BOMBSHELL: Rams' STAFFORD CRISIS Deepens | Will McVay's GAMBLE on Jimmy G Pay Off?

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Stafford's back injury has the Los Angeles Rams in a quarterback quandary. Can Jimmy Garoppolo keep their playoff hopes alive? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down the Rams' options at QB, from Stafford's uncertain timeline to Garoppolo's potential as a stopgap starter. The hosts analyze the Rams' schedule, projecting win totals with and without Stafford at the helm. Could a healthy Stafford transform an 8-9 team into a 12-5 contender? Dive into the crucial stretch of games that could make or break the Rams' season and explore potential trade targets like Ryan Tannehill. Tune in for expert insights on how Sean McVay and the Rams can navigate this quarterback conundrum and stay competitive in the NFC West.

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0:00.0	What is going on with the Rams and Matthew Stafford?
0:04.5	We're going to break down everything you need to know today on the Locked on NFL scouting podcast.
0:15.1	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting part of the locked on podcast network your team every day
0:28.3	what's better than this it's guys being dudes here on the locked on NFL scouting podcast we're the draft dudes
0:36.8	I'm joe marino from locked on bills he. He's Kyle Crabbs from Locked on Dolphins. And we are your NFL experts here with you daily to talk team building across the league on the Lockdown NFL scouting podcast with the draft dudes, part of the Lockdown podcast network, your team every day. One issue, a big thank you. Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
0:55.2	Those of you who never miss a single episode,
0:57.7	we appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
1:00.6	Joe, happy Thursday.
1:03.6	Happy Thursday.
1:04.4	Not a happy Thursday for Rams fans hoping to see Matthew Stafford on the field.
1:08.9	Did you do any more of the smelling salts after the podcast yesterday?
1:15.4	Yeah, I did a Discord live.
1:17.8	I do an exclusive for my Discord every Wednesday night.
1:20.1	And we took a little sniff.
1:23.5	So yeah, you got hyped up on it.
1:25.8	I had to work out last night, like 10, 15. I'm like, yeah, I got to go. I'm afraid of it, man. I haven't, I haven't went too hard on it. It's like very casual, like, it's like, I haven't really. Shallows sniff. Shadows like George Kittle, like. I see what these guys do about it. Yeah, I mean, they really get in there and it wakes you up I'll say that yeah I've got the half wake up so all right well hopefully we we don't need it throughout the course of the next 25 minutes or so talking about Matthew Stafford and I think this this situation is very interesting for a couple of different reasons.
2:05.3	But one of them being, this off season, they kind of flirted with the idea of moving on.
2:10.4	Right.
2:11.1	And they, they kind of had some feeler conversations for trade stuff.
2:16.8	And it sounds like Aaron Rogers would have been there pivot and brought him back to California.
2:20.5	And like, all that was on the table.
2:22.9	And they ultimately come to agreement on a adjusted contract for Stafford after.
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