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Variation on a theme.
FO:
Rams front office has never been better. It is clear they are all rowing in the same direction towards fielding a competitive team for as long as they can through the christening of this new football palace in LA. It felt like Fisher's way (even if MILDLY successful) still wouldn't have resulted in this fast-paced craziness that LA loves -- perfect for the next decade in their new home. Think Lakers. The number of fans may dwindle a bit after a down season or two, but the love affair from a few great years can easily fill Stan's seats for a decade.
AD:
I love AD. He is clearly a generational level player who brings a unique dimension to the d-line. However, I also think there was a reason the FO took as long as they did to work out his contract. I believe there was a philosophical discussion on whether it's worth allocating that much spend on a position that can be accounted for by the opposing offense. The only real way to green light this move is to take advantage of the low contract of the rookie QB (more on that later) and put some high-end pieces around him. And even that hasn't worked out so far. It may turn out this wasn't the best move, but it's really hard to fault the FO when you're dealing with the uniqueness and star quality of AD. If he continues to behave like an arse on camera though...
QB:
Goff went from bust, to system QB, to where he is now, where it seems 50/50 between "still a system guy" and "elite". No matter where you place him, it is clear the Rams are going to have some big decisions to make in few years. We've seen it before, in this era of the new rookie deals QBs (why couldn't be a year earlier? yeah SB, good for you). Seahawks tried their best to deal with this a few years back, before Wilson's new deal, and chose to go all-in on him. What will we do? It's pretty clear to me that McVay is a superstar OC/HC. I think this is the one thing about which nobody can argue (even Ram haters). So, who's to say we wouldn't be better off with a QB a tier below Goff that could succeed in McVay's system and use that money to keep the team competitive for its first decade in their new digs?
QB continued:
I have a solution for the QB dilemma. Since the QB is such a unique position, and the NFL even has a suite of special rules around protecting these guys, why not take the QB salaries off the cap? The QB could be like the NBA/MLB of NFL with either no cap or luxury cap driven. The rookie deal and everything else could remain the same, just after the first deal, it comes off the books, so to speak. Problem solved.
Go Rams. Rams 63, Chiefs 49.
FO:
Rams front office has never been better. It is clear they are all rowing in the same direction towards fielding a competitive team for as long as they can through the christening of this new football palace in LA. It felt like Fisher's way (even if MILDLY successful) still wouldn't have resulted in this fast-paced craziness that LA loves -- perfect for the next decade in their new home. Think Lakers. The number of fans may dwindle a bit after a down season or two, but the love affair from a few great years can easily fill Stan's seats for a decade.
AD:
I love AD. He is clearly a generational level player who brings a unique dimension to the d-line. However, I also think there was a reason the FO took as long as they did to work out his contract. I believe there was a philosophical discussion on whether it's worth allocating that much spend on a position that can be accounted for by the opposing offense. The only real way to green light this move is to take advantage of the low contract of the rookie QB (more on that later) and put some high-end pieces around him. And even that hasn't worked out so far. It may turn out this wasn't the best move, but it's really hard to fault the FO when you're dealing with the uniqueness and star quality of AD. If he continues to behave like an arse on camera though...
QB:
Goff went from bust, to system QB, to where he is now, where it seems 50/50 between "still a system guy" and "elite". No matter where you place him, it is clear the Rams are going to have some big decisions to make in few years. We've seen it before, in this era of the new rookie deals QBs (why couldn't be a year earlier? yeah SB, good for you). Seahawks tried their best to deal with this a few years back, before Wilson's new deal, and chose to go all-in on him. What will we do? It's pretty clear to me that McVay is a superstar OC/HC. I think this is the one thing about which nobody can argue (even Ram haters). So, who's to say we wouldn't be better off with a QB a tier below Goff that could succeed in McVay's system and use that money to keep the team competitive for its first decade in their new digs?
QB continued:
I have a solution for the QB dilemma. Since the QB is such a unique position, and the NFL even has a suite of special rules around protecting these guys, why not take the QB salaries off the cap? The QB could be like the NBA/MLB of NFL with either no cap or luxury cap driven. The rookie deal and everything else could remain the same, just after the first deal, it comes off the books, so to speak. Problem solved.
Go Rams. Rams 63, Chiefs 49.