That's OK, Desmond King was was just cut and I wouldn't mind the Rams claiming him. Could be the Deion Kendrick Replacement, I know at the beginning of the year some people here on the forums were tempted to pick him up
Last DB we got from Steelers (Witherspoon) seems to be working out well. Lol. I think King wouldn't hurt and be another low risk High Reward.
It's more a side effect of where they have been drafting I think. They've tried talented but raw in Rochell, and it didn't go too well. The guys who have actual cover skills have worked a lot better, though where they pick those guys have holes in their game. Durant is small and hates tackling, Kendrick lacks wheels, Long didn't have enough dog in him, etc.
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These writers can’t math. This move would put the Rams over the cap by $9M. Who would we move to create the savings? The only two pieces we could move are Higbee and Boom. I wouldn’t move Higbee and nobody is overpaying for Boom.
NFL trade deadline: Cowboys, Lions may get aggressive, while Raiders could trade a WR ... just not Davante Adams
Brian Burns. Pat Surtain. DeAndre Hopkins. Speculation is firing up surrounding these names and others. Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson distills what actually might happen based on what he's hearing.
Los Angeles Rams
The Rams are definitely looking around. And they finally have some draft picks to burn again after the Matthew Stafford trade, including their own selections in the first three rounds. A couple things have happened here that make it viable for the Rams to be buyers. First, they’ve found traction with two young wideouts in Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell, which essentially removes the need to go hunting for a wideout in the next draft (which seemed likely until the aforementioned pair surfaced as reliable assets). Second, defensive coordinator Raheem Morris has the Rams' young core ahead of schedule. Perhaps unexpectedly, the Rams have a better window here than anticipated, one that suggests they can still take advantage of the remaining juice in Stafford and defensive tackle Aaron Donald.
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They also have two additional games to measure, facing the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys before the deadline. If they emerge 5-3 after the next two, I wouldn’t rule out another call on Burns, who the Rams chased last year to the point of offering two first-round picks (and a third). With another year of Burns burned off and the extension that would be required, that price would be cheaper this time around. Don’t count the Rams out of a Burns pursuit.
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Rams increase the draft picks sent to also send boom. Wouldn't be the first time we or other teams have done that kind of thing.
Panthers are likely to ask for 3 1sts since they would also have to eat part of Burns’ contract this year and be saddled with Boom for another year. I just can’t see Snead doing that.
Rams currently have approximately 7.5 mill in cap space per Sportrac. Burns salary is 16 mill or 940k per game. If they trade him to the Rams with 9 games left, it would require 8.5 mill of cap space. I dont think it would require much to find 1 mill in cap space. Heck, if the deal is sweet enough Carolina could even pay some of the remaining salary
Trading Boom would be more than double the dead cap hit of merely acquiring Burns
