Looks like Stafford not wanting to come to Carolina is the reason he wasn't traded to the Panthers.

[jayboogieman]

 

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

 

I think that was something that was suspected at the time. It sucks for us as a franchise that we missed out on a potential franchise QB but I don't blame any long term veteran QB for not wanting to come to a rebuilding team. The Rams are built to win now, we are building to be that team in a few years. 

It is what it is.

[t96]

His loss then. With him and this defense core and weapons we would probably be a playoff team as soon as this year. Then aggressively fix the OL after this season and we're really not far from competing. 

[jayboogieman]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

I think that was something that was suspected at the time. It sucks for us as a franchise that we missed out on a potential franchise QB but I don't blame any long term veteran QB for not wanting to come to a rebuilding team. The Rams are built to win now, we are building to be that team in a few years. 

It is what it is.

Yep. I know there are a lot of people here thinking the Panthers could get into the playoffs this season, but I think it'll be at least another season before that happens, probably two seasons. The Oline and QB are still question marks. So is kicker. Honestly the Oline worries me more than the QB does. Beyond that the defense has holes still and depth in general is a concern.

[ClawOn]

We shall see how that decision plays out 

[BrianS]

I don't blame him.  We're still full of question marks.  I think we have bags of potential, but we haven't actually demonstrated the ability to fulfill that potential yet.  The Rams are ready to win NOW.

[jayboogieman]

2 minutes ago, t96 said:

His loss then. With him and this defense core and weapons we would probably be a playoff team as soon as this year. Then aggressively fix the OL after this season and we're really not far from competing. 

Not his loss. The Rams are a lot further along than the Panthers and are a lot more ready to compete. He made a good decision for himself at this point in his career. As Sho'nuff stated, it is what it is.

[joemac]

Yeah?  Well fug him too.  We don't need him anyways.  We're all aboard the GEQBUS train here. 

[joemac]

Just now, jayboogieman said:

Not his loss. The Rams are a lot further along than the Panthers and are a lot more ready to compete. He made a good decision for himself at this point in his career. As Sho'nuff stated, it is what it is.

Yeah, and if the Rams do not win it all in the next year or 2 they are going to be a hot mess.  They don't have a first round pick for like the next 10 years and they have a lot of vets on big contracts.  Its now or never for them.  Their window is firmly open for the next couple of years, but after that things could get rough for them. 

[therealmjl]

Don't blame him at all.

[t96]

2 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

Not his loss. The Rams are a lot further along than the Panthers and are a lot more ready to compete. He made a good decision for himself at this point in his career. As Sho'nuff stated, it is what it is.

We'll see. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the Rams don't win a SB this year and then by 2022 we are consistently better than them (depending a bit on our QB situation). A lot of the moves they've made over the years have been recipe for disaster down the line if they don't win a SB very damn soon.

[Moo Daeng]

I thought this was alluded to before. He had a short list.

Edited August 25, 2021 by Moo Daeng

[Smithers]

He’s gonna feel like an idiot when we end the season with a better record than the Rams

[L-TownCat]

The man has paid his dues playing in Detroit his whole career.  Im sure he wants nothing to do with a team that’s been sub .500 since 2016.

Stafford has more than earned his right to choose.