5 positive takeaways from LA Rams Super Bowl victory

Takeaway I: Stafford was worth it

Is the NFL standard practice too wishy-washy? After the LA Rams Super Bowl LVI victory, I could easily envision a more aggressive approach from NFL general managers once more. After all, the Rams have not used a first-round draft pick since 2016 and yet have remained one of the most successful teams in the NFL.

But that has not come easily, nor had it come without a bit of risk-taking. After all, one year ago the LA Rams traded a young and accomplished quarterback named Jared Goff, and three draft picks, to acquire Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. To assemble that package, head coach Sean McVay had to petition team owner Stan Kroenke to authorize that much value.

In the process, both McVay and Rams’ general manager Les Snead stuck their necks out, way out. Any ending short of winning a Super Bowl would not just fall on Stafford, but on those who lobbied relentlessly to make that trade happen

By the end of Super Bowl LVI, both McVay’s and Snead’s belief in Matthew Stafford as a quarterback capable of leading the team to a Super Bowl victory was validated. Now, the LA Rams not only are Super Bowl winners but are positioned to compete for Super Bowl LVII as well. Matthew Stafford has one more year with the Rams on his current contract. But honestly, I cannot see him playing anywhere else after this win.