Matthew Stafford’s Second Chance (Re-Air)

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🗓️ 7 February 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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When the Los Angeles Rams traded for Matthew Stafford this offseason, they delivered one of the NFL’s biggest arms to one of its biggest brains: head coach Sean McVay. Over a dozen years in Detroit, Stafford put up big individual numbers, but the Lions’ lackluster talent meant that his ability was often squandered on teams that had no real chance at contending for a Super Bowl. That is no longer the case, as Stafford, McVay, and the rest of the Rams franchise know that nothing less than the Lombardi Trophy will be considered a success: it’s Super Bowl or bust in LA, and they’re on the cusp of reaching that goal. Today, Seth Wickersham takes us behind the scenes of how the Stafford trade went down, what it all says about quarterbacks in the modern era, and how Cabo, apparently, is the nexus of power in the NFL. Then, a look back at the play that changed not only Tom Brady's career...but also the NFL itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	ESPN Daily is presented by Supercuts, the smarter, easier way to get a haircut. It's not just any haircut. It's Supercuts.
0:10.0	Hey guys, it's Pablo here. Welcome to Super Bowl Week. Yes, we've all made it. We're kicking off our
0:16.7	coverage this week by revisiting our episode with Seth Wickersham from August.
0:24.3	And it's an episode we did about Matthew Stafford.
0:29.3	And it happens to be a detailed and intimate portrait of how the quarterback made his way from Detroit to Los Angeles.
0:31.4	And then, at the end, we'll bring you a new update from Seth in the present day that
0:37.4	brings this story so close to full circle.
0:41.4	It is Monday, February 7th.
0:44.7	This is ESPN Daily.
0:51.1	Why did you feel like the Rams were the right fit for you?
1:01.0	Looking at it in the short term there was really exciting just based on their recent past success. You know, it had been a bunch of years in the playoffs, a bunch of years with winning records.
1:05.0	Once the trade happened and it was decided that I was going to be there, I wanted to make sure that I was pulling my weight.
1:10.0	When the Los Angeles Rams traded for Matthew Stafford this off-season, and it was decided that I was going to be there. I wanted to make sure that I was pulling my weight.
1:14.4	When the Los Angeles Rams traded for Matthew Stafford this offseason,
1:19.9	they handed one of the NFL's biggest arms to one of its biggest braids,
1:22.4	head coach Sean McFay.
1:27.8	And while Stafford in Detroit was pretty easy to overlook on account of the general awfulness of the Lions, there is no ignoring the quarterback now.
1:32.4	Not in Hollywood, not when nothing short of a Super Bowl, which will be hosted in LA this
1:38.0	postseason.
1:39.7	Would disappoint.
1:40.9	Today, Seth Wickersham takes us behind the scenes of how the Stafford Trade went down,
1:46.0	what it all says about quarterbacks in the modern era, and how Cabo, apparently, is the
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