Ogletree traded to Giants

[CanadaRam]

I posted a while back that the Rams were looking at close to 40M/year for LBs which were not at all difference makers.
I expected Barron to be the first to go, and Quinn was expected.
I fully expected Tree to be the holdover.
That said, 10M/year has to go only to players who are really difference makers.
Looking at it from that side, not surprised. On the other hand, Rams signing him this season really made me think he would be staying.

 

[Ramrocket]

Thanks Flv. That's very clear.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Alec was a theoretical linebacker. In theory, he was a great linebacker. In practice... Not so much.

The athletic ability is there, but poor technique, angles, etc. hurt. Just couldn't put the athletic ability together.

Linebacker is probably the position on the field that relies on great instincts. Alec didn’t have them and they aren’t something you learn in the NFL.

 

[OldSchool]

whoops, yeah a $6.4m cap hit. so they saved $10m in salary and bonus money. so a $3.6m net gain this year and $10m for every year after that to be used on a lber on the team that wade actually wants on the team.

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Kind of, he was an $11.6 million cap hit. Now he’s a $6.4 million hit, paying his remaining signing bonus. Giants pay his $3 million base and $7 million roster bonus. Technically we save $5.2 from what we would have paid him this year.

 

[OldSchool]

You accounted for the $1.6 million the next three years twice. There’s no cap hit the ne t three years.

 

[jrry32]

What the fuck? Why did we give him the extension if we wanted him gone? I'm so confused.

 

[SoCalRam78]

I posted a while back that the Rams were looking at close to 40M/year for LBs which were not at all difference makers.
I expected Barron to be the first to go, and Quinn was expected.
I fully expected Tree to be the holdover.
That said, 10M/year has to go only to players who are really difference makers.
Looking at it from that side, not surprised. On the other hand, Rams signing him this season really made me think he would be staying.

Overpaying marginal talent was a trademark of the Rams for years (Long, Laurinitis, Tru, Austin, Tree, Quinn, etc. etc.). Hopefully that era coming to an end.

 

[Stl2La]

What the freak? Why did we give him the extension if we wanted him gone? I'm so confused.

Didn’t we give him that extension before the coaching change? I’ll trust Wade’s judgement.

 

[Tron]

So... how many days till Barron is traded to the Browns for a 4th and and a 6th as well??

 

[Billy Baroo]

It’s Jints compensatory 4th round pick #135. Not the second pick of round.

 

[HitStick]

I’m guessing we’re going to hear about Donald’s extension any day now.

 

[Tron]

Didn’t we give him that extension before the coaching change? I’ll trust Wade’s judgement.

Believe he signed the extension in October.

 

[Stl2La]

It’s Jints compensatory 4th round pick #135. Not the second pick of round.

Look at his contract. You’re not getting a second rounder when he’s due $10 mil this season and the next.

 

[Billy Baroo]

Look at his contract. You’re not getting a second rounder when he’s due $10 mil this season and the next.

Re-read what I wrote.

 

[…..]

WOW!!!! This has become quite the off season in a hurry. Let's sign AD, SW, and TJ and start looking for a bunch of LBs.

THAT'S basically what it boils down to!

 

[MrRiceGuyRJ]

WTF???

 

[Psycho_X]

Didn’t we give him that extension before the coaching change? I’ll trust Wade’s judgement.

October during the season. I do wish the Rams would quit giving extensions to all of the players we want to get rid of and start giving them to the ones we want to keep.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ec-ogletree-rams-agree-on-4year-42m-extension

 

[Stl2La]

October during the season. I do wish the Rams would quit giving extensions to all of the players we want to get rid of and start giving them to the ones we want to keep.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ec-ogletree-rams-agree-on-4year-42m-extension

Thanks Idk why I thought that.

 

[Stl2La]

View: https://twitter.com/fo_aschatz/status/971501531550937088?s=21

 

[fearsomefour]

What the freak? Why did we give him the extension if we wanted him gone? I'm so confused.

Hopefully not a case of Snead reading his own press and thinking he is smarter than he is.
I was frustrated with Ogletree bad tackling all year but he is still a very talented player.