*Los Angeles Rams of Arizona thread 🐏🔥🌵

Originally posted by kem99:

I think if everyone had just received an alert on their phones that the 49ers had acquired Cooks, most would have been happy as long as it did not include the #9 pick in this year's draft. I don't think of his as a true #1 but he probably is at high to mid #2. That being said, the Rams may be "winning the off-season" but it is going to cost them on down the line. Despite winning the division and going to the playoffs, the Rams attendance declined last year after the initial curiosity of the Rams return to L.A. wore off and everyone realized how bad a venue the L.A. Colosseum is for NFL football. So, they need to get the momentum going as they proceed with the building of the new stadium and that's what they are clearly doing with all of these trades and signings focused on the short term, not the long term.

Their best player is in the last year of his rookie deal and the Rams just set the floor for him at $14 million by signing Suh.

Cooks is in the last year of his contract.

Peters is in the last year of his contract. They can exercise his 5th year option but his cap hit goes from $1.7 million to about $9.5 million if they do.

Gurley is in the last year of his contract. The Rams can pick up his 5th year option but his cap hit goes from approx. $4.4 million to $9.68 million if they do.

Suh signed a one year deal for $14 million.

Goff will start getting more expensive after the 2019 season when his 4 year deal runs out and the Rams have to exercise his 5th year option.

They are not ultimately going to be able to sign everyone and not having the traded away top picks is going to come back and hurt them.

It feels like they are pushing all their chips to the middle of the table to try to capture the LA market and get to a SB before Donald and their other stars start to get expensive. They have put themselves in a good position as long as Goff doesn't implode, but if they don't win in 2018 or 2019 at the latest, they likely have shortened their window.

Originally posted by kem99:

I think if everyone had just received an alert on their phones that the 49ers had acquired Cooks, most would have been happy as long as it did not include the #9 pick in this year's draft. I don't think of his as a true #1 but he probably is at high to mid #2. That being said, the Rams may be "winning the off-season" but it is going to cost them on down the line. Despite winning the division and going to the playoffs, the Rams attendance declined last year after the initial curiosity of the Rams return to L.A. wore off and everyone realized how bad a venue the L.A. Colosseum is for NFL football. So, they need to get the momentum going as they proceed with the building of the new stadium and that's what they are clearly doing with all of these trades and signings focused on the short term, not the long term.

Their best player is in the last year of his rookie deal and the Rams just set the floor for him at $14 million by signing Suh.

Cooks is in the last year of his contract.

Peters is in the last year of his contract. They can exercise his 5th year option but his cap hit goes from $1.7 million to about $9.5 million if they do.

Gurley is in the last year of his contract. The Rams can pick up his 5th year option but his cap hit goes from approx. $4.4 million to $9.68 million if they do.

Suh signed a one year deal for $14 million.

Goff will start getting more expensive after the 2019 season when his 4 year deal runs out and the Rams have to exercise his 5th year option.

They are not ultimately going to be able to sign everyone and not having the traded away top picks is going to come back and hurt them.

It feels like they are pushing all their chips to the middle of the table to try to capture the LA market and get to a SB before Donald and their other stars start to get expensive. They have put themselves in a good position as long as Goff doesn't implode, but if they don't win in 2018 or 2019 at the latest, they likely have shortened their window.

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:
GM Les Snead giving away draft picks like water. A lot of big money contracts due in the next 1 to 2 seasons in LA. Just off the top of my head Goff,Donald,Gurley,Peters,Cooks,Talib,Joyner and Suh. They won't have many young players waiting in the wings because they simply don't have any draft capital. You simply can't operate like this in the NFL. Snead and the front office can sleep all the way until late into day 2 of the draft.

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:

GM Les Snead giving away draft picks like water. A lot of big money contracts due in the next 1 to 2 seasons in LA. Just off the top of my head Goff,Donald,Gurley,Peters,Cooks,Talib,Joyner and Suh. They won't have many young players waiting in the wings because they simply don't have any draft capital. You simply can't operate like this in the NFL. Snead and the front office can sleep all the way until late into day 2 of the draft.

Suh and Talib are probably one year rentals considering age and contract. They may have to pick between Cooks/Joyner. I think the bolded is a real danger for them, but they obviously are okay with that. What they're doing is pretty interesting. They'll be fun to follow next season. Obviously I'm hoping they crash and burn in epic fashion.

Originally posted by Joecool:

Lol. They still don't have a QB.

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:

GM Les Snead giving away draft picks like water. A lot of big money contracts due in the next 1 to 2 seasons in LA. Just off the top of my head Goff,Donald,Gurley,Peters,Cooks,Talib,Joyner and Suh. They won't have many young players waiting in the wings because they simply don't have any draft capital. You simply can't operate like this in the NFL. Snead and the front office can sleep all the way until late into day 2 of the draft.

Originally posted by Joecool:

Lol. They still don't have a QB.

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Lol. They still don't have a QB.

Jared Goff, 100.5 QB rating. Jimmy Garoppolo, 96.2 QB rating.

I mean the dude threw for 21 more TDs than Garoppolo, but only 2 more ints and you guys act like he sucks.

Originally posted by SteveYoung:

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:

GM Les Snead giving away draft picks like water. A lot of big money contracts due in the next 1 to 2 seasons in LA. Just off the top of my head Goff,Donald,Gurley,Peters,Cooks,Talib,Joyner and Suh. They won't have many young players waiting in the wings because they simply don't have any draft capital. You simply can't operate like this in the NFL. Snead and the front office can sleep all the way until late into day 2 of the draft.

Just terrible team managment. They gave away a 2nd for Watkins. Now a 1st for Cooks??

They have literally no linebackers in that 3-4 D.

Tonnes of upcoming players due for huge extensions and they have no draft picks.

This is the stuff the Redskins used to do and look how that turned out for them.

Someone tell Les Snead that this isn't Madden.

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by JFG49ers:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Lol. They still don't have a QB.

Jared Goff, 100.5 QB rating. Jimmy Garoppolo, 96.2 QB rating.

I mean the dude threw for 21 more TDs than Garoppolo, but only 2 more ints and you guys act like he sucks.

Goff definitely doesn't suck but you must be trolling actually posting those numbers to compare the two....