Rams: (#13) 1st Round QB Ty Simpson

[A.J. Hicks]

I have not watched it all, but a comment on YouTube pointed out that Ty is taking notes the entire time. I skipped around and it appears true. One thing is for sure when it comes to Ty…if he’s not successful, it’s not going to be for a lack of effort.

He definitely takes notes the whole time....and Gruden is telling him to the entire time as well. I love these Gruden spots but man he can make it about himself real quick.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

If Stafford continues to ball out for 4-5 years, which is unlikely, the Rams have the option to do what the Pats did with Brady and Jimmy G. Towards the end of the contract, you trade the #2 for a 1st or 2nd and get much of your investment back.

Or if Stafford is finally retiring at that 4-5 year mark, since Simpson would be light on experience, you sign him to an extension that's 40% of what a starting QB goes for ala Malik Willis.

In the meantime with either scenario, you have a top-rated backup that keeps you on track to contend for Super Bowls if the #1 misses any time.

The ultimate goal with drafting him now is to have a prolonged SB-contending window, no matter what happens with Stafford.

No guarantee the scenario you're talking about plays out that way. If Stafford balls out and keeps Simpson on the bench, why would a team trade so much for an unproven QB? There's also a chance Simpson doesn't develop in that time of 4-5 years so signing him might not be an option. Lots of ways this can go whether good or bad.

 

[Memphis Ram]

None probably but I think 1 will drop to at minimum 20 but that's just a guess.

But at least he won't have elbow bursitis or lower back issues.

Not one person has told me that won't be an issue.

And having those issues as young as he is really worries me.

I believe that your concern about bursitis may be a bit overblown. You can get it by an infection after a cut or just a good hit.

And I had a lower back issue in high school and haven't had a problem since.

No one can predict the future but the guy had a medical check at the combine and was looked over by teams doctors there.

If there was a significant risk of an issue do you think he would have really been an option for the Rams?

I can't really recall the last time the team has used a day one or two selection on a player with a medical red flag.

Anyway, my theory is that the good QB that can keep drives alive with his legs scores more points.

 

[jrry32]

Realistically, I think Stafford is done in the next two or three years. If we win the Super Bowl in 2026, he may call it quits.

 

[DzRams]

No guarantee the scenario you're talking about plays out that way. If Stafford balls out and keeps Simpson on the bench, why would a team trade so much for an unproven QB? There's also a chance Simpson doesn't develop in that time of 4-5 years so signing him might not be an option. Lots of ways this can go whether good or bad.

Of course, if they miss on him this whole conversation is moot.

I'm addressing the angst related to Stafford balling out for the next 4-5 years, and the objection raised of the Rams losing a cost-controlled contract. I'm assuming he's a hit for the response.

We've seen this scenario before with the Pats. Jimmy G backed up Brady for three seasons and had thrown a whopping 94 passes with two starts over that time span. He had put enough on tape for the league to see he could start. Same with Malik Willis.

Even if Stafford plays at a high level for 5 more years, it's highly unlikely he won't miss some time due to injury or being rested at the end of the season. Simpson will have opportunities to put something on tape in those moments. Assuming he's a hit, he'll have trade value.

Bottomline, if Stafford is playing at a high level for the next half-decade, the SB window is still open. If he misses time or retires, they have an answer in place provided Simpson hits. There's no way to spin this as a horrible idea.

 

[Tano]

I believe that your concern about bursitis may be a bit overblown. You can get it by an infection after a cut or just a good hit.

And I had a lower back issue in high school and haven't had a problem since.

No one can predict the future but the guy had a medical check at the combine and was looked over by teams doctors there.

If there was a significant risk of an issue do you think he would have really been an option for the Rams?

I can't really recall the last time the team has used a day one or two selection on a player with a medical red flag.

Anyway, my theory is that the good QB that can keep drives alive with his legs scores more points.

Back issues are funny. You never know if it will be an ongoing thing or a temporary issue.

Doctors can't even tell you.

So maybe it is overblown but we won't know until 3 years from now.

And I have been around enough people with back issues where doctors tried all kinds of different things to help the person and nothing works.

 

[PARAM]

Realistically, I think Stafford is done in the next two or three years. If we win the Super Bowl in 2026, he may call it quits.

I'd think that would be understandable. Two SBs his last 6 years, an MVP (with the possibility of a 2nd if he's the overwhelmimg factor in a great season....and why wouldn't he be?), 3 other playoff losses, 2 being against the eventually Champion and the other against a very talented young team as well as the guy traded to get him in LA. On the other hand, coming back 1 more year to add to that resume would be difficult to turn down.

 

[thirteen28]

Well, one thing we can say. Ty Simpson hit the lottery. Not only was he picked well before the projections. He's going to a team equipped to give him all the time he needs to learn the nuances of playing at the highest level. He'll have first hand exposure to one of the best anticipators and processors of the game in Matthew Stafford. And a coach whose high IQ to maximize the talent when the time comes. All the things he needs to clean up he'll have the coaching and time. Come September we won't be thinking about the draft. We'll be watching our team battle and compete for a championship.

He most certainly did hit the lottery. If you looked at Simpson before the draft and asked "what is the best possible situation he could land in through the draft among the 32 teams?" the Rams situation would stand head and shoulders above the rest. Not merely a solid starter he can learn behind with no pressure, but the reigning MVP and future HOFer. Not just a decent head coach, but possibly the best in the league and one of the most innovative minds around. Not just any offense, but an offense that is geared towards the things he does well.

Although I was initially taken aback by the pick, I can certainly understand the logic behind it, and when you put it in the context of the situation he ended up in, it makes perfect sense.

Also, as a rebuttal to some of the critics of the pick, if the Rams win it all next year (which they can with their current roster - a pick at 13 won't be the ultimate difference maker) and Stafford rides off into the sunset, many would have asked why didn't the Rams take advantage of the 13th pick and grab a QB when they could have. And I'm confident the Venn diagram between those critics who would later bash us for not preparing for Stafford's eventual retirement are the same ones who are the loudest about the Rams doing so now.

 

[Memphis Ram]

Back issues are funny. You never know if it will be an ongoing thing or a temporary issue.

Doctors can't even tell you.

So maybe it is overblown but we won't know until 3 years from now.

And I have been around enough people with back issues where doctors tried all kinds of different things to help the person and nothing works.

That may be true and I don't know about the people you've been around, but, my guess is that millionaires and billionaires owners have access to the best medical options around.

 

[Tano]

That may be true and I don't know about the people you've been around, but, my guess is that millionaires and billionaires owners have access to the best medical options around.

That's true too but I have seen ballplayers with back issues not get better.

But then again Stafford had a really bad back problem before the season and he got better. So who knows.