Rams draft efforts confirms these 3 things about Stetson Bennett

The controversy and enigma of the future of LA Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett is no more? Ultimately, was there ever a controversy? The amount of information that was shared publicly about the absence of Bennett from the 2023 NFL season was certainly frustrating. But if the team never considered releasing him how bad did it really become?

Had Stetson Bennett suffered a season-ending ACL injury, there would have been no buzz. Instead, the team gets Bennett back without any major injuries, with a full 2023 LA Rams training camp under his belt, with a history of a strong and promising debut with the team, and with the fact that the needs of this team for a backup quarterback of the future have not changed.

Rams HC Sean McVay and GM Les Snead address Stetson Bennett's status in the pre-draft press conference below on or about the 31:00 mark. We will be referring back to thos comments throughout this article:

But if there was a darker tone about Stetson Bennett and his future with the team in the past, this press conference had the light of a new dawn for both Bennett and the Rams. How can that possibly be? Well, let's discuss Bennett's value, and the many reasons why salvaging his career is in the team's best interest.

III: Champions get back up after getting knocked down.

The lyrics to the song Tub-Thumpers by Chumbawamba are tales of how winners get knocked down, but those winners never stay down. We know the adage, but do we really 'get' the meaning of what it's saying?

• I get knocked down, but I get up again
• You are never gonna keep me down
• I get knocked down, but I get up again
• You are never gonna keep me down
• I get knocked down, but I get up again
• You are never gonna keep me down
• I get knocked down, but I get up again
• You are never gonna keep me down

We all have struggles in life, unexplainable downturns in our fortunes, whether relational, vocational, emotional, or financial. But those are the moments that truly define the essence of our character. How will you truly define the NFL career of Stetson Bennett if he goes on to have a brilliant NFL career? Will you hold him accountable for 2023, when he was absent for the year? Or will you celebrate his accomplishments?

All fans want to cheer rather than jeer a guy who is a professional athlete, so the question yields an obvious answer. That is why the Rocky movies were so popular. Ultimately, we love to cheer for the underdog, because we can relate better to those less-than-perfect competitors. All Stetson Bennett needs to do to win back fans is to play hard this season.

If he can get back up and be competitive once more, many more fans will join those few of us who never stopped cheering for him in the first place.