Rams can take advantage of Jets' dysfunction by trading for beleaguered QB

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead has to walk a tight rope right now. On one hand, he's got a contender this season, and he must ensure the team is at the ready with reinforcements to succeed over the final 10 games of the season.

On the other hand, he has to keep one eye on golden opportunities that could suddenly arise as the 2025 NFL trade deadline approaches.

Snead could consider salvaging the career of a beleaguered young quarterback, much like the Indianapolis Colts have done with quarterback Daniel Jones.

And New York Jets owner Woody Johnson may have just made a veiled "make me an offer" for beleaguered quarterback Justin Fields.

It's no surprise that the Jets seem in shambles after their 0-7 start. And it's not even much of a shock that Fields is getting raked over the coals this season. He hasn't been bad. He simply hasn't been particularly good.

That typically means changes are overdue. Is Fields on the hot seat suddenly, and can the Rams take an advantage as they explore the post-Matthew Stafford era?

Rams have golden opportunity to land salvageable QB at trade deadline

Not every tarnished NFL player deserves a second chance. But for Fields, he does.

Fields has potential. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 227 pounds, he looks the part of an NFL quarterback as soon as he enters a room. The problem is that he has been thrust into a starting role from the get-go and appears to need time to absorb the nuances of the NFL, and it'd benefit him to have some consistency for a change after bouncing from the Chicago Bears to the Pittsburgh Steelers and finally with Gang Green.

Los Angeles can give him that time.

This is Fields' fifth season in the NFL. He has a career 61.4 percent completion rate, throwing for 8,625 yards, 40 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions. He has been sacked an alarming 173 times over his career, and 22 times this season. For comparison purposes, Stafford has been sacked just 11 times this season.

Still, is Fields worth pursuing? Many would say yes. He is a known player who is struggling to compete for defensive-minded head coaches. He has been thrust into a starting role without much help. Right now, he sits in a nadir, at the lowest point of his NFL career. Could the Rams salvage his career?

That's what the coaching staff was built to do.

If Snead believes Fields still has NFL potential, it makes sense to hedge some bets and get him now. A quarterback on the roster is worth two in the draft. Sure, the Rams could find a worthy rookie next year in the draft.

But LA could hit the jackpot on a low-risk, high-reward bet now as well.

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