Nine years ago the Denver Broncos added Peyton Manning to their roster and he turned a little above average Denver team into a two time Super Bowl participant and Super Bowl winner in his four seasons in the Mile High City.
Last year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers added Tom Brady to their squad and he transformed a losing team into a Super Bowl champion in his fist season in Florida.
This year, the Los Angeles Rams added Matthew Stafford to their squad and they are hoping he is the final piece in their first ever Super Bowl win in Los Angeles. There is a difference between Manning, Brady and Stafford. Manning and Brady brought a winning pedigree to their new teams, while Stafford has languished on a Detroit squad that only twice has cracked the playoff field in his 12 pro seasons and never won a postseason game.
Rams Head Coach Sean McVay didn’t give us a peak during the preseason on how Stafford will blend with the talented Los Angeles offense. But, their assumption in Los Angeles is that if Stafford can take a bad Detroit team twice to the playoffs, he can win it all with the talented Rams roster.
We’ll see.
The Rams quest to become the second straight team to play the Super Bowl on their home field begins tonight when they host the Chicago Bears. Chicago is at a make-or-break season for head coach Matt Nagy, who guided Chicago to the playoffs in his first season but has had dwindling returns since.