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Rams have some interest in Mark Sanchez

By Gregg Rosenthal
Around The League Editor
Published: Aug. 24, 2014 at 05:06 p.m.

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With Sam Bradford out for the season with another torn ACL, the natural question for the St. Louis Rams: Who will take his spot?

Shaun Hill is a quality backup for Bradford, and figures to be the Rams’ starter early in the regular season. He’s certainly an upgrade from last year’s backup Kellen Clemens, and he’s been in the Rams system since March. Then again, Hill is 34 years old and hasn’t started an NFL game since 2010. He earned his reputation as a quality backup a long time ago, and his ability to excel over 16 games is a mystery.

One logical candidate for a trade is Philadelphia Eagles backup Mark Sanchez, whom offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer worked with in New York. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that the Rams have some interest in Sanchez, per a source informed of the situation. But the Eagles have been more than pleased with Sanchez this year and would have to be blown away to trade him.

The Rams are in a terrible spot. There is no magical quarterback solution out there that will save their season. (That’s including Christian Ponder and anyone else you can come up with.) Is the “upgrade” from Shaun Hill to Mark Sanchez really worth giving up a halfway decent future draft pick? Is the difference between five and seven wins that big a deal in a brutal division?

Rams fans don’t want to hear it, but the team is likely better off bottoming out and then finally drafting their next quarterback of the future near the top of the 2015 draft.

The answer is Austin Davis.

Grits

I don’t know, GRITS. I’d have to see it in a regular season game to believe he’s capable of being the starter.

For now, I don’t mind giving him a shot at back-up and if Hill gets hurt, we’ll see. But I’ll stick with Hill and his experience for now.

Build with Davis.

Grits

Three things.

1) Shaun Hill is the guy. Austin Davis isn’t a starting QB and never will be. If that’s a funny post, I apologize.

2) Not so fast on Sanchez. That was my first take on him, also. Then I watched him this year as an Eagle and he looks TOTALLY different. MUCH improved form, MUCH better delivery and pocket awareness. This Sanchez is NOT the same, lost, confused guy from the Jets.

3) This is our year. Having a guy who “knows the system” is really damn important and Austin Davis isn’t enough. If Shaun Hill goes down… and in this division that’s a very real possibility, then we need another guy who can keep the whole playbook open. The way Sanchez is playing NOW, that’s possible. And yes, I can’t believe I’m saying that. It took my friend confronting me and challenging me to watch this year’s videos for me to admit that I was wrong about him…NOW.

I’m not saying we’ll get Sanchez, but to dismiss him out of hand, imho, is a mistake. He’s not Capt. Buttfumble anymore. Not by the way he’s looked this year so far, anyway…

I go with Hill. I think he is the best option. Didn’t Martz say he was the best QB he ever coached?

Hram wrote:

Mack, would you give a 4th next year for Sanchez or Hoyer to back up Hill and compete next year? Do you think either team would take that?

I’d do it.

I believe Austin Davis is probably not starter material and right now don’t expect him to be able to win many games with the Rams. I haven’t seen consistency from him.

I think Hill can start and win (maybe 10 games), but only on a team with a very good defense, special teams, running game and a couple big receivers who will bail him out. We might have that this year, but everything would have to come together.

Sanchez might be able to help them win some games.

Yes, I totally would do that. Sanchez wasn’t worth a ham sandwich prior to this off-season and now he’s a solid backup again who’s playing well enough to potentially compete for a starting job. His play in Philly has been…well, eye opening.

What may need to happen, however, is that the Rams may need to trade a DL to make that happen because of cap considerations. I don’t know what Sanchez’s cap number is, but we’re up against it and the Eagles are pretty sad on D. If Sanchez’s number is low, I could see them trading someone like Sims and a lower pick like a 5th which would REALLY help the Eagles while giving the Rams the depth they desperately need. But the cap is an issue as well.

Bottom line is that we may not be able to do anything because of the cap.

i say go with what you have and reevaluate in the offseason. hill should be fine. i thought he looked alright in the few times i’ve seen him. draft a quarterback next year.

I think the point is that there is an opportunity cost here. We passed on chances to draft QBs because of Sam. Now we have to pay the price.

Of course, this last draft really didn’t offer anyone very tempting. I don’t think the solution woulda been there anyway.

It just really sux. We have the right guy who can’t stay healthy.

We still seem to be snake bit.

Let it go.

Winston is a knucklehead. I live in Florida and even as he was winning the Heisman, the stories of him stealing things and committing assaults wouldn’t stop.

Marcus Mariota won’t get out of the top 3. Getting him will require an RGIII type trade. No dice.

Brent Hundley… Need to do more homework on him.

But even if we don’t get Sanchez NOW, he’s on a one year deal. If he plays and continues to play well, the Eagles won’t be able to afford him. If he doesn’t the Rams won’t want him. But if he’s essentially rehabbed in Philly, then HE’S the perfect guy to go and get as a starter in this system. I kinda get dizzy typing that because I’m just so used to thinking of Mark Sanchez as Mark “buttfumble” Sanchez and not this new guy…

Mac, Take a look a Mannion from oregon State. Decent pocket passer who helps elevate a team that is consistently in the bottom third of the recruiting wars in the PAC 12. They won’t win 10 or 11 games so he probably won’t go high.

Davis was pretty good a couple of years ago in the preseason and has stunk it up ever since, last night being the exception.

So was this a fluke or did the light go on for him?

Sadly I think it’s the former.

I’d keep as the primary backup for now. He hasn’t done nearly enough to start over Hill.