What if Ty Simpson is Les Snead’s insurance for a McVay-Stafford retirement?

To say that fans of the Los Angeles Rams were not ecstatic about Ty Simpson being the team's first-round selection would be an understatement. There's a common sentiment that the pick should have been used on a player who could help the team win immediately. There's another that the Rams should have traded back and then grabbed Simpson, as they had alleged offers on the table.

Les Snead chose his guy. Now, this is pure speculation, but after covering the team in multiple capacities, something seems off. Multiple reporters on the beat made mention of an ominous mood in their post-draft presser between Snead and head coach Sean McVay on Thursday night.

McVay's call with Simpson was something that lacked the expected amount of excitement from the Rams coach. Despite an explanation that it was in respect to Matthew Stafford, I'm struggling to buy it. On Friday, multiple reports came out that McVay was in full support of drafting Simpson and that his lack of public interest was to mask the Rams' real interest.

Furthermore, his docile congratulatory call to Simpson was him giving respect to Matthew Stafford. McVay addressed his "grumpy" mood during Friday's press conference, saying that it was unrelated to football and his reaction would've naturally been stoic anyway because of the respect he has for Stafford. "Sean McVay loves Matthew Stafford.