Rams Risk Repeating History: Why Picking Ty Simpson Could Mirror the J.J. McCarthy Blunder
What’s clear is that if the Rams have ANY designs on drafting Ty Simpson at 13 simply because “he’s a quarterback and people are telling us we need a quarterback”, LA stands just as good of a chance of giving up on him in 2028 as the apparent quitting that the Vikings are doing on McCarthy in 2026.
Not that anyone should blame Minnesota for quitting on McCarthy, one of the worst starters in recent history, but sadly—and every NFL fan SHOULD be worried—a trend we are likely to see continue as long as the NCAA continues to slow down the developmental process for quarterbacks in the NIL and transfer portal era of college sports.
If you’re drafting Simpson because you think he’s got future starter written all over him, you’re wrong.
If you’re drafting Simpson because you’re worried the future quarterback prospects are even worse, then you might just want to trade a seventh round pick for J.J. McCarthy; you can always go get Simpson in a couple of years when he’s being replaced by a veteran.



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