An NFL analyst is urging the Los Angeles Rams to make a quarterback move before next season, and his target is New Orleans Saints passer Spencer Rattler.
Daniel Kelly of First Round Mock took to social media on Saturday with a direct message for Sean McVay: move on from Ty Simpson and bring in Rattler to back up Matthew Stafford. Kelly, a former New York Jets scout, framed the idea around one thing above all else - the Rams’ quarterback depth.
“As a former NFL Scout, I recommend the Rams trade for #Saints Spencer Rattler ASAP,” Kelly wrote. “If they are serious about winning the Super Bowl, they need Rattler behind Matthew Stafford.
“As of now, they have nobody behind Stafford. Rams backups Stetson Bennett and Ty Simpson have taken a combined 0 snaps in the NFL. The Rams' season is over if anything happens to 38-year-old Stafford.”
Kelly’s point is simple: Los Angeles has been lifted into Super Bowl favorite territory after trading for defensive superstar and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett, but that status could unravel fast if Stafford goes down. Stafford is the league’s reigning MVP, and Kelly believes the Rams can’t afford to lean on a pair of backups who have yet to log an NFL snap.
Instead, he sees Rattler as the safer bet. The Saints quarterback has 14 NFL starts and started eight games in the 2025 season, giving Kelly the kind of experience he says the Rams need behind Stafford. He backed that up with production, pointing to Rattler’s completion rate and quick decision-making.
“Rattler produced a top-10 completion percentage in the NFL last season (67.7%) and the 5th fastest time to throw (2.67 seconds Next Gen Stats),” Kelly wrote. “Rattler is capable of stepping into the Rams' starting lineup and winning the Super Bowl if called upon. He has what it takes."
Kelly also said his belief in Rattler goes back to the quarterback’s college days at South Carolina, and that his pre-draft evaluation has only been reinforced by what Rattler has shown in the NFL.
“I know he has what it takes,” Kelly wrote. “I’ve done the work on him and that pre-draft work has been confirmed by the fast processing and accuracy he has since shown in the NFL."
Ty Simpson’s selection by the Rams in April caught plenty of people off guard, especially given the team’s usual preference for proven players. Still, he is now being viewed as the quarterback of the future, even with the skeptical report that surfaced out of minicamp.
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