It’s just not a serious take. Stafford was mostly good last night. He’d have to look like he did in Australia for a solid 6-7 week stretch before your suggestion would gain any traction. The Broncos D made Mahomes and Trevor Lawrence look bad too. Stafford threw for almost 400 yards without 2 of his top 3 pass catchers against a top 3 defense.
The only way Ty Simpson sees the field this year is as a result of a catastrophic amount of injuries that completely derail the season. That’s it.
Plus I gotta say, not a great sign that Bama’s offense looks better with Keelon Russell this year than it did with Ty last year.
Stafford is an old QB.
Stafford has not played well this season. Through three games he has not placed the ball accurately for YAC and easy completions, he has missed open options on failed downs that were important, he has turned the ball over, and he has translated panic to the rest of the unit through his happy feet.
McVay is the most demanding and impatient HC in this league as it pertains to the QB position and its production. He has endured two consecutive seasons of contract BS with Stafford and his representation, with him and Stafford clearing the room to get it done.
The Rams are a perennial contender who is already two games behind in this division to include head to head disadvantage vs the division leader (SF).
The Rams just spent a first round pick on a young QB who looked great in preseason. It doesn't matter that I wasn't high on Simpson, or that I thought he may end up being a QB2 at this level, as the Rams wanted him, they took him high, and he has showed well in every stint thus far where they put the ball in his hand.
It doesn't matter that I love Stafford. This is an alignment of logic where it is clear that if Stafford doesn't turn things around in his play, and lead this team out of the dark hole they are in, that things will begin to trend in an obvious way with the staff analyzing whether it is time to begin the transition to the next QB1.
And the same rules apply to Shula. This defense has not been good enough. I said when we hired him that I thought his background in the secondary was not strong enough and I have seen nothing from him to make me think that has changed. I don't think he's ready, but regardless of what I think, just like Stafford, if he doesn't turn to and change the dynamic we are on a collision course to a decision matrix he won't like.
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