Stafford, though, never really wanted to leave Los Angeles
The danger for the New York Giants in their failed pursuit of Matthew Stafford was that they were wasting their time, that Stafford never wanted New York and was simply using the Giants to help set the price for his return to the Los Angeles Rams.
According to Rich Eisen, that is exactly what happened.
“I heard the Giants and Raiders interest in Matthew Stafford was quite real and it was hairy at certain junctures last week,” Eisen said. “I heard the Giants hit the number for Stafford, and they not only hit the number for Stafford … I heard they hit the number for Stafford and they hit the trade comp, too.”
Stafford, though, as Bleav in Rams correspondent Erin Coscarelli and I had discussed on the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast, did not want to leave Los Angeles.
“Why didn’t the deal get done? Because I think at the end of the day the Stafford’s like looking at the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean.
“When it all comes down to it it’s the best spot for him.”
For the Giants, there was no harm in taking the big swing for Stafford. This, though, seemed from the beginning like the likely outcome.
