How can Rams salvage Jimmy G after that tirade from Davante Adams in 2023?

Why the Rams will flourish with Jimmy Garoppolo

Okay. Enough of the Jimmy G bashing. For starters, whether relevant or not, wins and losses attributed to Garoppolo lean heavily into the win column. His career win-loss record is 43 wins and 20 losses in regular season games, and four wins and two losses in post-season games. Perfect? No, not even close. But what NFL teams seek in a backup quarterback is to have a guy on the roster who can win games and stay cool even in a pressure cooker.

Jimmy Garoppolo has ice running through his veins.

The thing about NFL quarterbacks, like any player who has succeeded in this league, is that they have things that they can do very well, and things that they cannot do very well. One of the things that veteran QB is known to struggle at is throwing the football deep to either side of the football field.

NFLSavant.com maintains a database on all NFL quarterbacks, and the tale of the tape on quarterback James Garoppolo is worth a visit. His passing is far better over the middle of the football field, and he is far more effective on shot passes. But the Raiders sent Adams deep down the sideline. So who is to blame: The quarterback, the receiver, or the HC who designed and dialed up that play?

The LA Rams know better than to throw bad plays onto the football field that won't work simply from the fact that the quarterback cannot make those throws.

But if you are still stuck on the fence, here are three more reasons why the Rams will do very well with Jimmy Garoppolo as their backup quarterback in 2024. Let's dive right in: