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

[Spider2YB]

It'll be interesting to see what type of fire is lit under him after this draft pick. He has the leg up for now because he knows the offense.

I just think A) he’s been in this situation before. He got recruited over by 5 star after 5 star at Georgia. And B) while he might not make THIS team, if he has a good enough camp, he might end up making another team.

So I just think he has every incentive in the world to have a great camp. Plus he’s desperate. His career is low key on the line.

 

[CGI_Ram]

View: https://x.com/ramsup_ian/status/2048944386814378450?s=61

 

[El Chapo Jr]

View: https://x.com/ramsup_ian/status/2048944386814378450?s=61

Maybe that's why McVay looked tired and grumpy as fuck

 

[CGI_Ram]

I think there’s some kind of misunderstanding. Stafford clearly wants to play another 2 years, at minimum. The one that’s not willing to commit that far down the road is Snead, not Stafford. And you’ll realize this over the next couple months as Stafford’s agent tries to leverage more years out of the Rams.

People keep making it seem like Stafford has been year to year and slow to commit, but that’s just not true. It’s always been a money question and whether the Rams were going to pay him his worth. That was the entire hold up last summer. There was no question whether Stafford wanted to play in 2025. It was just whether the Rams were going to pay him a rate that he thought was fair.

If the Rams offered Stafford a contract that paid him like a top 5 QB thru the 2028 season, he would sign it tomorrow with zero hesitation. But Snead doesn’t want to do that.

The only way this happens is if Stafford gets the shit kicked out of him all season and he barely makes it thru injury wise.

But if he makes it thru relatively healthy and is still playing like a top 5-10 QB, there is *no shot* in hell he retires. None. Zero. Theres not a single Hall of Fame worthy QB that retired when they were still one of the best QBs in the sport. Unless you include Brady, who was 46 years old in 2022 and closer to being in the 10-15 range than top 5. But everyone else—Manning, Elway, Brees, Aikman, Young, Montana, Favre, McNair, Warner, Big Ben, Fouts, and on and on. Every single one of those guys retired because they were physically incapable of being the same player they were accustomed to being. Matthew Stafford *just* had the best season of his career. And not only that, but I think Stafford and McVay have a sense of shame about their previous title defense. And if they ever got the chance to try and repeat again, it would look much differently than 2022.

You could be right, but you are posting as if certain. How so? I’ve not seen anything to support what you are saying.

 

[Spider2YB]

You could be right, but you are posting as if certain. How so? I’ve not seen anything to support what you are saying.

Because Stafford and his agent are the ones pushing for more years. Read the reports. The only reason he hasn’t signed something long term over the past couple years is because the Rams haven’t wanted to commit the $$$ he thinks he deserves. It’s not Stafford deciding whether he wants to keep playing each offseason, it’s Snead making him prove he’s worth it year by year.

And because there’s never been a QB of Stafford’s stature that retired when they were still playing like a top 5ish QB. Stafford himself said he wants to play as long as he’s capable.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Because Stafford and his agent are the ones pushing for more years. Read the reports. The only reason he hasn’t signed something long term over the past couple years is because the Rams haven’t wanted to commit the $$$ he thinks he deserves. It’s not Stafford deciding whether he wants to keep playing each offseason, it’s Snead making him prove he’s worth it year by year.

And because there’s never been a QB of Stafford’s stature that retired when they were still playing like a top 5ish QB. Stafford himself said he wants to play as long as he’s capable.

I dunno man. Who runs an MVP off a team?

Your angle is one that implies there is a disagreement how long he can play at that level.

My angle implies Stafford has relayed his intentions.

 

[kurtfaulk]

It isn't hard but I guess you don't want to say who'd you pick? Guess it's hard to answer? It's really the main thing I asked on that last post. Don't tell me you're getting gun shy now lol

I think you've posted so many times in this thread that you've forgotten what conversations you're having with who.

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[Pupped]

Because Stafford and his agent are the ones pushing for more years. Read the reports. The only reason he hasn’t signed something long term over the past couple years is because the Rams haven’t wanted to commit the $$$ he thinks he deserves. It’s not Stafford deciding whether he wants to keep playing each offseason, it’s Snead making him prove he’s worth it year by year.

And because there’s never been a QB of Stafford’s stature that retired when they were still playing like a top 5ish QB. Stafford himself said he wants to play as long as he’s capable.

Uhhhhhhh…..

Nope.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

I think you've posted so many times in this thread that you've forgotten what conversations you're having with who.

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I'm talking to myself too but I'm not answering hahaha

 

[Pupped]

Because Stafford and his agent are the ones pushing for more years. Read the reports. The only reason he hasn’t signed something long term over the past couple years is because the Rams haven’t wanted to commit the $$$ he thinks he deserves. It’s not Stafford deciding whether he wants to keep playing each offseason, it’s Snead making him prove he’s worth it year by year.

And because there’s never been a QB of Stafford’s stature that retired when they were still playing like a top 5ish QB. Stafford himself said he wants to play as long as he’s capable.

He *has* a contract for next season.

But he’s going to want more $ (understandably) to play next season. He is ABSOLUTELY year-to-year at this point.. as you say.. read the reports.

 

[DzRams]

Because Stafford and his agent are the ones pushing for more years. Read the reports. The only reason he hasn’t signed something long term over the past couple years is because the Rams haven’t wanted to commit the $$$ he thinks he deserves. It’s not Stafford deciding whether he wants to keep playing each offseason, it’s Snead making him prove he’s worth it year by year.

And because there’s never been a QB of Stafford’s stature that retired when they were still playing like a top 5ish QB. Stafford himself said he wants to play as long as he’s capable.

Check out this McVay interview at 7:06. Stafford is saying he'll be year to year.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIeLyeSsaE0

 

[OldSchool]

If the meeting with Simpson didn't happen in Cabo it's a massive failure by McVay

 

[den-the-coach]

View: https://x.com/ramsup_ian/status/2048944386814378450?s=61

Kudos for Simpson keeping this quiet especially after the draft. So many including most Ram fans posting and communicating about that McVay does not like the pick, wipe the egg yoke off your face and own it, if you please and own it, if you don't please!

 

[Allen2McVay]

Because Stafford and his agent are the ones pushing for more years. Read the reports. The only reason he hasn’t signed something long term over the past couple years is because the Rams haven’t wanted to commit the $$$ he thinks he deserves. It’s not Stafford deciding whether he wants to keep playing each offseason,

Maybe but that's a lot of Speculation on your part.

Couple other reasonable points to consider ...

Most quarterbacks, in their late-30s ... who have enjoyed great success ... approach the end of their careers on a Year-by-Year basis.

If a player signs a multi-year extension, there is a much larger bonus component. That $ is paid up-front.
Should the player decide to retire early, he will have pocketed-$ intended for additional years.
Teams CAN ask for some of the bonus-$ paid to be returned. Many would.

Would the the Rams?
The Rams did not ask Aaron Donald to re-pay some of the bonus-$ he received after the Super Bowl.

 

[Tano]

Kudos for Simpson keeping this quiet especially after the draft. So many including most Ram fans posting and communicating about that McVay does not like the pick, wipe the egg yoke off your face and own it, if you please and own it, if you don't please!

McVay is the best actor of all time if this is true.

I never said with 100% certainty that McVay didn't like the pick. What I said exactly it looks fishy.

So I am not wiping egg off my face because what I said still applies. It looked fishy.

But I am glad I am wrong that it was just a supreme acting job by McVay.

 

[Memphis Ram]

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[den-the-coach]

So I am not wiping egg off my face because what I said still applies. It looked fishy.

But I am glad I am wrong that it was just a supreme acting job by McVay.

It is possible that the plan could have been to trade up for Tate or Tyson and they were not successful, again that is all speculation. I am sure the Cardinals taking Love might have factored in, but in the end, Simpson is a Ram and I will embrace him accordingly even though I was not on board initially.

 

[muggmeister]

Ive finally warmed to the pick a little. Here's my one reservation, how did Jalen "fucking" Milroe start for TWO years over Ty if he's supposedly so damn good? I watched a boatload of Bama games the last 3 years and Milroe was fucking awful, yet he was deemed better for 2 straight years. Like I said, this is my one problem with the pick.

 

[Memphis Ram]

Ive finally warmed to the pick a little. Here's my one reservation, how did Jalen "fucking" Milroe start for TWO years over Ty if he's supposedly so damn good? I watched a boatload of Bama games the last 3 years and Milroe was fucking awful, yet he was deemed better for 2 straight years. Like I said, this is my one problem with the pick.

Could be because Milroe was the starter and was coming off a decent season before DeBoer got the job.

Who knows?

Arch Manning never replaced Quinn Ewers.

 

[HitStick]

Could be because Milroe was the starter and was coming off a decent season before DeBoer got the job.

Who knows?

Arch Manning never replaced Quinn Ewers.

Yup. Brady had to rotate with Drew Henson each half for half his senior season after Brady won the citrus bowl the year before.

Drew Henson.

Drew Hensons career NFL stat line looks like Brady’s 1st quarter.

Tim Tebow is not, and never was, a better quarterback than Cam Newton,

Sometimes college coaches outsmart themselves.

There’s a ton of those stories where the better QB had to wait it out.