The OBJ Free Agency Thread

[thirteen28]

Kupp,Robinson,OBJ,Jefferson and Higbee will be unfair to opposing defensive coordinators

May DCs around the league wake up with sweaty nightmares during Rams week. It's payback time for all those easy years when you got to put your best guy on dudes like Kenny Britt and Brian Quick.

 

[BuffaloRam]

May DCs around the league wake up with sweaty nightmares during Rams week. It's payback time for all those easy years when you got to put your best guy on dudes like Kenny Britt and Brian Quick.

Brandon Gibson, Donnie Avery and Kyle Boller…

 

[MachS]

Brandon Gibson, Donnie Avery and Kyle Boller…

Mardy Gillyard, Michael Sims Walker, Mark Clayton.

Fuck man WR was such a black hole for sooo long after Holt retired. Crazy how a new coach/GM combo can really turn things around with a few great drafts and FA moves.

 

[thirteen28]

Mardy Gillyard, Michael Sims Walker, Mark Clayton.

Fuck man WR was such a black hole for sooo long after Holt retired. Crazy how a new coach/GM combo can really turn things around with a few great drafts and FA moves.

Man, great description - a black hole.

Now it's a fucking supernova!!!

 

[ottoman89]

I was so pumped for Gilyard and his story, man. And he was so electrifying in college.

 

[MachS]

I was so pumped for Gilyard and his story, man. And he was so electrifying in college.

Yea me too for sure but it's a good lesson that it doesn't always translate. Look at Tavon's college tape. That was some of the most jaw dropping explosive film yet still lead to a NFL bust. Shit happens all the time at every position.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

Yea me too for sure but it's a good lesson that it doesn't always translate. Look at Tavon's college tape. That was some of the most jaw dropping explosive film yet still lead to a NFL bust. Shit happens all the time at every position.

Y'all telling me you all weren't excited about Greg Robinson's rap game?!

 

[kurtfaulk]

I was so pumped for Gilyard and his story, man. And he was so electrifying in college.

Remember when he said he saw his number on the streets around town and it made him feel good. He chose torry holt's number. Something was amiss there.

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[So Ram]

Yea me too for sure but it's a good lesson that it doesn't always translate. Look at Tavon's college tape. That was some of the most jaw dropping explosive film yet still lead to a NFL bust. Shit happens all the time at every position.

Stedman Bailey was the better WR. He was getting better each season.Easy to forget him,but he was still an early pick.

Rams Work Out WVU WRs Austin & Bailey

The Rams navigated the burning couches surrounding West Virginia University to work out speedy wide receivers Tavon Austin and Steadman Bailey.

www.turfshowtimes.com

 

[MachS]

Now that Kupp is signed, all attention to OBJ now. Did anyone see his tweets from yesterday after the McVay video came out about the wedding?


View: https://twitter.com/obj/status/1534269870598082560?t=tA_fdE8bYJo9E_bIpklBCg&s=19

 

[MachS]

View: https://twitter.com/obj/status/1534355198499467265?t=ZGU8_O5ObgXEwABAbulIOw&s=19

 

[dang]

So what would OBJ be getting in the open market had he not torn his acl in the super bowl? $15m/year? $18m/ year? If he proves to be back to healthy he is certainly in that range. So for hypothetical purposes if he’s able to play the last 7 games + playoffs he would deserve about $8m to $9m for this year protected by play incentives. Not sure how the Rams would make that happen but that would seem fair.

 

[blackbart]

So what would OBJ be getting in the open market had he not torn his acl in the super bowl? $15m/year? $18m/ year? If he proves to be back to healthy he is certainly in that range. So for hypothetical purposes if he’s able to play the last 7 games + playoffs he would deserve about $8m to $9m for this year protected by play incentives. Not sure how the Rams would make that happen but that would seem fair.

7 games out of 20???

I don’t see him at full speed until next year. And, possibly no regular season games this year.

No way he is in game shape and his previous level of play this year.

$5m max for this year and that is probably too much. Give him $2m guaranteed and incentives for production, not dressing for games.

 

[dang]

7 games out of 20???

I don’t see him at full speed until next year. And, possibly no regular season games this year.

No way he is in game shape and his previous level of play this year.

$5m max for this year and that is probably too much. Give him $2m guaranteed and incentives for production, not dressing for games.

The hypothetical was 7 regular season games plus 3-4 playoff games. So 10-11 of 20-21.

 

[ottoman89]

It just feels like this is a surefire signing and pairing but I'm still anxious about it.

 

[Ram Ts]

Give him $2m guaranteed and incentives for production, not dressing for games.

Exactly. A small guarantee like $2M max and the rest is production incentives.
He could be toast. He could take a year to get back to a close version of OBJ. Best he can and should get is a bet on himself and prove during last half of the season + playoffs that he is back and get himself a contract next season.

 

[oldnotdead]

The media is so stupid saying the Rams needed to release Howard to clear cap for Kupp. The Rams have $8.8 M in cap space. It's clear to me that they need the cap space to sign OBJ. Howard was never going to be a starter. Trading Howard for OBJ makes total sense.

The Rams want to sign OBJ on a 3 year deal. They can discount this year because the Rams are scheduling him to make his debut on Christmas. Looking at his fair market value that means they will need about $5-$6M of that cap to sign him to a 3 year deal. That would leave about $3-$4M to start the season, which is a normal amount.

I still contend that they can make a splash trade but they will need to clear cap. The elephant in the room is whether or not they will extend A'Shawn. If they do they might be able to clear enough that way.

 

[blackbart]

The media is so stupid saying the Rams needed to release Howard to clear cap for Kupp. The Rams have $8.8 M in cap space. It's clear to me that they need the cap space to sign OBJ. Howard was never going to be a starter. Trading Howard for OBJ makes total sense.

The Rams want to sign OBJ on a 3 year deal. They can discount this year because the Rams are scheduling him to make his debut on Christmas. Looking at his fair market value that means they will need about $5-$6M of that cap to sign him to a 3 year deal. That would leave about $3-$4M to start the season, which is a normal amount.

I still contend that they can make a splash trade but they will need to clear cap. The elephant in the room is whether or not they will extend A'Shawn. If they do they might be able to clear enough that way.

Got a link to any of that speculation?

Last I heard they still hadn’t signed any of the draftees.

 

[ottoman89]

Got a link to any of that speculation?

Last I heard they still hadn’t signed any of the draftees.

The signed the whole draft class last week I believe.

 

[Kupped]

The signed the whole draft class last week I believe.

This week. Was announced same day as Donald, I think.. so got lost in the noise.