5 NFL teams that are going to wish they drafted Stetson Bennett IV
By John Buhler
Stetson Bennett IV is already making other teams look foolish for passing on him in the draft.
With Stetson Bennett IV turning heads during Los Angeles Rams training camp, you better believe several NFL teams will end up regretting not taking the Georgia legend in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Bennett landed in an absolutely perfect situation for him. He gets to play in a quarterback-friendly system run by fellow Georgia boy Sean McVay. Even better, he gets to back up his fellow Dawg brother Matthew Stafford whilst learning the ropes. Everything is pulling in the right direction for the Mailman in L.A. He might even start games for the Rams this season should Stafford go down.
However, with every pass Bennett makes for the Rams, other teams will regret not selecting him.
5 NFL teams that will totally regret not drafting Stetson Bennett IV last spring
Scouting Report. North. Minnesota Vikings. 5. Pick Analysis. NFC. player. 60
A possible Kirk Cousins successor could have been Vikings’ next Fran Tarkenton
While the Minnesota Vikings did draft a fine college quarterback last spring in Jaren Hall out of BYU, the future looks bleak in the Twin Cities on the gridiron. Kevin O’Connell may have thrived in his first season at the helm as head coach, but you and I both know that general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah wants to blow this thing up like he is Seamus Finnigan in a Hogwarts potions class.
It may be a bitter pill to swallow but isn’t Kirk Cousins the best quarterback to play for the Vikings since, I don’t know, Fran Tarkenton? Sure, Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham and Daunte Culpepper were way more talented than him, but Cap’n Kirk has staying power, baby! Furthermore, Adofo-Mensah could move on from him after this year, leaving their quarterback position exposed.
I don’t anticipate the Vikings to be bad enough to be in the Caleb Williams or Drake Maye sweepstakes, but they may not be a playoff team. By taking Bennett over Hall, the Vikings could have had a quarterback who could potentially be what Cousins has been at the professional level. O’Connell is a savvy offensive mind, so the NFL learning curve for Bennett would not be as steep.
Bennett would never beat out Cousins as the Vikings’ starter, but he could have been his successor.