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

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I did earlier with either Bain or a trade down for Cooper
Okay. So at the very least we have a CHANCE of quantifying. If Rams fall just short, and Bain is a monster (think Jalen Carter 2024) maybe we say the pick cost us a Ring, MAYBE. Good job.

Of course we'd have to then see if Simpson HITS as a Franchise Quarterback and negates the effect of being in "Quarterback Purgatory " and wins us any Rings back. Game wouldn't be over.
 
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That's not how it works with critiquing the draft. The pros and cons are..... pros get Simpson and cons get the field. At least until the season transpires. Then it's narrowed down from the field to a half dozen or so. And the funny thing is Simpson won't have a say with his play other than preseason..
Sooooo, if the Rams dont draft Simpson....thry draft...."the field???"

Geez, even I would MUCH rather have all of Bain, Lemon, Cooper, Sadiq AND Theineman, LMAO
 
So let me get this straight. All you need to do is opine that Simpson was the wrong pick and that makes you the smart one. I would think that if you are so confident that the pick was a mistake, you would have an opinion as to specifically how it should have been handled. And that would include who that player is and where they would be taken. Word is that the Rams felt that Love was the only true difference maker in the draft. This may or may not be true but that leaves us wondering. You say we should have used the draft to get someone that would have helped us get to the SB THIS YEAR - not someone that would sit behind our QB. So who is that impact player? You want to wait and see who does what in the coming season? Well that's kind of chicken shit. But even if you want to use that as some sort of litmus test, does it include whether that player would actually see the field and have the same impact with THIS team? Or is it just that they got with a team that needed them? Are we going to use Miami and their WR room? Maybe KC and their CB group? Come on man. If @Coliseum Ram is being dumb here, give us your wisdom.

Bottom line is that if you are going to sit here and argue that Simpson was the wrong pick, one would think you have an opinion as to who was the RIGHT pick or right draft process.
My thoughts EXACTLY, 503!

And let me also throw in, and the record shows, my "Plan A" was NOT Simpson, it was trade up for Love.
 
It's pretty amazing how hard it is to get this point across. My thought, was that the focus should have been do everything humanly possible to get that Superbowl, not hard to understand. Superbowls are notoriously hard to win so why not do everything to win it all when we were literally a play away from winning the Superbowl? I didn't go into specifics with players earlier but I've been on record saying use it on an additional pass rusher, WR, or even OL, basically anyone that could have had an impact on sometime during the year. Win now, worry about the future QB when we get there. Can't present a future plan at all when I can't predict what all the options will be for QB. Will there be a disgruntled QB out there that wants a trade, will a QB fall a bit because you have other skilled positions that are going to be deemed really strong in the next draft class? No idea my friend. Stafford is our best chance to get a Superbowl now. Simpson is an unknown at moment and doesn't really help us win a Superbowl this year. He's currently the planned heir down the road.
O lineman doesn't help us win the Super Bowl either most likely. Unless of course Freeling ousts McClendon for the job or Iaone ousts Avila. Which I guess COULD happen. Anyways, Rams were already best team before Pick 13. We should go to the Super Bowl as constituted, and now, Franchise Quarterback Succession plan is seemingly solved, if not arguably.
 
Lol I'm definitely not arguing anything. I'm just talking about what the narrative will be if we don't win it all. I guess its not a fond subject to discuss. Didn't say anything about Simpson being the wrong pick because I don't know that at all.
And to that i say "narrative, schmarrative." Cant go around in life worrying about "narratives."

And the premise that if we arent the ONE team out of 32 to win the freakin SUPER BOWL (Winning Super Bowls ain't easy, kids), the blame goes to the Simpson pick is almost laughable and at best shoddy.
 
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I made this point pre draft - that picking Simpson can have an indirect immediate help for the 2026 team & Super Bowl run.

If he’s the future guy, it opens up those 2027+ draft picks to trade for whatever we need in 2026. It also gives us future cap space freedom not having to pay QB1 $50-70M/year - thereby allowing us to acquire an expensive guy; and extend our pending FAs.

So indirectly, even if he doesn’t play, he potentially could result in other 2026 additions helping us win the SB this coming season.
Yes, and BECAUSE of this fact and the possibility of a trade before or in-season, the 2026 book on who this team IS, is not written yet.
 
Is this sarcasm?

An initial critique without alternatives seems meaningless to me.
Sarcasm.
Tongue in cheek.

Many complaining about the Simpson pick don't offer just 1 alternative. That makes it easier to say I told you so. Funny thing is you can probably compare any first round pick to him and they're gonna play a lot more. It's a lose-lose situation for anyone happy with the pick until at least 2027 or 2028.
 
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Which qb? They should tell us now, not after the fact.

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Huh? I hope you are joking. No one in the media or crazy ass fan (I'm not including myself as that type of fan) will say anything until it happens. Not saying its right or fair but once again, something I can see happening which I do agree is crazy because the Rams plan Simpson is to develop Simpson behind the scene.
 
O lineman doesn't help us win the Super Bowl either most likely. Unless of course Freeling ousts McClendon for the job or Iaone ousts Avila. Which I guess COULD happen. Anyways, Rams were already best team before Pick 13. We should go to the Super Bowl as constituted, and now, Franchise Quarterback Succession plan is seemingly solved, if not arguably.
So what happened to you're good if you hear a plan? Told you if you got it you'd just talk crap about it. Exactly why I made the bait comment. Guess reading all my other posts prior doesn't help? I only explained this because the poster I responded really wanted to know. I keep saying whatever I thought doesn't mean shit because Simpson is a Ram. Everything I've talked about is what can transpire during the season (possibilities). I've even said I'm rooting for the kid to do better than what I think he can. Guess that ain't enough for ya
 
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And to that i say "narrative, schmarrative." Cant go around in life worrying about "narratives."

And the premise that if we arent the ONE team out of 32 to win the freakin SUPER BOWL (Winning Super Bowls ain't easy, kids), the blame goes to the Simpson pick is almost laughable and at best shoddy.
I don't see how its laughable if its true. Its already being talked about. The media and some crazy fans will point to the selection of Simpson being a mistake because another pick (if they did awesome, say like a Lemon just for example's sake) could have hypothetically helped them over the hump. There's no way to truly know that but it will be done if the Rams don't win it all. Here's a video example of what I'm talking about. Again I'm simply talking about it, not complaining because I've been accepted the fact Simpson is a Ram and will root him on. This vid includes the BS about McVay not liking the pick which I do not support either.


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/WkB2bmEEd7Y?si=yvjnzSEaiq4B5DTM
 
So what happened to you're good if you hear a plan? Told you if you got it you'd just talk cral about it. Exactly why I made the bait comment. Guess reading all my other posts prior doesn't help? I only explained this because the poster I responded really wanted to know. I keep saying whatever I thought doesn't mean shit because Simpson is a Ram. Everything I've talked about is what can transpire during the season (possibilities). I've even said I'm rooting for the kid to do better than what I think he can. Guess that ain't enough for ya
My point is, o lineman is almost as useless, 2026 speaking, as future Quarterback. So i could say the same thing about taking o-lineman as you say about Quarterback. That is "wah-wah, what about 26...." :weary::weary::weary:
 
I don't see how its laughable if its true. Its already being talked about. The media and some crazy fans will point to the selection of Simpson being a mistake because another pick (if they did awesome, say like a Lemon just for example's sake) could have hypothetically helped them over the hump. There's no way to truly know that but it will be done if the Rams don't win it all. Here's a video example of what I'm talking about. Again I'm simply talking about it, not complaining because I've been accepted the fact Simpson is a Ram and will root him on. This vid includes the BS about McVay not liking the pick which I do not support either.


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/WkB2bmEEd7Y?si=yvjnzSEaiq4B5DTM

So we should give a shit about media and "crazy fans?" I sure dont.

Two other low-key things about Lemon. If we take Lemon, we probably dont take Daniels, so the difference between Lemon and Daniels, not JUST Lemon has to ultimately cost us the SB in this "exercise," not just Lemon.

The other thing, if Lemon was "God's gift" to the '26 Draft why didnt he go very soon after we passed on him instead of SEVEN picks later??? Hmm, I guess other teams thought he was expendable too.....?
 
My point is, o lineman is almost as useless, 2026 speaking, as future Quarterback. So i could say the same thing about taking o-lineman as you say about Quarterback. That is "wah-wah, what about 26...." :weary::weary::weary:
See, you were full of shit saying tell me a plan and we're good comment. All I've personally said about Simpson is I didn't like the pick, I'll root him on, and hope he proves me completely wrong. Can't change the fact that he's a Ram now. I kept getting asked what my plan was (like it matters now) so I gave my thoughts. Anywho, I feel like those emojis are perfect for you for some reason.
 
So we should give a shit about media and "crazy fans?" I sure dont.

Two other low-key things about Lemon. If we take Lemon, we probably dont take Daniels, so the difference between Lemon and Daniels, not JUST Lemon has to ultimately cost us the SB in this "exercise," not just Lemon.

The other thing, if Lemon was "God's gift" to the '26 Draft why didnt he go very soon after we passed on him instead of SEVEN picks later??? Hmm, I guess other teams thought he was expendable too.....?
You are too much. Its ok, you want to argue for some reason and react way too emotionally. Poor Caps button