With COVID-19 threat, LA Rams must sign free agency QB ASAP

Quarantine Quarterback

The NFL is shooting from the hip right now. There was no way to anticipate all the twists and turns required to make this NFL season- which hasn’t even arrived yet – happen. And with that being said, the LA Rams had no warning to the potential disaster which could unfold in 2020. Imagine what devastating impact the Rams season would face if starting quarterback contracted COVID-19 and was quarantined to prevent infecting his teammates and opposing players when the season began?  That would be a hard situation to accept.

The Rams may not have had the money to sign a premium free-agent quarterback for a normal season, but 2020 is proving to be anything but a normal season so far. Should the Rams bite the bullet to sign a veteran “just in case”? I’m not sure the team truly has an option here.

Insurance policy always seems extra until it’s needed

I have no intention of avoiding reality. The LA Rams may not want to spend the money on a veteran free-agent quarterback to back up Jared Goff. But just like any other insurance policy, the cost of obtaining one is debated until the need for the insurance occurs. Then it was the best bargain ever.  So where would the Rams tuck away such a “quarantine quarterback” on the roster?

The Rams cannot afford to go four to six weeks praying for success at the quarterback position. Even if John Wolford himself is up to the challenge, any adversity to starting QB Jared Goff places an undrafted quarterback one step closer to running the LA Rams offense in 2020. I love our quarterbacks but would prefer to delay their NFL debut for at least one season. That means the Rams should consider NFL free agency, specifically either Cam Newton or Blake Bortles.