Rams trade Akers to Vikings for pick swap.

[Angry Ram]

Well, Cam is done. Minnesota's run game is atrocious.

I'm really really hoping this makes him a RB1 up there. Alexander Mattison has been doodoo and I need them fantasy points.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Ok….but why 2026?

Did one of us not have picks in the round we wanted to swap, over the next 2 drafts?

Cause that's how little they valued him.

A pick is less valuable the further away it is in years. Generally speaking, it's worth one round less every year out. So if it's a swap of their 6th for our 7th it's really a sway of their 8th for our 9th... well.... you get the drift!

 

[Riverumbbq]

Well, Cam is done. Minnesota's run game is atrocious.

Hey, but they just signed OG Dalton Risner to lead the attack.

 

[Dodgersrf]

Cause that's how little they valued him.

A pick is less valuable the further away it is in years

That we know.

What we don’t know are the picks.

If it’s a 7 for a 6, ‘24 or ‘25 would have been bad enough.

 

[majrleaged]

One guy in 6 plus seasons. Says a lot about the guy. Seems like We not me is just fine as long as I get mine.

 

[OldSchool]

View: https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1704634895962640630?s=46&t=U3cMdkI_C5XzlWnRYxxzMw

 

[kurtfaulk]

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What the fuck is it with Snead and 6th round picks?

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[CGI_Ram]

View: https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1704634895962640630?s=46&t=U3cMdkI_C5XzlWnRYxxzMw

I agree with that, conditionally.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Fuck them picks

 

[dang]

Vikings knew he would be released likely by Friday and took advantage. They need Akers but we’re willing to wait for the release of him.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

This blows. If Akers works out for Minnesota he’s well worth more than a 6-7 round pick. Technically it sounds like the Rams are swapping Akers and a 7th to get a sixth.

So, if Akers plays well and hits free agency, then he could get the Vikings a 2024 6th round comp. Which is more value than what they traded to get him.

I guess it gets some money off the books?

 

[dieterbrock]

Pretty much Couldn’t have been a better time to be trading a starting RB than it is/was now
And this is the best deal they could get for Akers.
Not sure if it’s necessarily a reflection on Akers or the RB position in general.
Or both

 

[El Chapo Jr]

I'm really really hoping this makes him a RB1 up there. Alexander Mattison has been doodoo and I need them fantasy points.

That's some hopeful wishing. I argued with some earlier that Mattison was a JAG, but I'll state the same about Cam. I will add he's just a slightly better JAG than Mattison, but I get where you're coming from fantasy wise lol

 

[El Chapo Jr]

This blows. If Akers works out for Minnesota he’s well worth more than a 6-7 round pick. Technically it sounds like the Rams are swapping Akers and a 7th to get a sixth.

So, if Akers plays well and hits free agency, then he could get the Vikings a 2024 6th round comp. Which is more value than what they traded to get him.

I guess it gets some money off the books?

Akers won't do anything in Minnesota. He's nothing special.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

Vikings knew he would be released likely by Friday and took advantage. They need Akers but we’re willing to wait for the release of him.

I wouldn't worry, Akers isn't anything special.

 

[DeaconJones]

Not much of a return. I was hoping we would trade him for a cup of coffee, but instead all we got was the DIFFERENCE between a small coffee and medium coffee, three years down the road. Much ado about next-to-nothing. Still, we got SOMETHING, so a win for the Rams.

 

[kurtfaulk]

This blows. If Akers works out for Minnesota he’s well worth more than a 6-7 round pick. Technically it sounds like the Rams are swapping Akers and a 7th to get a sixth.

So, if Akers plays well and hits free agency, then he could get the Vikings a 2024 6th round comp. Which is more value than what they traded to get him.

I guess it gets some money off the books?

If it's conditional the 6th rounder may turn into a 5th rounder.

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[AvengerRam]

Had to be done.

Moving on!

 

[kurtfaulk]

Pretty much Couldn’t have been a better time to be trading a starting RB than it is/was now
And this is the best deal they could get for Akers.
Not sure if it’s necessarily a reflection on Akers or the RB position in general.
Or both

Mcvay said Akers played his last down for the Rams. I'm surprised anyone traded for him at all. I'm not sure why Mcvay is always hell bent on destroying trade value on players he wants off the team.

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[rdlkgliders]

We moved up a round for a previously injured, presently underperforming and likely often unhappy player.
Not sure what anyone could get for a player of this nature.

Moving On.