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if I’m Demoff, Snead, McVay, Phillips, et al., I would invite the whole lot of Donald, Cooks, Peters, Suh, Talib, Gurley, Goff, Joyner, Barron, Brockers, Saffold, Havenstein, Brown, and whatever mystery linebacker they may be hoping to acquire to a dinner party along with their agents. I would present a plan of how everyone gets paid by the Rams at a bit of a discount as part of the we not me mentality. Joining the party would be guys like Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, George Lucas, and Warren Buffet. Each player would be shown how the income they may sacrifice in a contract can be surpassed and extended well beyond their playing years through other ventures and connections. It’s a vision of how a perennial Super Bowl team can affect their lives not only as players, but as businessmen. If EVERYONE agrees to take a bit less to stay together...they will have changed the way things are done in the NFL.
It’s a crazy dream I had in 2000 when I hoped the same from Dre Bly, Az Hakim, and London Fletcher. Alas, it never happened and the glory was short lived. But if this is the only year we get, I will take it. Perhaps there will be others to take their places. Maybe Snead will identify players like Johnny Johnson III, Matt Longacre, Robert Woods, and Cooper Kupp that others undervalue but overperform and we won’t need some of the ones who don’t “buy in” but as Martz used to say, this is a special place and time. While the excitement is hot and next year’s cap is clear...EXTEND EVERYONE we want to keep the next three to five years. Both sides take the chance and make the commitment. Call me naive. A Pollyanna. Unrealistic. I don’t care...it’s my dream and I’m sticking to it.
It’s a crazy dream I had in 2000 when I hoped the same from Dre Bly, Az Hakim, and London Fletcher. Alas, it never happened and the glory was short lived. But if this is the only year we get, I will take it. Perhaps there will be others to take their places. Maybe Snead will identify players like Johnny Johnson III, Matt Longacre, Robert Woods, and Cooper Kupp that others undervalue but overperform and we won’t need some of the ones who don’t “buy in” but as Martz used to say, this is a special place and time. While the excitement is hot and next year’s cap is clear...EXTEND EVERYONE we want to keep the next three to five years. Both sides take the chance and make the commitment. Call me naive. A Pollyanna. Unrealistic. I don’t care...it’s my dream and I’m sticking to it.
