Our minority assistant GM is on to the second round

[D-train]

Looks like there will be two more seasons of Stafford vs Seattle.

I think we can safely assume that this deal also means that Rams head coach Sean McVay is also not planning on leaving prior to that point. The Seattle Seahawks and Rams have had some barnburners during Stafford’s time in Los Angeles, none more so than their best-of-three series last season which featured a stunning comeback victory by Seattle and culminated in their NFC Championship victory at Lumen Field.

The NFL clearly thinks that this rivalry will be just as ferocious in 2026, waiting all the way until Christmas Day to schedule their first matchup with the rematch coming on the final day of the season. Stafford’s new deal will give us at least one more season of these slobberknockers after 2026 assuming his back holds up.

[Donn Beach]

Yeah, it's going to depend on how he feels physically. It's always been that. Ive always figured there was a pretty good chance of at least a couple more seasons. But nobody is going to know until he plays this one.

The NFL save the Seahawks-Rams rivalry for the last game of the season and put the seahawks-Patriots rivalry first...go figure

[D-train]

Yeah, it's going to depend on how he feels physically. It's always been that. Ive always figured there was a pretty good chance of at least a couple more seasons. But nobody is going to know until he plays this one.

The NFL save the Seahawks-Rams rivalry for the last game of the season and put the seahawks-Patriots rivalry first...go figure

They wouldn't have wasted the time to give him an extension if they weren't confident he can play. So he wins the MVP in 2025 but only plays one more season?? Unless he sustains a career ending injury this season he isn't going to pass on $55M so he can sit on the couch, lay on the beach and golf for 50 years instead of 49.

[Donn Beach]

Yeah, it's going to depend on how he feels physically. It's always been that. Ive always figured there was a pretty good chance of at least a couple more seasons. But nobody is going to know until he plays this one.

The NFL save the Seahawks-Rams rivalry for the last game of the season and put the seahawks-Patriots rivalry first...go figure

They wouldn't have wasted the time to give him an extension if they weren't confident he can play. So he wins the MVP in 2025 but only plays one more season?? Unless he sustains a career ending injury this season he isn't going to pass on $55M so he can sit on the couch, lay on the beach and golf for 50 years instead of 49.

He's 38 years old with a bad back, I don't think anybody can say with confidence he's playing two years from now.

Matthew Stafford has managed chronic lumbar back issues, including herniated/aggravated discs, which first flared up severely in the summer of 2025. Despite the wear and tear, the veteran quarterback committed to a 18th NFL season and remains the Los Angeles Rams' starter.

[D-train]

Yeah, it's going to depend on how he feels physically. It's always been that. Ive always figured there was a pretty good chance of at least a couple more seasons. But nobody is going to know until he plays this one.

The NFL save the Seahawks-Rams rivalry for the last game of the season and put the seahawks-Patriots rivalry first...go figure

They wouldn't have wasted the time to give him an extension if they weren't confident he can play. So he wins the MVP in 2025 but only plays one more season?? Unless he sustains a career ending injury this season he isn't going to pass on $55M so he can sit on the couch, lay on the beach and golf for 50 years instead of 49.

He's 38 years old with a bad back, I don't think anybody can say with confidence he's playing two years from now.

Matthew Stafford has managed chronic lumbar back issues, including herniated/aggravated discs, which first flared up severely in the summer of 2025. Despite the wear and tear, the veteran quarterback committed to a 18th NFL season and remains the Los Angeles Rams' starter.

15.5 months from now. Yeah he could get hit by a bus or decide to become a Nun or become Mike Vrabel's full time mistress but I'm betting he is the Rams starting QB game one of the 2027 season.

[Donn Beach]

They wouldn't have wasted the time to give him an extension if they weren't confident he can play. So he wins the MVP in 2025 but only plays one more season?? Unless he sustains a career ending injury this season he isn't going to pass on $55M so he can sit on the couch, lay on the beach and golf for 50 years instead of 49.

He's 38 years old with a bad back, I don't think anybody can say with confidence he's playing two years from now.

Matthew Stafford has managed chronic lumbar back issues, including herniated/aggravated discs, which first flared up severely in the summer of 2025. Despite the wear and tear, the veteran quarterback committed to a 18th NFL season and remains the Los Angeles Rams' starter.

15.5 months from now. Yeah he could get hit by a bus or decide to become a Nun or become Mike Vrabel's full time mistress but I'm betting he is the Rams starting QB game one of the 2027 season.

I think he's more likely to get hit by a nose tackle than a bus lol. It will depend on his health, is that an argument? Again, it's always depended on that. I don't really see what difference the extension makes.

[DavidGee24]

This thread was about our assistant GM and Donn turned it into something completely different.

[D-train]

This thread was about our assistant GM and Donn turned it into something completely different.

Yeah about a guy getting a 55 million extension that he's never going to use. Happens all the time

[D-train]

If I was an NFL owner I'd be running DNA genetics testing on every employee to see if any of them had at least Elizabeth Warren level minority DNA