here?
I disagree that they’ll be “fine” - they’re hosed for years. Mayfield may end up their QB next year. We don’t know what we don’t know. Right now they’re a team full of holes and aging players, with limited draft capital.
It is what it is. And yes, as I said, they got the rings. Glad you agree.
I don't think they paid a big price or that it was a Faustian bargain which implies that the Super Bowl trade-off was a terrible deal. My argument is that it's a great deal that all fan bases would gladly accept.
Every indication is Stafford will be back. Sure there's a slim chance he isn't but there is no indication of that other than wild speculation. Kupp and some others will be back and healthy. I think they'll have a competitive team but we'll just have to see.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
There’s also a chance that he comes back, takes another hit to the head/neck and ends his career.
Spinal injuries are difficult that way.
I see the Rams as having an uphill battle next year and beyond, with an aging roster and bad team in a shiny new stadium in a brutal division.
We’ll see what happens I guess. For now they’re a mess.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
You are right in that the Rams paid a high price, but Mitch is right in that the price was worth it.
Of 32 teams only 1 wins it all so the 'price paid' equates to a one-to-one ratio of time required by every team to win a Super Bowl IF it was equal or fair where every team would win a SB at least once over a 32-year period but that isn't the case.
Some teams win much more than the norm and others win 'less' or never win a SB over a 32 year period.
Even if it takes the Rams an entire decade or even two full decades to recover, they are ahead of the pack because they have the ring and would still be a dozen years ahead of teams who never win a SB over the same time.
Fans don't realize how long they'll have to wait if their team EVER wins a SB. Really stupid to root for expansion because it will push out the time period even longer. Expansion only suits greedy owners who reap more profits.
Some don't grasp basic math of how F'ng long they will have to wait until their team wins a SB. Many just 'assume' that if they wait long enough, they'll win a SB when in fact they will die before or if their team ever wins a SB.
The Rams sold out to win a SB.
The price was and is worth it.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Lions & Browns fans just want to say hi.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Stafford was drafted #1 before the cap slotting so he got a huge deal, then extended for another huge deal, then give huge bonus and extension from the Rams. At one time a couple years ago I read he had made at that point more than any NFL player ever. So would not be surprised he if packed it in and called it a career if the injuries are piling up.
