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While the Los Angeles Rams don't need to worry about who will start at quarterback in 2026, the team needs to serious considering it's plans in a post-Matthew Stafford world.
Apart from Stetson Bennett, the Rams don't have another quarterback under contract behind Stafford. L.A. could sign a veteran or draft a rookie before the 2026 season, but there is another route: Trade for a backup.
FOX Sports' Ralph Vacchiano offered a hypothetical trade offer that would send 2024 first-round rookie J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings to the Rams for L.A.'s second-round pick at No. 61.
The optics look bad considering McCarthy's numbers in his first year starting in Minnesota, but the idea here is that Rams would get a once-promising prospect with two-to-three years left on his rookie deal (depending on if McCarthy's team picks up the fifth-year option) for a late-second-round pick. That's not an awful price, especially considering how bad the 2026 rookie class is comparatively.
The other element to consider is that the Rams don't have a clear need at any position heading into the trade, except maybe receiver. They can use the No. 13 pick on that position, though, and then use their remaining picks to focus on depth and the future at various positions. McCarthy would be able to sit for at least a year behind Stafford and learn from him and McVay before potentially taking the starting role in the future.
If the Rams were considering drafting a rookie at some point in 2026, McCarthy might be a better option to use that capital than to try and develop a first-year player from the ground floor.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams land potential Matthew Stafford replacement in hypothetical trade
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Apart from Stetson Bennett, the Rams don't have another quarterback under contract behind Stafford. L.A. could sign a veteran or draft a rookie before the 2026 season, but there is another route: Trade for a backup.
FOX Sports' Ralph Vacchiano offered a hypothetical trade offer that would send 2024 first-round rookie J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings to the Rams for L.A.'s second-round pick at No. 61.
The optics look bad considering McCarthy's numbers in his first year starting in Minnesota, but the idea here is that Rams would get a once-promising prospect with two-to-three years left on his rookie deal (depending on if McCarthy's team picks up the fifth-year option) for a late-second-round pick. That's not an awful price, especially considering how bad the 2026 rookie class is comparatively.
The other element to consider is that the Rams don't have a clear need at any position heading into the trade, except maybe receiver. They can use the No. 13 pick on that position, though, and then use their remaining picks to focus on depth and the future at various positions. McCarthy would be able to sit for at least a year behind Stafford and learn from him and McVay before potentially taking the starting role in the future.
If the Rams were considering drafting a rookie at some point in 2026, McCarthy might be a better option to use that capital than to try and develop a first-year player from the ground floor.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams land potential Matthew Stafford replacement in hypothetical trade
Continue reading...
