“California, tell you people to stay away. Stay away now, don’t—don’t come in here. Whatever you hear, stay away. John Doe has the upper hand.”
This was said by Detective Somerset in Se7en, but applies just as well to the “California” Rams and Matthew “John Doe” Stafford. He’s not in control, but he does have the upper hand. Amid contract update negotiations between the team and Stafford, the arguments for both sides should be obvious: As 2025 goes, Stafford needs the Rams more than the Rams need Stafford, but in 2024, the Rams need Stafford more than Stafford needs the Rams.