The Rams showing Stephen Jones how it’s done

[buddieluver]

The Rams, the Chiefs, even the Eagles have shown in the last few years that giving up the farm to get the guy isn't always the future death sentence we like to think it is.

Who wouldn't take the last 5 years of any of those teams over ours?

it will be for the Rams in a few seasons old players and no first round picks until 2024.

 

[Vtwin]

it will be for the Rams in a few seasons old players and no first round picks until 2024.

They said that when the Rams traded 2 firsts, 2 seconds and 2 thirds to pick Goff.

They said that when the Chiefs traded 2 firsts and a third to get Mahomes. Coming off a 12-4 division winning season, at that.

They said that when the Eagles traded their 8th overall pick, another first round pick, a second round pick, a third round pick and a fourth round pick to get Wentz.

All of those teams had success. The Eagles are flush with draft capital. Time will tell with the Rams, we'll have to wait until their done with this years SB run to see. The Chiefs are rolling right along.

It can be a death sentence but there is plenty of evidence to show that it doesn't have to be.

I'd take a couple years of no first round picks in exchange for a SB like all of the above did.

 

[Hadenough]

The Rams, the Chiefs, even the Eagles have shown in the last few years that giving up the farm to get the guy isn't always the future death sentence we like to think it is.

Who wouldn't take the last 5 years of any of those teams over ours?

Exactly! Teams find ways move on. Jerry signing Dak is sentencing this team to mediocrity and is taking away their ability to restructure his contract to free up money to sign the guys they want to keep along with any FAs playmakers.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

To be gun shy in free agency/trading is just stupid.

you want a guy? Go get him. Just make sure he fits your system

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Von Miller

it takes cojones to run an nfl team and that’s why our boys are on the couch this weekend

The moves you mentioned are mostly short term moves, sure - if you are interested in putting a "win now" team that will possibly have to deal once again with "getting a guy" (or 4) in a couple of years, that's the right call. Like OBJ, on his 3rd team, he's just as likely to regress into the team cancer he's been in the two other teams, e.g.

Not saying it's the wrong way to go about things, just that if you're looking to put together a Pats-type 20 year run of competitive teams grabbing aged or problem free agents all the time has its own set of issues...