Trade partners for the rams

[Bunkamania]

I'm pulling for Favre to come back out of retirement.

 

[WizardHawk]

Haha dang it got roped right into that. In all honesty this happening to the Rams at this point leaves them pretty screwed no matter what (really any team losing their #1 quarterback is pretty screwed). At this point bringing in a new guy is going to take a month to probably get them caught up on playbook and get down some of the timing with the WR's. Even then it will be very limited. That would also mean then taking snaps away from the guy who is going to start the first month to try and get the new guy up to speed.

At this point they probably are just better going with Shaun Hill or whoever the back up is. More than likely this injury means a losing season for the Rams. They still have quality players but being in the division they are and now without the Franchise Quarterback it just is pretty tough to compensate for those.

Even if Hill stays their starter for the season they still need a quality backup now and Pryor or any of the other names mentioned give them something more than what they have now. They may well end up having to spend draft choices on a trade for a decent one. The guys cut may not be the best option for a team trying to contend this year in such a tough division.

To me, if they go after guys that get cut it almost says they are throwing in the towel, even if Hill gets the conch. That backup is important.

 

[jarntt]

Tim Tebow lol. Just saying.

Brett Favre???

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Remember that old back up that took that team to the bowl....could it happen again with hill? Now that would shock the world! Rams fans

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Fully agreed. Same with Sanchez. If the Rams would've wanted Sanchez, they should have gotten him over the offseason. Cousins is also worth a lot more to the Redskins than the Rams right now. He knows the Redskins system...better than RG3 even. Perfect backup/stop gap QB for them.

Rams need a desperate old veteran or they need to tank for a QB next season. What they really should've done was draft Bortles/Bridgewater last year but

Probably right from a STL viewpoint...IMO WAS would be foolish to cling to Cousins if they could get a @nd rd pick now...yes, he might look better than RG3 now, and I agree insurance is valuable, but I think the FO is going to give RG3 his entire contract as a starter before they pull the plug on him...just way too much invested.

If it were me...I know Hill is not the long term answer, but I'm willing to go with him for now...I'd be aggressive and offer TN a #1 for Mettenberger...I think he's going to be better than any QB coming out next year....if not for his knee and the minor off the field stuff he was a 1st rounder this year.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[night]

I was thinking that myself. He could be had cheap IMO and he has started some games already. Also his mobility could be a plus. Course if the Rams are smart, they'll wait to see if he gets cut.

His mobility is really all he has going for him. He throws like a girl.

 

[Oldschool739]

Just spit firing here but heres some thoughts

Redskins-Cousins, however i heard john clayton say on the radio today, zero percent chance they trade him, and he may start at some point this season

Buccaneers- Glennon, he played well and got passed over

Pats- Mallet, after the performances hes had, cheap

Jets- Vick, why not?

Eagles- Sanchez, barkley, any of these

Browns-Manziel, they should to get rid of the headache lol

Brady Quinn......Chaaaaaaampionship !!!!....

 

[HaroldSeattle]

His mobility is really all he has going for him. He throws like a girl.

Well I did say he could be had cheap. I think he throws a wee bit better then a girl.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Yep - you have to careful picking up some of these "hidden gems" (e.g guys drafted late who many think are the next Brady or Wilson or backups who everyone is sure will be great if given the chance). You may get lucky but quite often you will fall short & might get into a pattern of going with these guys for a few years & then having to start all over again at the QB position. It is just very tough to find a very good QB.

I thought the Rams were out of their damn mind when they picked Smith at #2. WHY!? It was a deep O-Line class, Bradford is glass (we all know it), and Smith was not even the consensus #1 OT on lots of draft boards.

I still think the Rams draft was a huge failure. They could've grabbed Watkins or Bortles, and then snagged either O-Line or Safety with their other first rounder. Those were the biggest holes. Not an OT who soared up the boards last minute. Aaron Donald should be a beast and I love having a great DT rotation on my team, but he's not even listed as a starter atm...

Eh whatever. Rams fans continue to call me a homer, but taking an unbiased view... I would be PISSED as a Rams fan based on that draft. As a Hawks fan, I hated the Cards draft and what it meant for Seattle (meaning as a Cards fan I would've loved it).

 

[Clayton]

I thought the Rams were out of their damn mind when they picked Smith at #2. WHY!? It was a deep O-Line class, Bradford is glass (we all know it), and Smith was not even the consensus #1 OT on lots of draft boards.

I still think the Rams draft was a huge failure. They could've grabbed Watkins or Bortles, and then snagged either O-Line or Safety with their other first rounder. Those were the biggest holes. Not an OT who soared up the boards last minute. Aaron Donald should be a beast and I love having a great DT rotation on my team, but he's not even listed as a starter atm...

Eh whatever. Rams fans continue to call me a homer, but taking an unbiased view... I would be PISSED as a Rams fan based on that draft. As a Hawks fan, I hated the Cards draft and what it meant for Seattle (meaning as a Cards fan I would've loved it).

The Rams offseason strategy for the past 2 years was to gamble on injury prone guys (Bradford, Long and Saffold) and Robinson was by most accounts BPA and insurance for Long and Saffold. What they failed to do was get insurance for Bradford but they upgraded their backup spot.

I think the whole thing boils down to: what on earth happened to Teddy Bridgewater's draft stock to totally tank him when there were two teams at the top that could've used him.

And Aaron Donald is a freak of nature.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I read that the pats are looking for trade for mallet but probably wont get it because all the teams now he will be released before the season.
Rams can get a free look at Mallet after he is released, to be the back up for Hill.