If I'm Uncle Sammy, this is where I'd want to go....
@JoeBeldner
"If Stafford and the Rams part ways... if I were Sam Darnold, I'd be fixated on wanting to be their next QB.
Best landing spot and system for him to extend his career as a starter and benefit from pairing with another offensive genius in Sean McVay and a legit WR1 in Puka Nacua."
McVay will be there to coach him up, good team, etc. The Rams know there isn't a QB in this upcoming Draft worth a shit. Team #1 for Sam Darnold's agent.
100%
McVay got good intel on Sam from KOC, So Cal kid, Rams culture.
All makes perfect sense.
I'd prefer Sam went to AFC, but it would be a good fit for him and I like the guy.
I'd want to keep Sam if we didnt just draft a kid top 10
I really like Sam, I do. But I was riding the sunshine because I knew deep down that he'd shit the bed when it was all said and done, but I had fingers crossed that wouldn't be the case. My feeling is JJM is the kid to change the narrative because that's all he's done his whole football career. And this isn't Colt McCoy with intangibles only and no physical excellent: JJ has the arm, athleticism and 'IT' factor unlike any QB Minnesota has drafted. But Stafford is a great QB but he shit the bed a ton in big games. Threw a lot of INTs. But for one year he put it together on a stacked Ram's team.
100% if we hadn't drafted JJ McCarthy I'd be ringing the bell for Darnold. But he'll never change the Viking's fortunes, its just another can kick down the road. McCarthy is the Purple King, he's the guy that makes the Vikings relevant for 10+ years as a NFC Superbowl challenger. I believe that.
Having said this, I don't believe McVay is the QB whisperer that KOC is. He needed a vet in Stafford to get him over the hurdle. O'Connell is going to do that with McCarthy, his new toy with the plastic just pulled off. This kid impacts everyone he meets.
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I was reading that JJM needs a lot of muscle rebuilding will he be ready by July?
We need a vet in the building in case JJM isn’t ready.
I think this has been covered several times here on the board. McCarthy put on 12 lbs of muscle weight between the end of the National Championship game and the Combine last year, right around 45 days. He'll be more than fine as has been discussed by May 1st.
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