Originally posted by KID9R:
Les Snead is a top 3 GM in this league IMO. What he's doing is brilliant, not a single one of these acquisitions have technically been a FA signing. So not only have they arguably improved their team the most so far this off season but they're also projected to get two 3rd round and one 7th round compensatory picks next year. And if they don't resign Suh after this season they'll more than likely get another 3rd for him leaving. Ya in a couple years they'll have to replace some players like Talib, Whitworth, Woods, Barron, Saffold and Austin because they'll make too much and/or be too old but having to much talent isn't usually a problem.
I'm sorry but no GM is considered top 3 when they give Tavon Austin the contract the Rams gave him.
Not to mention he was handed a friggin gift by the Skins due to the RG3 trade which was basically #6 overall, #22 overall and #2 overall picks which they moved around for other picks to receive the following(copy/paste from article covering the trade)
Michael Brockers (good defensive tackle)
Janoris Jenkins (signed by Giants in free agency)
Isaiah Pead (lost part of leg in car crash)
Rokevious Watkins (no longer on team)
Alec Ogletree (good linebacker)
Stedman Bailey (involved in scary off-field incident)
Zac Stacy (no longer on team)
Greg Robinson (benched this year)
The only guy still on the team 6 years later is Brockers and they pretty much pushed him to the bench with the Suh signing.