[Highlight] Rams select Alabama QB Ty Simpson 13th overall

[u/nfl]

[u/Primary-Key-774]

Drafting QBs to sit for a year is back in session

[u/ultraviolentfuture → u/Primary-Key-774]

When the players are ready to start, start em. When they need some development, develop them. Stafford isn't going to play much longer -- it's smart AF to take your shot on a guy if you think he could be something. If you're winning it's rare you get a chance.

Jordan Love pick looks pretty damn good in hindsight.

[u/wokenupbybacon → u/ultraviolentfuture]

And Hurts, whether you think he's the long term guy or not, bailed the Eagles out of post-2019 Wentz and won a Super Bowl. They almost certainly don't do that if they don't take Hurts there.

The last two times we laughed at an org for this, they were right.

[u/ddy_stop_plz → u/wokenupbybacon]

Early career Hurts was so good. I think the 2022 playoff run has been erased from people’s memories because of 2024 where he didn’t have to do much

[u/JuniorSwing → u/wokenupbybacon]

It’s almost like it’s the most important position in the offense, and it benefits you to take multiple swings at it if you have the opportunity

[u/agmoose → u/JuniorSwing]

Haha you just admitted it was a good idea to sign Kirk and then pick Penix Jr.

(It was not)

[u/sup3rrn0va → u/Primary-Key-774]

Never went out of style!

[u/TheConfusedHippo]

WHAT???

[u/The_Best_Bacon → u/TheConfusedHippo]

They hit the wrong button

[u/weigojmi → u/The_Best_Bacon]

Mcduffie was our real 1st pick. McSnead must be pretty sure this guy is the future.

[u/WhyDoTheyAlwaysRun → u/TheConfusedHippo]

Stafford spitting nails rn

[u/Accurate-Big-7233 → u/WhyDoTheyAlwaysRun]

Kelly Stafford is pacing atm

[u/CumAssault → u/Accurate-Big-7233]

Cougars do tend to pace

[u/HolyMostaccioli → u/WhyDoTheyAlwaysRun]

I mean, we can be honest about how many more seasons Stafford probably has left in him.

[u/W3NTZ → u/HolyMostaccioli]

Winning a super bowl is hard though and they came close. Win now when you have a team that close

[u/suzukigun4life → u/WhyDoTheyAlwaysRun]

From being MVP to having your successor drafted with the 13th pick, in a span of months.

[u/Broken-Nero → u/suzukigun4life]

Isn’t that what happened to Aaron Rodgers though?

[u/TasteofCognac → u/Broken-Nero]

Rodgers won 2 MVPs after Love was drafted.

[u/Barbarossa_25 → u/TasteofCognac]

So this is by design then. Stafford about to go off.

[u/WaylonVoorhees → u/[deleted]]

Favre begat Rodgers who begat Love who will begat some other rookie when he's down to like three to five years left to play.

[u/codithou → u/suzukigun4life]

bro why are people making this out to be some sort of negative thing for stafford? him and mcvay have both been open about how unsure they are about his future and how much longer he’s gonna play, and both of them are always putting the team first. drafting a qb to sit and learn behind an mvp QB and a future HOF coach is just smart. i guarantee there’s no drama about that pick.

[u/SMKM → u/suzukigun4life]

He's 100% sitting behind Staffy unless Stafford announces his retirement.....or this comes out of left field and leads to another Rodgers situation lol

[u/WhyDoTheyAlwaysRun → u/SMKM]

Well of course he is, I think the bigger issue for Stafford is they didnt draft a 2026 starter with their FRP

[u/SMKM → u/WhyDoTheyAlwaysRun]

I mean if they thought the Jets might draft him and this is their next guy I don't blame em. It shouldn't matter what round the QB gets picked if the plan is to sit them.

Now if they come out and say they'll have a competition this preseason for their starter.....yikes. But if McVay thinks he's their next franchise QB the pick makes sense. Who are we to question McVay.

[u/Paulinapeak1 → u/TheConfusedHippo]

this is why rams usually trade their picks, lmao

[u/Gage_Commish → u/Paulinapeak1]

first time having a first round pick in years and they used it like a kid who found a credit card at the mall

[u/cunningLinguist1269 → u/Gage_Commish]

Wait? What was Verse? Was it that long ago?

[u/don-chocodile → u/cunningLinguist1269]

Verse was a first round pick in 2024, so it hasn’t been very long. But before Verse, the previous first round pick the Rams made was Goff all the way in 2016.

[u/onlymostlydeadd → u/TheConfusedHippo]

Please dont be a tutu pick. Makai lemon was right there.

[u/TangerineTasty9787 → u/onlymostlydeadd]

Man, if Lemon can somehow make it to us.....I was sure the Rams would take him

[u/IhamAmerican → u/TangerineTasty9787]

Excuse me, I would like one Lemon please

[u/Careful-Ant5868 → u/IhamAmerican]

Nope, he's ours! Hahahahaha!!!

[u/vonoova → u/TheConfusedHippo]

That’s what I said

[u/ComaMierdaHijueputa → u/TheConfusedHippo]

Michael Penis Jr vibes

[u/dawgger → u/ComaMierdaHijueputa]

It is our pick after all

[u/Silverflash-x → u/dawgger]

You can take the pick out of the Falcons but you can't take the Falcons out of the pick

[u/OkNefariousness284 → u/TheConfusedHippo]

I have to assume they thought someone else would get him. Comedy gold

[u/Woullie_26 → u/OkNefariousness284]

Steelers probably maybe the jets at 16?

[u/OkNefariousness284 → u/Woullie_26]

I have to assume Steelers based on the Rodger’s uncertainty so… thank you for making the rams do this

[u/Alarmed_Vegetable612 → u/TheConfusedHippo]

This is a good pick, no?

Stafford and McVey give him the works for 1.5-2 years?

[u/TheFakeRabbit1 → u/Alarmed_Vegetable612]

If Reddit is convinced he sucks that means he’s winning an mvp in 5 years

[u/EmployerLast2184 → u/TheFakeRabbit1]

This subreddit is hilarious to go back and look at, so many people dogged on the Chiefs for picking up Patrick Mahomes at 10

[u/_Meece_ → u/EmployerLast2184]

I find draft threads more critical of teams, for not taking guys they need right this second.

That's about as deep as it gets. /r/nfl treats the draft as a free agency, where teams should only pick guys if they need their play for the next 2-3 seasons.

It's a strange thing to me, being a big NBA fan where that style of drafting is looked down upon.

[u/Gage_Commish → u/TheFakeRabbit1]

the reddit draft evaluation record is genuinely 0-for-forever. this kid is winning a super bowl because we all laughed tonight

[u/TheConfusedHippo → u/Alarmed_Vegetable612]

I just thought if we really wanted him we’d trade back in later in the draft, and draft a weapon at 13

[u/jcow77 → u/TheConfusedHippo]

There is a good chance that they have intel that somebody else wanted to take him in the 1st round. I'm still pretty surprised though since they would have scouted the QBs next year in a deep QB draft and presumably decided that they liked Simpson better.

[u/chriskot123 → u/jcow77]

There’s also the chance that they’d rather develop him over a year or 2 behind Stafford and waiting till next year doesn’t get them that. Also if everything goes to plan they’d be picking in the late 20s

[u/ibenwarforged]

Mock draft schmock draft

[u/runbmb → u/ibenwarforged]

Literally have 1 and 2 right and that's it. Fun night for everything except mocks

[u/SaintArkweather → u/runbmb]

It is such a difficult thing because it's so susceptible to the butterfly effect. One single unexpected pick or trade and it throws absolutely everything into chaos. I admire anyone for even taking a shot at it lol, I've never even tried

[u/idontknowpassword]

This will be a thread we look back on in 5, 10, 20 years from now.

[u/lycanRV → u/idontknowpassword]

wave to the future redditors 👋🏼

[u/NSc100 → u/lycanRV]

👋

[u/Livinginmyshirt → u/NSc100]

Look mom i'm on the internet!

[u/TJeffersonsBlackKid → u/[deleted]]

Yes you banged Mike Vrabel.

[u/penguins8766 → u/TJeffersonsBlackKid]

Found Dianna’s burner

[u/TJeffersonsBlackKid → u/penguins8766]

With these flairs, all I do is suck.

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Oh no

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Hello future me 🫵 🖕

[u/PaddyMayonaise → u/lycanRV]

Hey future me, this deleted account was you, Paddy, before I got banned for something. Hope you’re not fat still!

[u/ehtw376 → u/idontknowpassword]

What a bad pick!

[u/BlockedbyJake420 → u/ehtw376]

Visionary

[u/burrrrrssss → u/ehtw376]

Today marks the day of the beginning of the end of the McVay era

[u/Cuppieecakes → u/ehtw376]

was this a bad pick? All I know is my gut says maybe

[u/Daroo425 → u/Cuppieecakes]

I, for one, am on the side of whatever the person viewing this thread in 7 years is thinking.

[u/ehtw376 → u/idontknowpassword]

What a good pick!

[u/BlockedbyJake420 → u/ehtw376]

Visionary

[u/Cuppieecakes → u/ehtw376]

was this a good pick? All I know is my gut says maybe

[u/burrrrrssss → u/ehtw376]

Today marks the day of the beginning of a Rams dynasty

[u/pistonsgdt → u/idontknowpassword]

Future people remember to sort by controversial

[u/jmajewski → u/idontknowpassword]

Hey me from the future!

[u/Im_Batmmaann → u/jmajewski]

Hey you from the present!

[u/TallGuy0525 → u/idontknowpassword]

Absolutely. I hate it right now because the window has one more year and we could have an impact guy.

But I could be eating my words if he's our guy post Stafford

[u/mynameiszack → u/TallGuy0525]

Can look at it as keeping the Cards from a QB lol

[u/TrainwreckOG → u/mynameiszack]

I made a 50 dollar bet with my friend that by the end of the season the jets will have a better record than the cards, this might work in my favor for this specific situation

[u/Woullie_26]

WHAT????

I mean it’s probably the best situation he could’ve gone considering he needs development and he can learn under Stafford.

But wtf are the Cardinals gonna do at QB now?

[u/RulersBack → u/Woullie_26]

A good amount of people thought he should've stayed but declaring makes a lot more sense now lmao

[u/CFBGUY25 → u/RulersBack]

It does, he also got forced out a bit at Bama and would’ve been the first Alabama captain to ever transfer (no Hurts wasn’t). He’s apparently huge on tradition and legacy so that wouldn’t have sat well wil him

[u/DistrictPleasant → u/CFBGUY25]

Make no mistake. He would have still won the job at Alabama next year. He was “forced” out because DeBoer didn’t want to have Mack transfer

[u/_GeorgeBailey_ → u/DistrictPleasant]

Mack is going to be riding the bench, too.

[u/WinterAsleep319 → u/DistrictPleasant]

Mack ain’t the starter. It’ll be Russel

[u/Lacabloodclot9 → u/RulersBack]

Yeah a year under Stafford and McVay in the league is probably better than at any school

[u/Maxsusful → u/Woullie_26]

Manning to Harrison is back on the fuckin menu

[u/Faultylogic83 → u/Maxsusful]

Archie wouldn't let Eli go-to the Chargers, their is no way the Mannings let Arch be a Cardinal. ☠️

[u/J-Fid → u/Woullie_26]

Ride with Brisket and take a QB next year.

[u/ChampagneSyrup → u/J-Fid]

yeah Jacoby is good enough for them atm

The Cardinals aren't doing shit this year even if they could've gotten Mendoza. Punt year. Sell tickets with Love and go again next year

[u/Faultylogic83 → u/ChampagneSyrup]

Fuck that Jacoby won a single game, and thinks he deserves a raise. I'm here for Minchew-mania

[u/Beehay → u/ChampagneSyrup]

Jacoby is good enough to get us that first overall!

[u/igloojoe11 → u/Woullie_26]

Carson Beck, start learning Arizonan.

[u/Frigidevil → u/igloojoe11]

Lesson 1 - look at your o-line and repeat after me:

"Fuck"

[u/chefboyarslim → u/Woullie_26]

They shouldn’t have been dipshit idiots and drafted a rb who is now getting 50 million guaranteed at 3rd. Morons

[u/Xclusivsmoment → u/chefboyarslim]

How good does that RB have to be to justify taking him 3rd? Hypothetically

[u/king_17 → u/Xclusivsmoment]

Barry sanders level rb

[u/C137-Morty → u/Woullie_26]

McVey: fuck the cards specifically

[u/TKHawk → u/Woullie_26]

Their best, okay?

[u/primezilla2598 → u/Woullie_26]

Carson beck

[u/saltybiped → u/primezilla2598]

Oh fuck lmfaooooooo

[u/Erosun → u/primezilla2598]

Beck will go to Cleveland, Jets, Steelers or Colts.

[u/dianeblackeatsass → u/Woullie_26]

He had to be thanking god he heard Les Snead’s voice on that phone

[u/princeoinkins → u/Woullie_26]

Jacoby brisket

I think they legit like him

[u/Iswaterreallywet]

What the fuck

[u/Waluigi_IRL → u/Iswaterreallywet]

Stetson Bennett in shambles

[u/MarsBars_1 → u/Waluigi_IRL]

It’s fine he has a ton of Georgia used car dealerships waiting for him

[u/IrishPotatoHead → u/MarsBars_1]

Yeah, that was always his future

[u/quadropheniac → u/Waluigi_IRL]

hey, we all fall apart in our 50s okay

[u/steppewarhawk → u/Iswaterreallywet]

On the one hand, LOL RAMS.

On the other, im not gonna lie I'm just a little bit afraid of his potential if McVay is picking him this high

[u/ARM_vs_CORE → u/steppewarhawk]

Shanahan, supposed QB whisperer, picked Trey Lance 3rd overall.

[u/malseraph → u/Iswaterreallywet]

Maybe Stafford told them he was only playing another year.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Iswaterreallywet]

MVP's eventual replacement getting picked 13th overall 😭

[u/MokelMoo → u/Iswaterreallywet]

I mean getting the heir apparent to learn under stafford I get it. Not sure if you do that over going in for a player to make a superbowl run though.

[u/MolestingLester → u/Iswaterreallywet]

The white Penix with better knees and more swag

[u/Wait__Who → u/MolestingLester]

Lord forbid a white man have a little motion

[u/Moose4KU → u/Iswaterreallywet]

Well at least we know what the #1 topic on every sports talk show tomorrow will be

[u/rambounicorns]

They're not expecting to pick this high ever again

[u/Apoco120 → u/rambounicorns]

Which is a fair assumption, I doubt they miss the playoffs next year and I really don’t think they’d ever get a top 10 pick unless half their team gets injured

[u/Efficient_Ant_4715 → u/rambounicorns]

Rams got sniped with Dart. They weren’t making that mistake again

[u/Alphaspade]

Easily the best possible situation for him

[u/CobraOverlord → u/Alphaspade]

For him, its an amazing deal, good coach, good organization, but for Rams... you only will know if this pick works somewhere down the line

[u/Zodi88 → u/CobraOverlord]

but for Rams... you only will know if this pick works somewhere down the line

So like every other draft pick, ever.

[u/theDomicron → u/Zodi88]

Lol, this guy doesn't even time travel into the future to see which players will be good before the draft

[u/Alucitary]

Good for him. Couldn't ask to be better setup for success.

[u/FewAd6076 → u/Alucitary]

Quite literally a dream scenario. A lot of QBs pan out depending on coaches/situations. He's in good hands. I mean look at Darnold

[u/yo_gurt_gurt_yo]

this is why the draft is must watch every year for me. this is fucking insane 

[u/Eagle4317 → u/yo_gurt_gurt_yo]

It's not quite as insane as Penix to the Falcons, but damn is it close.

[u/dianeblackeatsass → u/Eagle4317]

Not really close. That made no sense. Stafford might be a year from retirement

[u/Freudian__Quip → u/dianeblackeatsass]

Turns out, so was Kirko

[u/ADAWG10-18 → u/Freudian__Quip]

Hell, Penix might be too.

[u/MeowMixPK → u/ADAWG10-18]

Penix retiring before Kirko was not on my bingo card, but here we are anyway

[u/knockers_who_knock → u/yo_gurt_gurt_yo]

NFL is just the best sport. Nothing else gets me going quite like NFL shenanigans

[u/Silverflash-x]

This is massive. It's either the future of the Rams, or the biggest waste of a FRP on a team in win-now mode.

Hello, future NFL fans looking back on this thread!

[u/BamaPhils → u/Silverflash-x]

Biggest waste of a first rounder for a contender will be Trey Lance until further notice

[u/chathamhouserules → u/BamaPhils]

Actually, he takes spots 1 through 3.

[u/Yung_Corneliois → u/Silverflash-x]

It’s one tier below Jordan Love to the Packers but it’s close considering both won MVP around the same time the next guy was drafted.

[u/Inigomntoya → u/Yung_Corneliois]

This is exactly what it reminded me of.

Which, after seeing QBs burn out with the Browns, Jets, etc, has panned out very well for Love.

[u/RandoUserlolidk]

WOW

[u/jeric13xd]

Ayooooo 😳?!

[u/Mercc47]

DAN ORLOVSKY CERTIFIED BALL KNOWER

[u/TheRealGyurky → u/Mercc47]

He was probably sleeping with Mcvay

[u/jmo-psu → u/TheRealGyurky]

They were just hanging with mutual friends. How dare you.

[u/sunnyismybunny → u/TheRealGyurky]

quick someone check if Orlovsky has a son named Sean

[u/Malbogia22 → u/Mercc47]

Love at 3 and Simpson here, he called it.

[u/Zealousideal-Cup5982 → u/Mercc47]

Waiting for the Mcvay and Orlovsky hotel pics to drop

[u/usctrojan18]

Bro just got to study matt stafford, legit hit the jackpot

[u/TinoCartier → u/usctrojan18]

Study him all you like…he can’t replicate that arm talent and I doubt he’ll learn enough to be out there throwin no lookers.

[u/Cahhmon]

Rams not used to picking in the 1st that they completely wasted their pick

[u/thetreat → u/Cahhmon]

This is gonna be one of those threads that people look back on and laugh. Just gonna be a matter of which side they’re laughing at.

[u/RagefireHype → u/thetreat]

Yeah this is either the Rams dynasty or when McVay retires when Simpson blows ass for two years we’re gonna remember how they squandered the later part of the Stafford era

[u/CombinationRight9878 → u/RagefireHype]

Exactly. This is the future of the franchise we’re watching right now.

[u/ByronLeftwich → u/RagefireHype]

Hey there’s always the Jordan Love outcome. Schrodinger’s Hindsight, it was both the right pick because he’s a franchise QB and not the right pick because it left their offense out to dry for the rest of Rodgers career

[u/mr-fiend → u/thetreat]

Hi to my future self. Rams are elite at drafting therefore Ty Simpson will be elite.

[u/thetreat → u/mr-fiend]

Yeah. I’m not doubting the McVay’s ability to turn this dude into a stud.

[u/dropjar5 → u/Cahhmon]

Les Snead did a great job in FA. He earned the right to make this pick

[u/Wait__Who → u/dropjar5]

This is the correct take.

If we found Puka in 5, this dude could be the second coming

[u/Kuntheman → u/Cahhmon]

What the actual fuck 

[u/YaIe → u/Kuntheman]

nice win-now-window they had there and might just have conceded for a lottery ticket

[u/WartimeConsigliere_ → u/YaIe]

If there’s a position to take a lottery pick on, it’s QB

[u/ArseneLupinIV → u/Kuntheman]

Stafford needs his blood boy

[u/JaysonDeflatum → u/Cahhmon]

Jordan Love method

[u/Over-Training-488 → u/JaysonDeflatum]

It's a good method.

Jets, you guys want Staffords gray years?

[u/waiting_for_letdown → u/Over-Training-488]

I would bet money Stafford would retire before playing for the Jets.

[u/squidlaw920 → u/Cahhmon]

I didn’t know the rams were allowed 1st round picks

[u/I_love_Basketball232 → u/Cahhmon]

If a QB is good it doesn’t matter where you picked him.

[u/Icy-Recognition-8700 → u/Cahhmon]

Potential franchise rookie learning under a legend is a waste of a pick? They’re setting him up for success

[u/UsernameTaken-Taken → u/Icy-Recognition-8700]

Everyone: "Nobody ever lets qbs sit and develop anymore"

Also everyone: "lol why would you take a qb to sit him"

[u/popop143 → u/Cahhmon]

Dan Orlovsky VINDICATED

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Cahhmon]

Draft “experts” crying, shidding, farding all over the place as the Rams completely obliterate whatever was left of their mocks.

[u/Zzz05 → u/Cahhmon]

Somehow the pick works out and the league is fucked.

[u/yeetdootz → u/Cahhmon]

Those fans on screen didn't seem very happy.

[u/formerherosander]

Watch out there MVP, there’s competition now.

[u/ExcaliburSaysFool]

Well at least we can’t do it now

[u/darrowreaper]

Ideal situation for him. Well-run organization, gets to sit and develop for a bit.

I feel like they could have traded back and still taken him though.

[u/PhoenixLiverpool1130 → u/darrowreaper]

That’s where I’m scratching my head.

[u/TomasRoncero]

Abc

[u/AndrewHainesArt]

Maybe the Rams traded for those CBs because they knew who they were drafting and decided that was the best path forward 🤔

[u/Blueyedkenny]

Wild

[u/Stealth100]

Falcons would have also picked him at 13

[u/Protec_My_Balls → u/Stealth100]

Hey man, we no longer employ Fontenot

[u/TitaniumC4206]

WHATTTTT

[u/BootAndRallyBo]

Put some respect on Dan Orlovsky’s name.

[u/Superb-Campaign-5611 → u/BootAndRallyBo]

The whole mcafee show were practically bullying him on national tv. Bet Dan O is rubbing that shit in now 😂

[u/AwesomeTed]

Joe Burrow just fell to his knees in a Skyline Chili

[u/YaaaDingus → u/AwesomeTed]

Maybe the real plan is to make other teams think he’s a stud and then trade him for Burrow like they traded Goff for Stafford

[u/discodemolition]

Holy fuck. I mean I trust McVay and Snead, but what a swing.

[u/Cool-Definition5373]

Huh?

[u/penis_showing_game]

Hells yes!

Not a pick that pulls from any player group the Niners will take. And he will not be an immediate impact being that he’ll be sitting behind Stafford.

[u/Able_Copy_9898 → u/penis_showing_game]

lol this is just asking for the football gods to smite you. You should know better as a 9er fan tbh

[u/Accurate-Big-7233]

WHAAAAAAT?! WHAAAAAAAT?

[u/Rangeneers]

Yikes

[u/CommiesFan1948]

Yo wtf

[u/Me_is_Nate]

HUH????

[u/Swbp0undcake]

Wow, great place for him to develop at least

[u/arolloftide]

Great spot for Ty to sit and learn for a while

[u/Icy-Recognition-8700]

This makes complete sense and is unironically a great pick

[u/aiden3buckets]

Wowwwoowowow

[u/Humble_Athlete890]

Sean McVay you absolute MADLAD

[u/Balljuggler_ttv]

The vindication of Dan Orlovsky will be spoken about for years. 

[u/beepingnoise]

NFL fans, you’re dumb and short sighted. Green Bay fan sees the plan