After their season ended, the Los Angeles Rams began targeting quarterbacks in an attempt to upgrade from Jared Goff. They ultimately landed Matthew Stafford in a blockbuster deal, sending Goff, two first-round picks and a third-rounder to Detroit.
But Stafford wasn’t the only quarterback the Rams inquired about. According to Sam Farmer of the LA Times, the Rams “made a run” at Aaron Rodgers but were turned down by the Green Bay Packers.
Farmer says the Packers “were adamant” about not trading Rodgers, which comes as no surprise. Additionally, Deshaun Watson was “out of their price range,” according to Farmer.
The Rams "made a run" at Aaron Rodgers, but the Packers were "adamant" they weren't trading him, per @LATimesfarmer pic.twitter.com/SnAn8nphYI
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Rodgers is older than Stafford, but he likely would’ve required even more draft capital from the Rams. And considering the Packers already have Jordan Love waiting in the wings, they probably wouldn’t have wanted Goff.
Stafford is still an upgrade over Goff and even though the price was a high one for the Rams to pay, they can now feel good about their quarterback situation for the next two years. He’ll open up the playbook, be more aggressive than Goff and create more big plays to make the Rams more explosive.
Rodgers and Watson would’ve been dream scenarios for Les Snead and Sean McVay, most likely, but Stafford and his eight 4,000-yard seasons still make the Rams a better team.
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