Free Agent Spotlight: Leonard Floyd is set to become an unrestricted free agent after best season of his NFL career.

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) February 5, 2021

Cam Akers is fine with being workhorse or Rams keeping RB committee https://t.co/eMGN0Y2r1o

— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) February 5, 2021

The Rams have not had a QB with this level of arm talent in… forever. Notice how the ball does not "die" as it descents, it is still at a high velocity: pic.twitter.com/MXmqwellbR

— Brent Lancaster (@BrentRamcaster) February 4, 2021

New @RamsNFL QB Matthew Stafford has been one of the most efficient passers on play action over the last two seasons.

Since 2019, Stafford has generated the 2nd-most EPA on play action (+84.7) despite using play action at a below-average rate (23.5% of dropbacks).#RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/MPiBJJCjAj

— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) February 1, 2021

George Kittle: “Aaron Donald is the best player in the league”.

https://twitter.com/alldayy213/status/1357246393702780930

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKzR1l7sWxA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Matthew Stafford reportedly didn't want to play for the Patriots; former Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi thinks Stafford couldn't handle hard coaching from Bill Belichick https://t.co/JIxeai3ZOX

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 4, 2021

The NFL and NFLPA began preliminary negotiations last month on the 2021 salary cap, which some believe will end up higher than expected. It’s one of several key issues as the sides brace for another unusual offseason, with Super Bowl LV days away.https://t.co/PrdNKWIap5

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 4, 2021

How many teams have unloaded 3 superbowl qbs in their prime years.

Ferragamo, they let him go take Canadian money.

Warner, we know that story.

Goff, we know that story.

here is the video…..

* https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/02/03/aaron-donald-was-shocked-by-jared-goff-matthew-stafford-trade/#comments
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Los Angeles Rams: Charles Robinson explains why Rams soured on Goff

The full details behind why the Los Angeles Rams traded quarterback Jared Goff may never be fully known. Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson sheds some light on the situation.

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* https://www.downtownrams.com/single-post/2021/02/03/los-angeles-rams-charles-robinson-explains-why-rams-soured-on-goff/

Los Angeles Rams

The full details behind why the Los Angeles Rams traded quarterback Jared Goff before his extension even hit may never be known. Goff signed his extension with the Rams shortly after taking the team to the Super Bowl. Under two years later, and he’s no longer not only the franchise quarterback, but he’s no longer on the team.

Senior NFL Reporter for Yahoo Sports Charles Robinson sat down with Michael Holley and Michael Smith to explain how the relationship between Goff and McVay soured so quickly. It’s a lot so I’m going to break it up into three sections.

“I remember talking to McVay last summer and he was telling me that he was really excited about Jared Goff. He kept talking about how excited he was for Goff to grow beyond him. What he meant was, your elite quarterbacks, they put their imprint on the offense. They don’t need a coach constantly micromanaging it when they get to a certain level. They put their own fingerprints on it. He was anticipating that. He wanted that from Jared Goff. That’s really what he was pushing for.”

This goes back to right after the Super Bowl and when Goff signed his long-term extension. At that point there was no reason to think that Goff wouldn’t be the Los Angeles Rams’ quarterback for the next 10-15 years. This coach-QB duo had potential to be the next Belichick-Brady or Montana-Walsh. McVay anticipated Goff to take the next step and make the offense his own a little bit as he moved into year three. Like Robinson said, this is what you get from the elite quarterbacks in the NFL.

Robinson continues:

“About a month left of the season, I started talking to people there. What I kept hearing was, ‘He keeps making the same mistakes over and over.’ A guy literally said to me, ‘He’s making mistakes that a first year quarterback shouldn’t be making in the NFL and he’s still making those same mistakes now.’ Sean had a pretty negative opinion of him down the stretch. From what I understood internally there, it was Sean looking at his offense (after the Super Bowl) and going, Im going to constantly be needing to change and update my scheme and what I do to keep it ahead of the curve. He looked at Goff and said, this guy has to change with me. He’s got to come with me on this journey and he felt like Goff just wasn’t.”

Again, this shouldn’t be anything that Rams fans don’t already know. Over the last two years, Goff kept making the same mistakes over and over. He was simply reckless with the football at times as he ranked near the top of the league in turnovers. After seeing how John Wolford ran the offense, heading into the Seahawks playoff game, it was clear he felt like Wolford could run the offense how he wanted to call it. Goff never evolved after 2018 and that resulted in taking a step back.

Last chunk here:

“(McVay) felt like (Goff) was falling off and McVay couldn’t bring him along. What I was told, when Sean was off it and said, ‘This isn’t the right guy for the offense. We’re not going to win a Super Bowl with this quarterback.’ That was the end of the conversation. Then it was, ‘Now we got to trade this guy.’”

This is clearly how it went down after the season. McVay went to Snead and said we can’t win with Goff and therefore they started to explore trades. It also brings to the point that, if this doesn’t work out and Stafford doesn’t win or the offense looks the same with Stafford, this is now on McVay. He can’t hide behind the poor play of Jared Goff. Stafford is considered a top-10 quarterback by some. If McVay’s offense remains the same, that’s on McVay and it’s on Snead for complying.

The Rams went all in for Stafford and now it’s championship or bust

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Hey @JaredGoff16, you’ve touch a lot of people brother. Know, your work ain’t done yet! Go do your thing. Gotta a good one @Lions
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Aaron Donald: ‘Everybody was shocked’ by Rams trading Jared Goff

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* https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2021/02/03/rams-aaron-donald-jared-goff-trade-reaction-interview/

It’s Super Bowl week and although the Rams aren’t playing in the big game, unfortunately, players are making the rounds on radio shows and podcasts. Rams players have been popular guys to interview, too, with the move Los Angeles just made over the weekend, sending Jared Goff to the Lions for Matthew Stafford.

After Cam Akers said he was shocked by the trade, Aaron Donald echoed his thoughts. Donald says he thinks everyone was surprised by it and as stunning as it was, he realizes it was a business decision. Here’s what he said on the “Dan Patrick Show” Wednesday.

“I’m pretty sure everybody was shocked with it,” he said. “But Stafford’s a great quarterback. I’m excited about having him with the team, a veteran guy that knows the game, that’s been playing the game at a high level for a long time. It was a business decision that the Rams organization chose to make. I’ll always love Goff. That’s my brother forever. But I guess things didn’t work out how they wanted to so they made a change.”

Donald spent the last five years with Goff, getting to know him over time in Los Angeles. Being a leader in the locker room, Donald had nothing but great things to say about the quarterback on his way out.

He wished him well in Detroit and wouldn’t criticize Goff in any way as he heads to the Lions.

“I think there’s a lot of things that were said,” Donald said when asked about Goff’s unfair criticism. “Once you’re the starting quarterback, if things ain’t going how they’re supposed to go, you’re going to be talked about a lot. I will never say nothing bad about Goff. Like I said, that’s my brother. Always going to keep in contact with him, always going to talk. I wish nothing but the best for him in Detroit. So we’re not going to worry about the negativity that’s talked about. He’s got a bright future ahead of him, a fresh start, and hopefully he does great things there.”

Replacing Goff will be Stafford, a guy Donald has faced three times in his career. When asked about the team’s new quarterback, Donald knew exactly how many times he sacked Stafford in their three meetings – taking him down three times in their 2015 meeting, once in 2016 and twice in 2018.

“Six times in my career,” Donald said. “He’s going to help us win some games so I’m pumped up about that.”

Stafford has never won a playoff game in his career, but with a strong supporting cast around him – and a superstar like Donald on the other side – that should change sometime soon.