Mike Florio is the guy who said there wasnât much of a trade market for Stafford last offseason. I donât think heâs credible. This rumor doesnât even make sense. Say the Rams are really worried about Staffordâs elbow, why are they going to bring in a QB that just had shoulder surgery?
My money is on the Giants. No Russell Wilson and no Matt Stafford, coupled with the dysfunctional Cardinals, opens everything up for the 49ers to make a run themselves. Theyâre going to want Garappolo as far away as they can get, even if that means eating a good portion of his contract for a swap of 7th round picks.
Itâs like Jerry Glanville said, NFL stands for Not For Long, especially when youâre not winning.
If the 49ers are trying to win the division, I canât see them trading Garoppolo to their chief rival.
The only way I could see that happening is a trade deadline deal where the 49ers are pretty much out of the playoff race and theyâre looking toward 2023.
Jimmy G is an injury prone QB coming off another injury that will cause him to miss even more games this year due to an injury. The Rams arenât looking at him as a safety valve.
But this is all a moot point. Because the 49ers arenât trading Jimmy G to the Rams, the Rams canât afford it, and Jimmy G is gonna want to play for a team where he will be the starter.
Was JG on the field for their last offensive snap last season?
He played through the injury. Was on the field. He provides a better chance to make and win a SB than Wolford does for the Rams if Stafford isnât available.
The Rams may not trade for him because the 49ers probably wonât deal to them, but they could possibly get him if heâs cut.
The ONLY way the Rams could squeeze Jimmy G under the cap would be for the 49ers to eat a large portion of his salary in a trade. I donât see that happening.
Even if Jimmy G was released and wanted to join Rams⌠he would have to tuen down a lot of money to go to Rams⌠or they would have to push a bunch forward into void years that would hurt them in future years⌠and I donât see that happening when Stafford is their plan.
The Rams better pull the trigger now then. His value diminishes the closer they (or any other team) gets to the regular season. Trinity Benson could fill you in on the difficulty of quick transitions.
If I had played QB vs the Lions 3 times in my short career and still hadnât won a game, my feelings would be hurt too! Everyone can beat the Lions, except him, haha