The LA Rams have pulled rabbits out of the hat in the past. Time to pull another rabbit out of the hat.
Getting Gardner Minshew on the Rams roster for a 6th or even 5th round draft pick would be huge right now...
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...If you want to take a flyer on a young and talented quarterback who has some stuff to prove, you may want to dangle a late draft pick in front of the Jacksonville Jaguars to see if that gets a nibble over trading backup Gardner Minshew? Right now, the word on the street is that a sixth-round pick would be enough to pry the guy away from the Jaguars. Now, why would the LA Rams front office want to do such a thing?
Well, he’s very young, entering just his third NFL season. And he already has a strong body of work, having played in 23 games and started in 20 already. He boasts a 63 percent accuracy and has an eye-popping 37 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. Best of all, he’s done all of this while playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars. While he most certainly wants the opportunity to compete for a starting role, he could be an ideal successor to the LA Rams offense if he comes, learns from Matthew Stafford, and builds up to a starting role if and when the opportunity presents itself.
If you want value, Minshew is your man. The guy’s salary hit over the 2021 and 2022 seasons combined are less than $2 million. That’s the next two seasons under contract. Right now, even John Wolford’s contract expires at the end of the 2021 season. Minshew carries over to 2023, and at that time the LA Rams would be in a much better position to re-sign a deserving backup if warranted...."
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