Ernest Jones Traded to Titans

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fanotodd

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I agree the Ramsey haul wasn't great. And I agree there is some validity to just focusing on return rather than what a player does with their new team.

Staying with your analysis, how do you factor in the intangibles the Rams clearly prioritize? They wanted to do right by the player. Whit just said the Rams have a rep for taking care of players that earn it. Now, they've developed a rep for doing right by players who they're trading away. I believe Colin recently said that the Rams have developed a rep as possibly the top destination for players.

If accepting a pathetic haul is part of building the reputation of being a top players destination, is it worth it?
No matter how you slice it, the Rams are doing something right that nearly every other franchise struggles with (including the Rams pre-McVay), they are able to rebuild the roster quickly while remaining a top tier team. 2023 marked the beginning of the THIRD roster overhaul since McVay got here.
ONE losing season.

Players wanting to come play for the Rams has to factor in even though there are other reasons for the Rams recent successes.

The Rams are proving they are multi-dimensional when it comes to acquiring talent. They have traded, drafted, paid top players, and unearthed enough day 3/UDFAs to make other FOs look clueless.
 

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One thing kinda' intrigues me is everyone, pretty much without exception, thinks Reeder sucks, and yet Staley took him with him to the renters, and Raheem/Shula brought him back to the Rams.

Why is that? Incredible locker room guy, helps call signals/alignment, has pics... what?
There always has to be a whipping boy, it seems. People can’t forget the lowlights but have a short memory of the highlights.
One only needs to go back and watch clips of 2021 and there is plenty of Reeder plays. He did his part to bring this team a title.

Now, as a seasoned vet who has “been there”, he still has value.
 

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Jourdan was on the Heed the Call podcast on Wednesday talking a little bit about the trade. She mentioned 3 things about it.
1. Rams weren't going to pay Jones. (obviously, but kind of confirms Jones's story that there wasn't any contract discussions)
2. His knee injury set him back conditioning wise.
3. They're big on Speights, especially towards the back half of the season.

Jump to 35:00

View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mh6khHNKG26SWNtcx2k10?si=R7doE61DRfOlwybpFT0SRA&t=2100
 

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No shit? Someone doesn't have to watch a Youtube channel?
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The problem lies in those that do watch his channel act like he is the Rams reporting God and anything else to the contrary of the all powerful Ellen Booger is blasphemy. Especially when that content posted here has often turned out to be either false, an easy guess where cult acts like he's some sort of prophet, or lead people on like acting some sort of surprise awaits them where they act like a simple Johnny clapping all excited


Happy Jimmy Fallon GIF by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon


He's literally just a normal dude that acts like he has inside Rams organization sources. :eyeroll:


It really is amazing how humans act like cattle.
I must have missed where any of the RoD members who act like he’s a Rams reporting God. Are you sure you aren’t imaginary mind things?
 

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Rams have been in the top 10 for youngest teams in the NFL since 2012.

2012 - 2016 Rams - 1st
2017 Rams - 2nd
2018 Rams - 4th (tie)
2019 Rams - 7th
2020 Rams - 3rd
2021 Rams - 7th
2022 Rams - 10th
2023 Rams - 9th
2024 Rams - 3rd

These are after the cut down to 53.

Overall key factor: Les Snead.
 

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Haha, fisher took over a team of useless vets and had to churn the roster over but no good vets wanted to play for him so all he could do was draft rookies who had no choice but play for him.

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