When all was said and done in 2024, Cousins threw for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions, while completing 66.9 percent of his pass attempts. Those numbers might help replace Stafford better than either Garoppolo or Bennett could.

That said, not everyone believes Garoppolo should be the next man up. Former NFL quarterback Kurt Benkert argued that if Stafford can’t go, the Rams should turn to third-year passer Stetson Bennett instead. “There’s not a world where Jimmy G should start over Stetson if Stafford misses time,” Benkert said.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Rams’ QB Call Riding on Matthew Stafford’s Secret Throwing Session. It was an eventful NFL preseason Week 2, but let’s start with the Rams’ quarterback room because there was plenty of bad and some good last week.