Rams Send Everything But The Kitchen Sink To Detroit For Matthew Stafford

I was very tempted to post about this huge trade that landed the Rams the quarterback that they have needed last night, but I decided to sleep on it.

Let's cut to the chase. The Rams had gone as far as they could with Jarod Goff at quarterback. The front office made a huge mistake by giving him a huge contract after two really good seasons (2017 & 2018) when they really didn't need to. Rams coach Sean McVay did everything he could to design an offense that payed to Goff's strengths and minimized his weaknesses. Even so the young passer player very inconsistently and ultimately committed way to many baffling turnovers. 

It became very apparent as the last season progressed that McVay was growing more and more frustrated with Goff. His mindboggling interception against the Seahawks in week sixteen seemed to cause the pot to boil over. On the play Goff rolled to his right and had a ton of yardage in front of him. Instead of tucking the ball and picking up as many yards as he could with his legs, Goff threw to an open part of the field where a Seattle defender was waiting for the pick. What made this worse was the fact that the Rams were in the Red Zone and it was first down.

In a strange twist of fate, Goff would break his right thumb later in that game which gave McVay the opportunity to bench Goff for the next game vs the Arizona Cardinals. In that game the Rams would lean on the very inexperienced quarterback John Wolford who played very well. In fact it seemed like the chains that had been holding the Rams offense down were lifted. Ultimately the play of the more athletic Wolford gave a glimpse of what the offense could look like if Jarod Goff was not under center.

After the season ended it took very little time for the Rams to publicly give Goff a vote of no confidence and publicly announce that they were looking to trade him and his massive contract somewhere else.

Secretly behind the scenes a love affair was brewing between Rams coach Sean McVay and a disgruntled quarterback in Detroit named Matthew Stafford. McVay studied the game tape and saw the skills he coveted in a quarterback. Stafford saw a system and a group of core players that he knew could take his game to the next level.

Hence the anatomy of a whopper of a trade were born.

The Rams sent Goff, two number one draft picks and third round pick to Detroit for Stafford. A huge price to pay for sure, but in the end both sides got what they wanted and hopefully both teams will benefit from the deal.

Here is what the Rams will be getting in Matthew Stafford:

It is apparent from those highlights that Stafford can make the kind of throws that Jarrod Goff wouldn't even attempt. As a fan I can't wait to see what kind of offense McVay can draw up to suit Stafford's strong arm.