On Saturday night, the news broke that Matt Stafford would be playing in Los Angeles next season for Sean McVay. Jared Goff would come back to Detroit. This is news that rocked the NFL world. And people reacted like Stafford was one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Now, part of that is due to trades like this never happening in the NFL, so, the hyperbole machine was out to play. The other part is the Internet loves Stafford. He gets overhyped by the media regularly. People will rush to make the Rams a Super Bowl favorite in the NFC for 2021. We’ll see when the dust settles. But if the Packers stay the course, this deal actually helps them for next year and beyond.

The Lions are entering a rebuild now. With rebuilds in the NFL, they can take anywhere from two to four years to hit the potential. This is great news for the Packers. While it doesn’t mean that both Lions’ games are going to be layups, it means that the competition in Detroit isn’t as strong. Therefore, it could provide an opportunity for Green Bay to add two wins to their schedule for the next couple of years. That helps in the long run. One less problem for the Packers to worry about in the division.

I know that division titles mean nothing to Packers’ fans, but the reality is the division matchups are where playoff seeding is gained. There are six games of the 16 game seasons against those teams. Win all six and it likely will lead to a good seed. Packers netted the two and the one in the last two years by going an impressive 11-1 inside the division. Having the Lions enter a rebuild will only lead to the Packers having continued success.

As for the Rams side of it, they’ve not vaulted ahead of Green Bay or Tampa Bay (Assuming Tom Brady runs it back) with Stafford. What’s your favorite Stafford big win? There isn’t one. The dude is a competitor, but he is not a winner. That might sound meatheaded and dumb, but it’s the truth. We haven’t seen that from the Rams quarterback. They have a good roster, but a better quarterback doesn’t make them the immediate top contender in the NFC.

This is only the beginning of what promises to be a crazy offseason.

Charlie.