Topps Flagship Football dropped yesterday. If you read our Wax Watch, you already know where we stand as far as this rookie class is concerned. But there are still a couple of names we're keeping our eye on, at least for now. Today it's Ty Simpson.
It was pretty shocking on draft night to see the Rams take a QB with the 13th overall pick. Matthew Stafford just won the MVP, for crying out loud. We get why they did it. The Rams need to start thinking about life after Stafford hangs it up, and they liked Simpson enough to pick him even though he’ll be riding the bench all season. Maybe a couple more after that.
The thing is, that actually puts Simpson in great company. Steve Young. Philip Rivers. Aaron Rodgers. Tom Brady. All of them sat a full season or more before they got the keys. Maybe the Rams are onto something here.
As a football fan, it’s brutal watching your team draft their QB of the future only to let him collect dust. But as a collector? That’s exactly when everyone else is throwing money at rookies who are actually getting playing time. Nobody’s paying attention to the guy holding the clipboard.
So we’re pulling receipts. A couple of past QBs, tracked from their first seasons on the bench to the moment they got put under center. Is there a good window to buy? Or is this more of an indicator to stay away?
Let’s rip in.
