The Rams knew they needed an upgrade at quarterback after their loss in the divisional round of last season’s playoffs.
So what did they do? They went and got one. They traded Jared Goff for Matthew Stafford and are now considered one of the favorites in the NFC for next season because of their move.
Though Stafford isn’t a perfect player by any means, he’s good enough to get the job done for the Rams. And he’s much better than what they had last year.
At least, according to Rams lineman Michael Brockers, he is. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Brockers was asked if he thought Stafford was a “level up” from Goff. His answer was yes.
“Is it a level up? In my heart, deeply, just understanding what he brings, it’s a level up. It’s a level up.”
He also believes that the Rams could reasonably be the team to win the Super Bowl next year.
“I don’t want to say a lock because it’s any given Sunday in this league. That’s just respect to each and every team. So I don’t want to say a lock for the Super Bowl, but with having a quarterback like that, and just seeing what we did last year and just seeing what he can bring to this team, there’s no wonder why we can’t [win it all].”
And there you have it. That’s probably not great to hear if you’re Jared Goff and you gave your best to that team for the first few years of your career. But, if everything is honest here, it’s totally true.
Stafford is very much so an upgrade from Goff and it’s not even close. He makes the Rams’ offense dangerous. And with the way that Brockers and that defense played last season? That has to be a joy to hear.