QB prospects = meh

They’re going to trade for Joe Burrow. The Rams will become famous for saving great QBs from terrible franchises and turning them into HoFers.

After anticipation that the 2026 QB crop would be much improved compared to 2025's options, there are reportedly 'serious concerns' about the quality of this year's draft-eligible passers:https://t.co/0igyVxuNPg

— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) November 15, 2025

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson are the only QBs deserving of first-round consideration, writes @ByDanielFlick in his 2026 NFL draft QB tiers:https://t.co/ltCxBEQXaI

— The MMQB (@theMMQB) December 9, 2025

Trinidad is only 6’1″ which i dont like, but i watched the highlights of the Ole Miss v Georgia game, and that kid has a real shot to be a good pro. He flashed a lot in that game against Georgia.

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One of those draft gurus, i think it was mcshay, said there might be 7 first round QBs in NEXT years draft.

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One of those draft gurus, i think it was mcshay, said there might be 7 first round QBs in NEXT years draft.

i would not pick a qb in this year’s draft. i’m hoping stafford continues playing for the rams for awhile longer anyways.

InvaderRam wrote:

i would not pick a qb in this year’s draft. i’m hoping stafford continues playing for the rams for awhile longer anyways.

Yeah, probly not. Depends on a lot of things we dont know about, of course.

It sure looks to me, like they are likely to ‘go all in’ next year. I mean they are set up next year. Draft an Olineman and a couple of corners and sign a key free agent or two and they are set for a run at the no.1 seed.

Shore-up the secondary. Maybe grab a key special teams free agent. Always need an Olineman.

Very do-able.

Course Seattle and the 49ers should ALSO be better next year. Ah well.

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I’m not sure they can do that. They do have some cap space, but then the rookie contracts for the entire draft class of 2023 run out in 2026. Think how many players that represents. Avila, Young, Turner, Nacua, McClendon, & Evans the punter. Maybe Bennett too. And Dotson’s contract is done after 26. They can replace the punter but the rest are hard choices. It just looks like they will need to sign their own guys w/ little or no money to spare on outside FAs.

Well, my bet is they do a deal or two they might not ordinarily do. Just a hunch.

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There’s talk of the Rams pursuing Ty Simpson, the Alabama qb. Not “insider” stuff, just mock draft speculartizing.

I don’t think it’s a good idea, myself.

Louis Riddick on yesterday's NFL Draft Daily "I know personally they (Rams) like Ty Simpson. His skillset and makeup is exactly what they're looking for" pic.twitter.com/cnKTWXVRg9

— Billy M (@BillyM_91) February 14, 2026

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from https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Ty-Simpson-QB-Alabama

Scouting Report: Summary

Simpson stands as one of the most fascinating quarterback prospects in recent memory – a first-year starter who displayed elite command through nine games before reality complicated the narrative. The tape doesn’t lie about what he showed early: this was a quarterback executing concepts and making reads that franchise quarterbacks take years to master, doing it without a running game to lean on while posting that absurd 21:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. When evaluators watch those first nine games, they see someone redefining what’s possible for a first-year starter. Teams desperate for their next franchise quarterback will circle his name because what he lacks in prototypical measurables he compensates for with rare quarterback intellect married to precise execution.

But here’s where honest evaluation demands acknowledging the full picture. What happened after Oklahoma matters enormously. When Brent Venables exposed his tendencies and other defensive coordinators followed suit, Simpson’s efficiency cratered. Alabama’s 125th-ranked rushing attack left him without any safety net. Ryan Williams, his best receiver, battled inconsistency. The offensive line sprang leaks. And suddenly the same quarterback who looked unstoppable dissecting Georgia’s defense was fumbling in five straight games and completing 57% of his passes. That’s not just circumstantial noise – it reveals what happens when the supporting cast can’t match his mental execution and physical limitations prevent him from compensating.

The historical context here creates legitimate pause. Fifteen career starts puts Simpson in company with Mitchell Trubisky and Anthony Richardson more than the successful NFL starters who had 30-plus college starts under their belts. Even the outliers like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes had significantly more experience and possessed elite physical traits that provided safety nets when their processing caught up. Simpson’s superpower is his mind, not his arm or legs, which means his margin for error shrinks considerably and his landing spot becomes absolutely critical. Sit him hehind an established vet on a solid team? That’s the blueprint for success. Send him to a rebuilding situation expecting immediate results? That’s how promising quarterbacks with elite processing but limited physical tools flame out before they develop. We recognize Simpson as a top-ten talent with a first-round grade, but those same evaluators better be honest about what those final six games revealed and whether their organization can provide the developmental environment he needs to reach that ceiling he flashed in Athens.

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hopefully this is just a smokescreen. even if stafford was retiring i think this would be a bad idea.

Why?

I don’t know anything about him.

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Why?

I don’t know anything about him.

primarily because if stafford only has one year left i’d rather all resources go toward winning a superbowl. i don’t think spending resources on a qb helps that.

but also this is supposed to be a weak year for qb. everything i’ve read indicates this is not the year to be pursuing a qb in the draft.

have i seen him? no. so i’m really going off other people’s opinions.

There are also doubts about him. His season split in 2, with good performances in the first half of their schedule then weaker ones in the 2nd half. So far I have not seen a decent explanation as to why he wasn’t as strong in the 2nd half of the season.

I saw him against IU, or parts of it, but basically Alabama had no chance in that game.

ideally matt plays for a couple more years. i think next year’s class should be better.

It does seem strange Ty would be turning down 5 million dollars to stay in college, unless someone assured him he would go in the first round.

I’m not sure there’s ever been a first round where only one QB was picked. With all the great college teams across this great-dying-land of ours, its hard to fathom the fact that there is only one great-QB-prospect. Did they all become figure-skaters?

I dont want a ‘developmental’ QB in the first round. I either want 2 high-impact players in the first round or trade down and get some more picks.

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