Was Ty Simpson the right pick for the Rams?
Charles McDonald breaks down the Rams' selection of former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson.
Video Transcript
This is a very far delineation from where the top of the quarterback game is right now physically.
Correct.
When you look at who are the best quarterbacks in the NFL, they all have some physical trump card that makes life incredibly difficult for defenses, including the Rams' starting quarterback- Right.
Matthew Stafford.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Ty Simpson has none of those traits.
And I know he's a smaller guy, and his arm touch is good.
Like, it's a good arm.
It really is.
But again, like you said, it's not excellent.
It's not very good.
Mendoza might have just a good arm, but he also has great size.
He's a good athlete in a good frame, in a big frame.
And like you mentioned, like, I've seen people go, "Well, he can be Brock Purdy."
Brock Purdy's 225.
He's a sturdy- He's brocked up big dude.
Yes, he is.
And he can move decently.
Like, you know, and that's Simpson is a pretty good athlete, but I'm not gonna run, design runs with him 'cause he'll get crushed.
