Ernest Jones Traded to Titans

[Loyal]

"Excellent Trade!" ~ Roseboom

 

[Stl2La]

Alright.. let’s speculate.. I’m thinking they traded EJ & a 7th and got back a 5th.

You were close, but we actually gave up a 6th round pick and EJ for a 5th round pick in two years lol

 

[WestCoastRam]

A 2025 5th was more in line with what I was thinking but maybe too rich for a guy with no real contract, a knee ish, and at a devalued position.

 

[André]

The worst part? This likely means Reeder is starting to open the year.

 

[Memento]

I get that you want to do right by the players, McSnead...but this is a shit return, honestly. I wish they were a bit more ruthless at times.

 

[hotanez]

boy I hope what I just read on the Titans board is wrong. They say we get a 5th and they get a 6th

 

[PhillyRam]

Well, shit.

Told you... Teams won't pay for a ILB who is in the last yr of his contract and wants a big deal.

 

[André]

If they don't make Speights one of the two starters, we are in deep doodoo with Reeder as the 2nd lb

That's my fear too - is Reeder the new guy in the middle with Rozeboom? If so, that's horrible.

 

[ottoman89]

The Rams could've kept him, used his talent to help us win. Let him walk, and STILL gotten more value in the sense of a comp pick.

This a mess and big L all around for the Rams, and Snead.

 

[Dodgersrf]

I get that you want to do right by the players, McSnead...but this is a shit return, honestly. I wish they were a bit more ruthless at times.

I see it more as taking care of their own, sometimes.

They did right by EJ.
Let him get paid.

 

[Kupped]

I wonder why people on here so often get upset over this kind of trade.
Hey, guys.. let’s watch a game or two in the regular season before flipping out, okay?
EJ is good.. not top 10 and in last year of contract wanting a big raise. You ain’t getting much back.

Now.. you’ve opened up $3 million this year… and saved at least 30 over the following 3 years.

What matters is if Speights is good.

 

[DzRams]

Better than the usual of getting a 6th back.

Our 6th-round picks are More so than our 5th-round picks. Don't hate on them.

Edit: Double whammy! We lose Jones and gave up a 6th to get a 5th? Nooooo!

 

[MrOrange]

Why does Les get fleeced in every trade? That's so annoying.

 

[PhillyRam]

Told you... Teams won't pay for a ILB who is in the last yr of his contract and wants a big deal.

And effectively adds 2.3M in caps space. He save's 3.1M and Speights makes 800K. So they net 2.3M. That actually is significant when you are sitting at $12M. Now that jumps to $14.3M

 

[PhillyRam]

The Rams could've kept him, used his talent to help us win. Let him walk, and STILL gotten more value in the sense of a comp pick.

This a mess and big L all around for the Rams, and Snead.

You don't know that. If they sign a guy that offsets his contract then they get squat.

 

[Varg6]

Lol we got a 5th round pick in 2026. I truly don't get it. The knee must be a real concern.

 

[dieterbrock]

I don’t think there’s any bad blood between the 2 and fully expect to see him starting game 1.

Looks like I nailed this one...
Lol

 

[André]

And effectively adds 2.3M in caps space. He save's 3.1M and Speights makes 800K. So they net 2.3M. That actually is significant when you are sitting at $12M. Now that jumps to $14.3M

It only matters if you use it ... who is out there that they could sign right now?

(I agree with you - just ... sigh.)

 

[Memento]

I see it more as taking care of their own, sometimes.

They did right by EJ.
Let him get paid.

He was going to get paid at the end of the year anyway. He stays healthy, and he gets close to Queen money. Even if it's something like a three-year, nine million per-year deal, he's still likely pocketing a lot of money.

I wish McSnead had pressed their advantage. I get wanting to do right by players, but players usually only care about how much money they can maximize, not location, not playoffs, not anything of the sort.

Again, I wish they were a little more ruthless in this case. Pick swaps work when it's something like Skowronek; not when it's a linebacker who's been starting for three, and soon to be four, years.

 

[dpjax]

Good thing we‘ve got Troy Reeder on the roster.