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    Stetson Bennett had a large contingent of Rams fans excited after his preseason debut against the Chargers two weeks ago but the tide is quickly turning for the rookie quarterback. He threw a pick against the Raiders in Week 2 of the preseason and in the first half against the Broncos on Saturday night, things got even worse.

    Bennett completed 4 of 9 passes for 19 yards, throwing two interceptions and taking one sack. He completed nearly as many passes to the Broncos (2) as he did to his Rams teammates (4), which is never a good sign.

    The interceptions weren’t exactly deep shots where he was trying to be aggressive, either. They were terrible decisions where he stared down the receiver and threw into tight coverage without seeing the underneath defenders.

    Fans on social media were frustrated by Bennett’s performance and they’re suddenly losing faith in the backup quarterback.

    Stetson Bennett may only make the roster because the team is hanging onto a fourth round pick and isn’t contending. There’s no way he can play against players who will make an NFL roster. I applaud Maurice Jones-Drew for spinning everything as a positive though.

    — TurfShowTimes (@TurfShowTimes) August 27, 2023

    Stetson Bennett was seen as a 5th-6th rounder by some draft experts.

    He has 4 INTs now in the preseason. Meanwhile, DTR and Aidan O’Connell performing well and were taken after Bennett. Still way too early obviously, but worth mentioning.

    — Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) August 27, 2023

    I don’t want to see anymore nonsense about Stetson Bennett being the future of this franchise ever again.

    — Cesar 🥱 (@ClappedCesar) August 27, 2023

    Stetson Bennett has been a turnover machine the past few weeks

    — HoldenCantor (@HoldenCantor) August 27, 2023

    My week 6 predication of Stetson Bennett being a Used Car Salesman may have been a little off

    He could be dropped by week 1 pic.twitter.com/oR3Mosvu3O

    — Nick Perkins (@NPerkins96) August 27, 2023

    Stetson Bennett is going to lead the league in INTs one day!!! But hey keep calling him the future of Rams QBs 🫠

    — Brian Joanou (@Brian81277) August 27, 2023

    Stetson Bennett needs to be better. pic.twitter.com/bVpLZeMMk1

    — Ethan Shirazi (@Ethanshirazi24) August 27, 2023

    Rams should’ve taken DTR instead of Stetson Bennett

    — Skyler Carlin (@skyler_carlin) August 27, 2023

    Stetson Bennett hitting the open man #RamsHouse #Broncoscountry pic.twitter.com/pgZNLU9yVl

    — ᑭᖇO ᖴOOTᗷᗩᒪᒪ ᒍOᑌᖇᑎᗩᒪ 🏈 (@NFL_Journal) August 27, 2023



  • Trade partner: Chicago White Sox Targets: RHP Lucas Giolito, RHP Kendall Graveman, SS Tim Anderson

    The Dodgers have the second-best record in the National League, but they understand they’ll probably be in a pennant race until the bitter end with the Diamondbacks and Giants, and maybe even the Padres if they get hot. The Dodgers have a pressing need to improve their pitching staff, both the rotation and the bullpen. Their starters rank ninth in the NL in collective ERA and their bullpen ranks 10th. The Dodgers also could use an upgrade at shortstop. They are an obvious trade match with the White Sox, who have players to fit all three needs.

    Giolito will be a free agent after this season, and the White Sox are going to move him by the deadline. He struggled in his last outing against the Mets, allowing eight runs in 3 2/3 innings, but has posted a 3.96 ERA in 20 starts and been worth 2.3 WAR, according to Baseball Reference. He grew up in Southern California, so might also be willing to sign a long-term contract with Los Angeles in the offseason. Graveman, who is signed through 2024, would give the Dodgers another back-end type reliever. He’s logged a 3.07 ERA in 42 appearances with eight saves in as many opportunities. The final piece that would make sense for Los Angeles is Tim Anderson, who’s having a down year, batting .231/.268/.271 with only 11 extra-base hits in 313 plate appearances. However, a change of scenery might be what he needs. Last year he hit .301 in 79 games and was a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen-base attempts. Anderson has a $14 million team option for 2024.

    In return, the Dodgers could offer one of their top two catching prospects, Diego Cartaya or Dalton Rushing, as the headliner, along with one of their second-base prospects, Jorbit Vivas or Rayne Doncon, and a starting pitching prospect such as Gavin Stone or Michael Grove. Other prospect combinations could work. The Dodgers’ system is so deep there are many variations to make a deal like this work for both sides.