Looking forward to a healthy Stafford, Kupp and Donald. Get the man some help up front , and he’ll do the rest.
Yeah, I'm not Retiring ~ Matthew Freakin Stafford
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That’s how I see it. The roster has good bones.
Fix the offensive line and it changes a lot. We need to invest draft picks and FA dollars and not bank on improved health with the oline; Noteboom and Allen have proven you cannot count on them. Fool me once, fool me twice.
Well, it’s not as good as The Brenda Warner Gospel Hour podcast, but it’s not bad.
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Every day and twice on Sundays, ya damn dirty ape! ~ @AvengerRam
I don’t expect anything more than playoff berths going forward. We caught lightning in a bottle and I’m thankful that we did …but this team just ain’t it, the future we pushed everything into has caught up and it’s time to pay the piper
I don't really find it odd. Most of the retirement speculation seemed to center around her statements. Seems about right to dispell it jointly. Probably as close as you can get to putting an end to it.
They have pretty much not had him talk in the media for months after he talked nearly every media event though...
seemed intentional
Do injured players frequently talk to the media through team press briefings?
I haven't seen/heard Stafford speak but I also haven't heard much from Kupp or Donald since the went down.
Exactly
The retirement nonsense was all media driven. Bad news sells.
Im sure Stafford got a kick out of it, all these "rumors" and stuff.
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Matt obviously brought up her strong opinions and that he often did not feel the same. He seems very level headed and obviously not ready to retire. Great news for us fans. I think sometimes when you hear opinions from someone’s spouse you think both spouses have been talking…but Matthew makes it clear that he allows Kelly to give her opinions even if they are not his.
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That isn't true. Spinal contusions are extremely serious. In most cases, it takes 6-12 months to heal and at least another 6 months of rehab. So to assume he will be able to play next season is very optimistic. Paralysis partial or full can occur. Most times its not permanent. There are a host of other potential issues including cardiac involvement In other words a spinal contusion isn't like a simple leg bruise. Hopefully, it isn't a bad contusion and Stafford would be ready for TC though IMO he might miss OTA's.
A lot depends upon the severity but to think he won't be susceptible to re-injury, especially on an accelerated recovery regime is optimistic at best. That is why IMO in a best case scenario Stafford doesn't play beyond 2024 and the Rams have a new QB. As I've said in other posts, the Rams would need to carry Stafford at least through 2023 simply because of the cap. If he retires or is traded or released in 2025 the dead cap is $12M which can be split over two years. It would also clear about $26.5M in cap to help pay for Mayfield's extension.
Snead would be remiss if he simply allowed Mayfield to walk. He's got to know his QB is one hit away from being on IR for a season. You can't build a team around that. Right now Baker Mayfield is a high tier two QB, with the talent to be a tier one player. The Rams can win with that. They need to carry Mayfield as QB insurance. If they tell Mayfield if he sticks around for 2 years he will be the starter in 2025 he will stay. Snead can tell Stafford he has a two year window to get another ring but in 2025 he needs to retire or be traded. Stafford probably would make more money in broadcasting than as a player.
Mayfield may never be an elite QB, though IMO he has the talent to be one. But the main thing is McVay likes him and that keeping Mayfield probably extends McVay's career with the Rams. McVay seems to feel that they can be a SB contender with Mayfield at QB, so that alone is worth the move in QBs in 2025.
I bet it was. He probably saw it as an opportunity to nip this story in the bud so it is not blown up into a story that he has to keep answering or reading about.
This team has followed a bit of a pattern since McVay took over
2017: good season, got to the playoffs and lost
2018: loaded up, and got to the Super Bowl
2019: down year, missed the playoffs
2020: good season, got to the playoffs, won a game, then lost
2021: loaded up even more, got to the Super Bowl again and won
2022: even worse down year miss the playoffs
Based on this pattern, we should be winning it all again in 2024 baby!!!