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Ramsey admits he wasn’t a believer in Stafford before trade, now thinks he’s a HOF’er…

October 18, 2022 06:20AM
Jalen Ramsey admits he wasn't a believer in Matthew Stafford before trade, now says he's a Hall of Famer

[theramswire.usatoday.com]



Jalen Ramsey viewed Matthew Stafford similarly to the way many fans did before the 2021 season. He saw the stats and knew about his arm talent, but Ramsey also knew Stafford had never won a playoff game.

So he was skeptical about the veteran QB, right up until the moment the Rams traded for him.


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Stafford was a guest on Ramsey’s podcast, “Straight off the Press,” and admitted to the quarterback’s face that he wasn’t a believer in him.

“I gotta admit to the camera, to you, before you became my quarterback, I was not a believer. It’s a fact. I was not a believer,” he said. “I knew you had the stats. I knew you had Detroit turnt up as much as they could be turnt up. But I wasn’t a believer. I was like, ‘Man, is he the guy who’s gonna get us over the hump?’ I remember I was in Hawaii, Sean (McVay) called me, and y’all were in Mexico, I guess. And he said, ‘We’re gonna get Matthew Stafford.’ And I said, ‘Well (expletive), now I believe. I don’t care, I’m a believer now.’”

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Ramsey immediately thought about what he knew about Stafford, quickly realizing he would be the best quarterback he ever plays with, most likely. He also knew about Stafford’s playoff record and was confident the Rams could help him get that elusive postseason win.

“We got a defense, we got some guys on offense. We gotta make sure we get playoff wins for him this year,” Ramsey said.

Ramsey has come a long way from his previous thoughts about Stafford before the Rams’ blockbuster trade. He now believes he’s a Hall of Famer.

“It was a Twitter debate going on saying, is Matthew Stafford a Hall of Famer based off of now winning a Super Bowl with the Rams and all his stats?” Ramsey recalled. “I remember doing a podcast a couple weeks later and I said 100%. And I might be biased now because I’ve seen you as my teammate, but now I’m like, he’s got the Super Bowl, he’s got the stats. … You got the playoff wins, the Super Bowl. You’ve got it all now. In my opinion, you Hall of Fame, I’m gonna say Hall of Fame.”

It’s still up for debate whether Stafford deserves to be a Hall of Famer, but it’s probably too early to tell. If he keeps winning in the playoffs and puts up big numbers the way he has throughout his career, he’ll have a strong case when he hangs up his cleats.
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  Ramsey admits he wasn’t a believer in Stafford before trade, now thinks he’s a HOF’er…

Rams43305October 18, 2022 06:20AM

  Re: Ramsey admits he wasn’t a believer in Stafford before trade, now thinks he’s a HOF’er…

Rams43109October 18, 2022 06:22AM

  Re: Ramsey admits he wasn’t a believer in Stafford before trade, now thinks he’s a HOF’er…

JYB129October 18, 2022 11:51AM

  Not a HOFer. Not yet. One SB win isn't going to be enough

JimYoungblood53104October 18, 2022 12:39PM

  Needs an mvp

Hazlet Hacksaw135October 19, 2022 07:19AM

  Re: Not a HOFer. Not yet. One SB win isn't going to be enough

JYB212October 19, 2022 10:21AM

  Re: Not a HOFer. Not yet. One SB win isn't going to be enough

Ramboni222October 19, 2022 11:34AM

  While true I like Namath being in the HOF....

JamesJM79October 19, 2022 11:50AM

  Yep, I get it.

303082October 19, 2022 12:25PM

  Re: Yep, I get it.

VANRAM114October 19, 2022 12:30PM

  Namath made his HOF bones.......

21Dog143October 19, 2022 01:37PM

  Namath definitely deserves HOF

Hazlet Hacksaw113October 19, 2022 02:15PM

  Re: While true I like Namath being in the HOF....

Ramboni82October 19, 2022 03:59PM

  That's one of those tough situations.... correct me if I'm wrong...

JamesJM76October 19, 2022 04:33PM

  Re: That's one of those tough situations.... correct me if I'm wrong...

Ramboni124October 19, 2022 05:16PM

  Yeah, never did care for Namath...

JamesJM214October 19, 2022 05:40PM

  You are aware of their eras not being comperable, right?

JimYoungblood53100October 19, 2022 06:40PM

  Re: You are aware of their eras not being comperable, right?

Ramboni66October 20, 2022 05:15AM

  sick of Ramsey's mouth

Stafford9156October 20, 2022 03:14AM

  LOL....

JamesJM60October 20, 2022 08:43AM

  I wasn't a believer that we gave up what we did for Ramsey.....

Ramgator65October 20, 2022 03:19AM