The only reason I am paying attention to the transactions and whatnot is that this team is so stacked that there are starters on a lot of other teams that wouldn't make our 53.
That's part of the reason why this AD holdout is so frustrating. This team is poised to have a historically good defense AND a number 1 level offense and the FO is setting this team up for a "win now, win forever" type of outlook.
And I'm serious as a heart attack when I say that for me, once the season starts, I'm rooting for the Rams, not any particular player.
As much as I like AD and I like him almost as much as Jack Youngblood who, to me, is the epitome of what it means to be an NFL HoF player, if AD sits at home, I won't be thinking a second thought about him. No "what ifs", no "it'd be nice ifs"...nothing.
Stedman Bailey is fighting just to get a chance to try again and has gone through hell and back just to try to make his case for the CHANCE. I RESPECT what he's doing, even if I have misgivings about whether he should be doing it at all.
Obviously, AD is a superlative talent. That said, he's rapidly getting to the point where all this becomes beyond self-indulgent and really trivializes the sacrifices other players are making on a daily basis just to BE in the league.
Yes, he should be paid and yes, he should be the highest paid defender. The rest of this has become a sad exercise in mental masturbation as AD's agents try to make a case for what are rapidly becoming indefensible actions based on unattainable demands.
Edit: sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.
In some ways I'm paying attention less and in some ways I'm paying attention more.
