Let’s talk contracts...
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Agreed. Our success will be determined by whether we can develop a LT to pair with Goff. But we're all good for this window.
Building for a one hit wonder can easily fail. There can be an injury at playoff time. An opposing player can have the game of his life. Things happen.
If you build for longevity, with taking advantage of one year advantages when you can, the team is slightly less likely to win in any particular season, but overall may be more likely to win a championship - or even multiple championships
It'll be more like a two hit wonder and then we have to pay everyone and get a new LT.
So let's just enjoy it and pray for a healthy offensive line like we had this year.
If the Rams win the Super Bowl this season, I'll be okay with figuring out what to do with the salary cap in the aftermath.
The Rams would basically have to decide who their core players are, that they feel are essential to keep the train going. That may have to be letting go of good players but drafting well may resolve this issue. That and coaching up players.
The Rams would basically have to decide who their core players are, that they feel are essential to keep the train going. That may have to be letting go of good players but drafting well may resolve this issue. That and coaching up players.
LumberTubs
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
I don't see Peters staying for more than two years. I think they traded for him knowing that was his window with the team and obviously Talib won't be around long term.
The way I see it is the front office's view on who will be getting long term deals in the next 2 or 3 years hasn't changed since before all this recent madness. They still need to extend AD, Goff, Gurley and Joyner and that hasn't changed one bit. The thing I like about the Suh signing is its only one year and won't impact on the above contracts too much.
Unlike Suh, trading for OBJ would throw a spanner in the proverbials simply because he has said he won't play without a new contract. He won't settle for $15m per because its less than Sammy "500 yards" Watkins got from KC. An OBJ trade would mess up future deals in my view and I'm surprised the Rams trading for him is being so seriously considered. I trust McVay to make the O work with what they currently have in house. He had his fun last off season and its Wade's turn this year.
The way I see it is the front office's view on who will be getting long term deals in the next 2 or 3 years hasn't changed since before all this recent madness. They still need to extend AD, Goff, Gurley and Joyner and that hasn't changed one bit. The thing I like about the Suh signing is its only one year and won't impact on the above contracts too much.
Unlike Suh, trading for OBJ would throw a spanner in the proverbials simply because he has said he won't play without a new contract. He won't settle for $15m per because its less than Sammy "500 yards" Watkins got from KC. An OBJ trade would mess up future deals in my view and I'm surprised the Rams trading for him is being so seriously considered. I trust McVay to make the O work with what they currently have in house. He had his fun last off season and its Wade's turn this year.
Vikings are going to find themselves in this situation very very soon. They just paid Cousins his asinine contract. They will have to pay both their WR,s, Barr, the two or three DB’s just to name a few. They have a short window.
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And it has been reported that the Rams will be 100 Million under theCap in 2019 so I'm not worried about what we can or can't afford!! JMO
Honestly 503... IF he was willing to do that he'd probably be signed already. He's going to raise the F out of the bar.
Agreed. Peters is a two year rental due to them painting themselves in a corner (i.e. letting their homegrown talent go). He's also an upgrade, so that helps a lot, but going that route gives you half the control you'd have otherwise in hitting on said pick/s. So it's not a desired way to build a roster by any means. But no way they pay Peters long term UNLESS he grows up a lot in the next couple years, which of course is possible, I'm just not going to expect it.
So right now I consider him a rental, and I'm fine with how it went down because he knows he's gotta produce at a high level to get his big payday. I just wouldn't be the guy who gives it to him.
Re: the contracts in general, the biggest issue is how many landmines we have in terms of guys coming up to be paid. So once again this offseason has moved us past "Les has a lot to prove" and into the range of "Kevin has a lot to prove."
They really need to get Donald locked up. I hoped it would happen by now, given the way they've cleared cap space. That one move will do a lot for myself in terms of making me feel better about Kevin being the right guy to manage a cap for a winning organization. It's going to be a lot more challenging than balancing the cap for an organization that's a bottom feeder. But up until the dominoes start falling, I remain concerned. You can bring in all the talent you want, but in order to sustain success you have to be able to lock them up.
Every time I run through these numbers I come to the conclusion that either Gurley or Goff will draw the short straw (5th yr option plus 1 or 2 franchise tags). Tagging Gurley probably makes more sense long term (avoiding a rebuild), but tagging Goff might keep the SB window open a little longer. My biggest concern with chasing OBJ is that we'll probably have to tag Gurley twice. After that, he'd be a 28 year old RB with limited options (think DeMarco Murray 2 years ago). I think Gurley would have to play a potential tagging like Leveon is doing right now (or leave $15mil in career earnings on the table). Could get ugly.