{"id":862312,"date":"2026-04-09T12:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862312\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:57:52","slug":"l-a-rams-news-if-they-cant-get-jimmy-g-then-the-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862312\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Rams news: If they can\u2019t get Jimmy G, then the draft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I think that the Los Angeles Rams could wind up with Jimmy Garoppolo by the time the season starts, but if they enter the NFL Draft without Jimmy G, then should they draft one?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">L.A. doesn\u2019t have to draft a high-end QB, but they could take a later round flyer to challenge Stetson Bennett, and perhaps earn a relevant role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I suppose there is a reality that if Matthew Stafford goes down, then this team could be out of luck, but still, you plan for the worst even when it\u2019s the worst, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s just interesting. Another thought for Jimmy G is his chance as a transition QB for the Rams whenever Stafford is done. You can read more about that below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thank you for checking out Turf Show Times and have a great Thursday! If you want to leave comment, then we hope you do!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201c\u201cJimmy Garoppolo is still available, and I think, at this stage of his career, the likelihood is that he\u2019ll find a place as a high-end backup,\u201d Breer wrote. \u201cHis experience with the Rams was a good one, and I\u2019d think that door would still be open, and perhaps set him up to be a bridge quarterback whenever Matthew Stafford decides to walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Slowly but surely, Garoppolo\u2019s list of landing spots has dwindled, with the Rams looking like one of the few options left. They can each benefit from getting back together for 2026 \u2014 but Los Angeles is better off looking elsewhere for its post-Stafford stopgap.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Insider Peter Schrager\u2019s latest mock draft has the Rams selecting wide receiver Makai Lemon with the No. 13 overall pick \u2014 a sign that the franchise is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patmcafeeshow\/status\/2041563228761719180?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">prioritizing the support<\/a> for its MVP quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThis is more Matthew Stafford-related and getting him another weapon for his potential last run,\u201d Schrager said on The Pat McAfee Show. \u201cMakai Lemon is everything that Les Snead and Sean McVay love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI can\u2019t imagine Snead being happy not having any draft picks after his 3rd rounder. I think that\u2019s why they made the McDuffie trade&#8230;he plans on trading down and adding another 3rd and maybe a 4th or 5th. How much the Rams get is LARGELY dependent on who is still on the board at #13&#8230;.if Sadiq or Delane is still there, someone will sell the house for that pick, and the Rams can move down and have 4 top 100 picks. In my humble opinion, in a normal draft class, many of these players are 2nd and 3rd round quality.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turfshowtimes.com\/los-angeles-rams-news\/137512\/la-rams-news-ty-simpson-draft?commentID=04b341fd-274e-4038-8490-bce041b08c9e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">-JeffinBranson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I think that the Los Angeles Rams could wind up with Jimmy Garoppolo by the time the season&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,58,4200,2444,2611,6,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-862312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-los-angeles","10":"tag-los-angeles-rams","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams-news","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-rams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116374872631241134","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}