Cowherd With the Wise Stafford-Talk. Like I've Been Sayin'

[dieterbrock]

That cheating pos who played QB for the cheatriots and tampon won 4 Super Bowls after age 37 I believe.

That's pretty much what Cowherd spews in the video

 

[ramfan46]

Need to find 9’s successor in 26 imo. He’s one hit big hit away from uncertainty. Still reeling from his head bouncing off the turf at Detroit in the playoff game. He doesn’t have many more of those type of hits in him where he’ll overcome that level of punishment.

 

[dieterbrock]

This can’t be under stated.

Green Bay went from
Favre to Rogers to Love, without missing a day.
That’s over 25 years of football without having the setbacks of trying to find a QB.

Other teams can do this as well.
They just choose not to.

100%.
KC had the foresight to get a QB even though Alex Smith was playing his best ball and they won 12 games with him at QB the year before Mahomes was drafted. Jackson himself was an afterthought since Baltimore already had Flacco, Hurts was drafted by Philly when Wentz was still a decent QB. Chargers got Rivers when they had Brees.
The Rams have a great opportunity with the 1st round pick from Atlanta and if there's a QB they like, they should get him.

 

[Selassie I]

That's pretty much what Cowherd spews in the video

Oops... I haven't watched it yet. lol... my bad.

 

[majrleaged]

That cheating pos who played QB for the cheatriots and tampon won 4 Super Bowls after age 37 I believe.

All because he ate right and had the best work out regime.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Agreed. And Love isn't all that.

He was until the game film started piling up on the desks of DC’s across the league.

 

[Selassie I]

All because he ate right and had the best work out regime.

Exactly.

And he seasoned everything heavily with a spice labeled HGH. My grocery stores here don't carry it for some reason.

 

[Pupped]

Well.. the Rams aren't in a rush?

 

[dieterbrock]

It's funny how Cowherd takes Mahomes out of the conversation then proceeds to say that Allen, Jackson, Stroud and Burrow havent won a SB. They basically all lost to KC or or of the other. Pretty much a circular argument

 

[Ground Chuck]

Lol. You must be super proud of yourself for..... Saying what no less than 80% of Rams fan have also said, haha.

What was that?
Anyway, I'm not referring to your average savvy ROD poster, in tune with the Rams situation.
You look at National media coverage, BSPN, etc. and the "Stafford is Old" mantra is crap we've had to hear for 3 years now. So flip your 80% ratio on it's head.

Matthew Stafford's head might tell him he could play another 3 years. But, his 37 year old (now) body that has already had multiple injuries could tell him to call it quits earlier.

It doesn't hurt to have his replacement already on the roster for a seamless transition.

It took some teams playing out the string years to find their next franchise QB. And some teams are still looking.

That's probably why they say not to pass up on the opportunity to nab a franchise QB because that opportunity doesn't come that often.

Exactly. And it gives so much more credence to the brilliant move the Rams front office made snatching Raheem Pourous' first round pick next year. The stars aligned I believe, having what looks to be a great QB year coincide with the Rams drafting and bringing along a young talent to take over in a couple years. Not rushed. Not panicky, or crossing our fingers.

As Elmgrovegnome said, the odds of him being as good as Stafford are not good.

True, there will never be another soul-snatcher #9. But, next year QB class holds more promise than this year did, it seems.

Matty has 2 years left. He's playing well and we're a good young team.

Honestly in the short term, finding a QB also involves looking at whether or not that QB is good enough to be a #2 immediately over say Jimmy G.
Nobody is rushing Matt out the door, but you have to balance winning now with the long term

Ideally, when a QB is drafted, Jimmy G is still backup, and the young buck takes a rare 3QB roster spot for one year.

sorry to all the cowherd haters...

he nails it, week after week....

he was on the rams bandwagon last year AND the year before....

go away haters... you don't get it...

go rams

slo

I agree, to a large degree. And he is a great advocate of the Rams, Stafford, and McVay.
I called him an occasional blowhard for when he feels the need to do his social commentaries. Shut up and sing.

If in two years Stafford at age 39 still wants to play, he can find another team.

I doubt, for his sake, he goes that route. Guys on a third team always smell like check-chasers, a-la Rodgers, Favre, etc. Hurts the legacy

 

[So Ram]

Need to find 9’s successor in 26 imo. He’s one hit big hit away from uncertainty. Still reeling from his head bouncing off the turf at Detroit in the playoff game. He doesn’t have many more of those type of hits in him where he’ll overcome that level of punishment.

The Rams have seemed to have a good track record at finding QB’swhen needed. I’ll be curious to see how Stetson looks going into his 3rd season as Ram.
—Add Jimmy G for now gives The Rams a nice backup.2026 is still a long ways away & who even knows what that could look like.

 

[ScotsRam]

If the opportunity to take a very good to great qb prospect arises next year because of the talent and our draft resources, you take it. He can sit a year. If in two years Stafford at age 39 still wants to play, he can find another team. You don’t flippantly discard the opportunity to fill the most important position in sports for 15 years with greatness to hang on to the hope of a massive statistical outlier for 1-2 more years.

I could not agree with this more. Some VERY short term thinking from some here who would rather another potential superbowl run with a 38/39yo QB versus potentially shoring up the position for the long term. I just don't understand the logic.

 

[gogoat1]

No doubt, I was merely just stating how Cowherd does take both sides on things. Overall I do like him and feel he's always been Pro-Rams

He has not always been pro Rams. You should have listened to him during the Fisher era.

 

[gogoat1]

Run Staff until the wheels fall off. The Rams. Snead./ McVay will fing their next QB one way or another.
Colin did say we have the richest owner.

 

[Ground Chuck]

I could not agree with this more. Some VERY short term thinking from some here who would rather another potential superbowl run with a 38/39yo QB versus potentially shoring up the position for the long term. I just don't understand the logic.

Why do you see this as an either/or? Not sure who you are pointing to, with the shot-term thinking, but my perspective is this: Go on a Superbowl run with our Hall of Fame quality bad-ass soul-snatchin' QB WHILE we eventually, when the right guys comes along, in a good QB year draft, and train his replacement. Seems like that's what most guys are advocating here. Don't you?

 

[ScotsRam]

Why do you see this as an either/or? Not sure who you are pointing to, with the shot-term thinking, but my perspective is this: Go on a Superbowl run with our Hall of Fame quality bad-ass soul-snatchin' QB WHILE we eventually, when the right guys comes along, in a good QB year draft, and train his replacement. Seems like that's what most guys are advocating here. Don't you?

That's exactly what I'm advocating also. I have seen it suggested several times however that we should trade a first at the deadline if we're close, or use the additional first on impact players to support the end of Stafford's window. That would be a disgraceful misuse of resources in my view.

If they like a QB early next year they gotta effing take him. I feel very strongly that would be the right thing to do. But they gotta love a guy.

 

[dieterbrock]

You should have listened to him during the Fisher era.

Cant hold that against him, it was hard to be pro-Rams back then even as a die hard Rams fan

 

[Ram Ts]

If the right guy is available and mcvay loves him - you draft him.

What you don’t want to do is draft a QB that’s the top available guy when picking that year - just because you think you need to eventually get one. If he’s the right guy and you absolutely want THAT guy, then great get him. If not, wait for THAT guy to come along (via draft, trade, FA). Don’t force the wrong guy.

 

[CoachAllred]

The "Hurry, draft Stafford's replacement!!" panic has been going on to an increasing degree since the Rams won the Super Bowl. And I have been shaking my head to the chicken little tune.

The guy is still at the top of his game and potentially has 3 more good years. Stop it, already.

Cowherd is sometimes a blowhard, but here he really nails it.


View: https://youtu.be/DWt1TUKRqU0

You still see Staffords eyes light up when he talks about how much loves football.
He will play barring a career ending injury at the very least 2 more years. 4 More wouldn't surprise me.
He has twice the arm now than brady did in his prime. He was just born with one of those great arms.

He loves playing for McVay. Aside from their mind meld. McVay takes better care of his vets than any coach in NFL.

McVay loves coaching Matt. I seriously believe that, If McVay could publicly say it,
He would say that the relationship he and Matt have is at the top of his list of any player he has ever coached.

Reason being McVay is coaching a peer That can follow McVay down any rabbit hole in football
concepts and strategy that McVay wants to go and not only understand it,
but actually be able to bounce back with idea's of his own. Just a really great duo together.

 

[DzRams]

This can’t be under stated.

Green Bay went from
Favre to Rogers to Love, without missing a day.
That’s over 25 years of football without having the setbacks of trying to find a QB.

Other teams can do this as well.
They just choose not to.

This is a bit of a devil's advocate argument given that I'm not against taking a QB before you need one, but is Green Bay a great example?

The last time they participated in the SB was 2011 when they won. They've played in 4 NFC championships in the last 14 years and they've lost them all. And even that was because of Rodgers.

It's certainly too early to brag about the transition to Love since he's done diddly squat.