Garoppolo only appeared in one game last season for the Rams, in Week 18 when they rested their starters, having clinched the division. But he is the one backup quarterback who has been a high-level starter in his career. He was 38-17 as a starter for the 49ers and led them to the Super Bowl.

Darnold had the best season of all the quarterbacks in the NFC West, but he did it with the Vikings, who had Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson and Aaron Jones. he had an elite supporting cast on offense. it is the only season in his career that he has done that, and even at the end of the year, the turnover-prone Darnold showed up.

F ans of the Los Angeles Rams understand the devastating impact that untimely and serious injuries can have on the team and the 17-game season that follows. While the team has not