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In my life, some of the greatest memories that I have about football, are GREAT former Rams. Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones, Fred Dryer, Jack Youngblood, Nolan Cromwell, Eric Dickerson, members of GSOT more recently. In these days of fantasy football and armchair GM's, I often hear "keeping one Great Player is not worth the cost".
I say that it is.
Soon, Aaron Donald will earn the largest contract for a defensive player, ever,. Hopefully, he will be a Ram for his entire career, no matter what the contract is (market price). I know some of you disagree, and take the view no DLineman is worth that cost. Thinking of the above players and the history of the Rams, they are as precious to me as the lone Super Bowl win. I am a historian, and if all of the great Rams left early in their careers..Like Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds, Kevin Greene, J. Bettis, London Fletcher. (they left either through trade or the greener pastures of a large 2nd contract, what an absolute shame that would be....Sure, we can't keep everyone. But you keep the transcendent players like Merlin Olsen, and like Aaron Donald.. Olsen went to 14 Pro Bowls in 15 years, and many other honors in a long career. The young ones deserve a memory like this about Aaron Donald, this generation's Merlin....I hope that Todd Gurley and Jared Goff are thought of in same way in a few years.
I say that it is.
Soon, Aaron Donald will earn the largest contract for a defensive player, ever,. Hopefully, he will be a Ram for his entire career, no matter what the contract is (market price). I know some of you disagree, and take the view no DLineman is worth that cost. Thinking of the above players and the history of the Rams, they are as precious to me as the lone Super Bowl win. I am a historian, and if all of the great Rams left early in their careers..Like Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds, Kevin Greene, J. Bettis, London Fletcher. (they left either through trade or the greener pastures of a large 2nd contract, what an absolute shame that would be....Sure, we can't keep everyone. But you keep the transcendent players like Merlin Olsen, and like Aaron Donald.. Olsen went to 14 Pro Bowls in 15 years, and many other honors in a long career. The young ones deserve a memory like this about Aaron Donald, this generation's Merlin....I hope that Todd Gurley and Jared Goff are thought of in same way in a few years.
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