Which QB should the Rams draft in the 1st Round next year?

[dieterbrock]

Unless he sues.

Doubt it.
2 appeals lost already on a clear cut decision

 

[jrry32]

Doubt it.
2 appeals lost already on a clear cut decision

Very different when a court, rather than the NCAA, is making the decision.

 

[dieterbrock]

Very different when a court, rather than the NCAA, is making the decision.

And when would it even reach a court room?
Weeks? Months?
I think Miss is filing another appeal with the ncaa but he’d need to declare for the draft in the next couple weeks

 

[Merlin]

Yeah suing for eligibility sounds like a waste of time. Kid needs to prep for the draft, he isn't likely to end up going high even with next year. Also that's not a bad thing. Sometimes landing among the playoff teams instead of the Browns of the world is a win in itself.

 

[rdlkgliders]

Think we need to wait and see who declares to answer that.

Two personal favorites of those I've looked at are Mateer and Leavitt, though neither may declare and Mateer I keep hearing will return, but he reminds me of a less stupid Mayfield. Leavitt is really talented to my eye at least and in fact has hit the portal so is probably a 2027 draft QB.

Like most here I was really high on Simpson early this season, he felt like a dude who got overlooked. Now I'm thinking maybe there was a reason he sat on that bench. Also QBs with short sample size don't usually do well in the NFL, though the Rams seem to offer a redshirt and time to learn and grow.

There's a lot of QBs on the shorter end it feels like. So weigh ins and practices (Senior Bowl, combine etc) should be illuminating.

I like Leavitt, let's see what the off season brings for these guys

 

[PARAM]

What QB should the Rams draft in the first round?
If he lasts until #13, Mendoza. If he doesn't, forget about QB and draft one of those mean, snot popping LBs from Ohio St.
If they're gone take the best WR on the board
If they're gone take the best OT on the board
If they're gone take the best CB on the board
Or trade down.

 

[Steve808]

What QB should the Rams draft in the first round?
If he lasts until #13, Mendoza. If he doesn't, forget about QB and draft one of those mean, snot popping LBs from Ohio St.
If they're gone take the best WR on the board
If they're gone take the best OT on the board
If they're gone take the best CB on the board
Or trade down.

The Rams have 2 #1 picks so they could go for it to move up, unless the Raiders are going to take Mendoza. But if Stafford plans to play say 3 more years, we don't draft a QB. We get a very capable QB #2 and pick areas of need, or trade a #1 for a 2027 #1. That said, if the Rams win it all and Stafford retires, I would try to get Burrough or Lamar Jackson. Although Jackson has been able to go 14-3 and never reach the championship game of his own conference. That's a concern.

 

[PARAM]

The Rams have 2 #1 picks so they could go for it to move up, unless the Raiders are going to take Mendoza. But if Stafford plans to play say 3 more years, we don't draft a QB. We get a very capable QB #2 and pick areas of need, or trade a #1 for a 2027 #1. That said, if the Rams win it all and Stafford retires, I would try to get Burrough or Lamar Jackson. Although Jackson has been able to go 14-3 and never reach the championship game of his own conference. That's a concern.

We should know by April whether #9 is coming back, SB Championship or not. If he is, trade one of the first round picks for a 2027 first round pick and change....then take the QB in 2027. If he isn't, were fooked.

 

[Merlin]

I figure the 1 overall is out of the Rams reach. It's probably out of everyone's reach the way Mendoza has played. So barring a situation where he says or does some dumb shit, the best we can hope for is 2 overall and then you have to question why you'd take that risk. Is Moore worth that? I doubt it. I think he's a bit of a reach at 2 but he'll go there because he's a QB and the team that takes him will cross their fingers hard. Simpson I'd say is definitely not worth it.

I'd rather take Chambliss or one of these other shorter QBs than move up to 2 for Moore. Cost would be so expensive from where we are, not to mention that teams will penalize our futures first for the McVay winning too many games effect.

 

[SteezyEndo]

Should we go with Jimmy G? Look Stafford is the Brett Favre and Jimmy is the Rodgers. He has been learning for awhile. Jimmy can carry this team I think. Would you consider Jimmy G a starting QB?

 

[Merlin]

Nothing against Jimmy but personally I am not a big fan of his because he feasts on the underneath shit. McVay said specifically that he didn't want to live underneath, when he traded Goff, who is a thousand times better at not living underneath than Jimmy. So I would say Jimmy's not gonna be viewed as the answer for the future.

I think next year will be Stafford > Bennett > Rook. And the rook only happens if things line up.

 

[jrry32]

And when would it even reach a court room?
Weeks? Months?
I think Miss is filing another appeal with the ncaa but he’d need to declare for the draft in the next couple weeks

Given the NFL Draft deadline, he can seek preliminary relief. If he wins on that, the NCAA probably backs down and settles, like it did in multiple other cases. We'll see if he sues, but if he badly wants to return, it's the smart move. If he loses, he goes to the NFL. No harm, no foul. I think it would be smarter for him to just declare, but that's his call.

I like Leavitt, let's see what the off season brings for these guys

I don't like Leavitt. I don't want a QB who quits on his team.

Should we go with Jimmy G? Look Stafford is the Brett Favre and Jimmy is the Rodgers. He has been learning for awhile. Jimmy can carry this team I think. Would you consider Jimmy G a starting QB?

Jimmy is already 34 years old, struggled to stay healthy in his younger years, and has major flaws. He's fine as a bridge QB for a year (if Stafford were to retire suddenly), but he's not the QB of the future.

 

[So Ram]

Given the NFL Draft deadline, he can seek preliminary relief. If he wins on that, the NCAA probably backs down and settles, like it did in multiple other cases. We'll see if he sues, but if he badly wants to return, it's the smart move. If he loses, he goes to the NFL. No harm, no foul. I think it would be smarter for him to just declare, but that's his call.

I don't like Leavitt. I don't want a QB who quits on his team.

Jimmy is already 34 years old, struggled to stay healthy in his younger years, and has major flaws. He's fine as a bridge QB for a year (if Stafford were to retire suddenly), but he's not the QB of the future.

All in All 4 The Rams is Stetson is The Only Rams QB to return in 2026 season.

 

[gogoat1]

Stafford is signed through 2026.

 

[TheTackle]

Ty Simpson late 1st still intrigues me.

See my post above, I don’t see him lasting to our second pick

 

[TheTackle]

Which I heard is a big possibility as he had already hired a firm for that purpose. If I'm him, I'd likely come out. Going to likely be a lot of QB competition in next years draft, of which there is very little this year.

He will get paid far more in College. That’s the reality

 

[TheTackle]

We should know by April whether #9 is coming back, SB Championship or not. If he is, trade one of the first round picks for a 2027 first round pick and change....then take the QB in 2027. If he isn't, were fooked.

I agree with your plan. If one of the top 3 QBs is there at 13?and we decide they are not our man then that becomes a sharp possibility

 

[XXXIVwin]

As someone said above, this ^^ is former scout Daniel Kelly. The question is whether he actually knows anything.
I've posted his stuff on Trey Lance and Caleb Williams before. Kelly is "good" at criticizing prospects - at least he's entertaining with his criticism. With the failure rate of drafted QBs, there's seemingly an "aura" of correctness about his criticism.
So how is he at picking "good" prospects? Picking QBs who don't make it is the easy part, how is he at the hard part of picking winning prospects?


I think Giovanni Carmazzi was a big pick for him. More recently, in a draft featuring Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, and Bo Nix, Kelly picked:


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Also, there's this:

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After tonight's performance, I just gotta bump these comments by former scout Daniel Kelly, who is trying to make a name for himself by insisting that Mendoza is overrated and likely worth no higher than a 4th round grade.

Is Kelly in some sort of competition for "who can be most wrong about something anytime ever in history"?