Sammy Watkins to the Rams

[Soul Surfer]

I remember right after the season ended i listed Robinson, Gaines, Barnes, Kendricks, and Austin (among others) as guys I thought we should move on from...

In McVay-Phillips-Kromer I trust...

Why Gaines? He was incredibly cheap and showed he could produce.

 

[Prime Time]

View: https://twitter.com/Stephania_ESPN/status/896063743825649666

 

[NateDawg122]

Why Gaines? He was incredibly cheap and showed he could produce.

He's on the last year of his contract and he was going to be our 4th or 5th CB on the depth chart this year. We simply don't need him.

 

[DaveFan'51]

You sorry SUMBICHES!
~Robert Woods to Snead

Hell, tell Woods, "It we not me!" Besides Wood and Watkins could be our Holt and Bruce! Don't ask me who's who!

 

[simonblaze]

Why Gaines? He was incredibly cheap and showed he could produce.

Uh did you watch him play last year?

 

[Dxmissile]

People just pushing Austin out the door before the season even play out lol..

 

[Soul Surfer]

He's on the last year of his contract and he was going to be our 4th or 5th CB on the depth chart this year. We simply don't need him.

He was in a starting battle with Webster so he would have been our 3rd at least.

 

[OldSchool]

People just pushing Austin out the door before the season even play out lol..

Started with that about 8 months ago haha

 

[Mackeyser]

What the bills fans are saying

https://forums.twobillsdrive.com/to...y-watkins-to-rams-for-cb-gaines-2nd-rd-pick/#

If they're gonna be in tank mode, this is the way to do it. Free up potential big contracts and stockpile draft picks because 2018 looks to have some serious QBs which is an anomaly from the last 5 years' drafts.

 

[Soul Surfer]

People just pushing Austin out the door before the season even play out lol..

An expensive underachiever who's injured?

I think I know why.

 

[Legatron4]

I am a huge Gaines fan, but depth is there to make this trade with Gaines slated as a #4 and Ty Hill and Johnson providing coverage depth.

This made me have Vietnam flashbacks.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Man that site maintenance they did really improved this site.

Let's do some more site maintenance and see if we can get Julio Jones.

 

[OldSchool]

Very funny how Rams fans, some at least, seem upset we gave up a 2nd. Bills fans are irate they only got a 2nd not a 1st.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Didn't Sammy run a 4.4????

:wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

Don't be so coy about how you feel Champ! Let it all hang out!!

 

[Checkmate]

Extremely happy with this trade. If Watkins is healthy and i know thats a big if. Look at all of the weapons we have now. I rhink that they keep austin for now, the more weapons the better for this year but yeah no way you are paying that kind of money to him next year. Cant trade him anyway, who is going to take on a 14 million dollar contract

 

[Picked4td]

People just pushing Austin out the door before the season even play out lol..

he was likely on his way out before the trade, so its almost a certainty hes gone now.

He was in a starting battle with Webster so he would have been our 3rd at least.

But NRC is the slot cb and therefore the 3rd CB. therefore they were really competing for the 2nd and 4th CB role

 

[NateDawg122]

He was in a starting battle with Webster so he would have been our 3rd at least.

Not in practical terms. Webster had him covered for the 2nd spot and Robey-Coleman is our nickel corner. That means in Nickel formations Coleman is the 3rd CB to come on the field. E.J. would be a relief/Dime package corner and apparently Troy Hill has been impressing in camp. Yet again, we didn't need Gaines.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Btw there used to be a ROD member who went into stalker mode for months about the Rams needing to draft Sammy Watkins and then imploding when they didn't. He was eventually bounced.

:rolllaugh:

 

[Picked4td]

Extremely happy with this trade. If Watkins is healthy and i know thats a big if. Look at all of the weapons we have now. I rhink that they keep austin for now, the more weapons the better for this year but yeah no way you are paying that kind of money to him next year. Cant trade him anyway, who is going to take on a 14 million dollar contract

while I agree a trade is unlikely to happen, at least this season, the rams could make it more appealing by eating some of the money so its not as big of a cap hit for the other team. They will be paying him trade or no trade, so taking on some dead money that amounts to less than hes already going to be paid this season could be appealing to the Rams