Yahoo Sports NFL on Matthew Stafford

Stafford's degenerative back and pocket-passer role create injury risk if O-line depth fails.

Stafford enters his 18th season at 38 while managing a degenerative back condition that hasn't simply disappeared; the source warns that an offensive line injury leading to a Stafford injury is 'the one way that this super talented team could see things just kind of fall apart a little bit.' Stafford is a pocket passer at this stage of his career (rushed just 10 times over the past two seasons) and relies entirely on pass protection, making the Rams' decision to neglect offensive-line depth a potentially significant gamble given his age and back vulnerability.

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