Former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, who spent his entire 12-year career with the Detroit Lions, was the talk of the pre-draft offseason after being traded to the Los Angeles Rams.
Stafford admitted that it will be “an interesting opportunity and a challenge” for him to become oriented into the new offense, especially due to the lack of on-field workouts players can do this offseason prior to training camp.
Stafford will be surrounded by serious talent in Los Angeles, and look for him and wide receiver Robert Woods to form a deadly combination, much like Woods was able to orchestrate with Jared Goff over the last few years.
Woods and Stafford are yet to workout on the field together, but they plan to do so soon to begin building the much-needed chemistry between quarterback and star receiver.
“Not yet, but I plan on getting with him soon,” Woods told CBS Sports. “We began our virtual training (recently). We’ll be in the same city soon within five or 10 miles, and I know I’m gonna be working out, he’s gonna be working out. So we’ll link up for sure and get our timing down.”
The only way to be the best is to train with the best. And although Stafford may not be the best in a literal sense, he’s still considered an upgrade over Goff.
But Stafford is pretty high up there when it comes to the NFL’s best quarterbacks. Look what he has done since 2010. He has a completion rate above 64% in each of the last six seasons. He had the second-highest passer rating under pressure in 2020. He has finished in the top 10 in passing yards seven times, and he has had a 100-yard rusher in 11 of 166 games played.
And Woods is no joke either. In the last three seasons, the former USC Trojan has 266 catches for 3,289 yards and 18 total touchdowns.