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I am on record as saying that the Rams should NOT make Donald the highest paid defensive player in the league. He is a great player but it's the wrong position to pay that much money to. Has Suh elevated the Lions or Dolphins? Hardly. And he's about as good as it gets at DT.
The idea that AD is going to decide games I can't buy. A great contributor? Absolutely. Are the Rams better with him? Of course. But he's a complementary piece; not a centerpiece.
The Donald thing is overblown. First, this team will not succeed or fail according to the presence of Aaron Donald. Second, unless he has lost his mind (it's possible) and is going to quit football or lose an entire year's salary to continue his holdout, he will be here soon.
Frankly, I could care less if he's happy or not about his wallet. He's a first round draft pick, for Pete's sake, and has already earned millions. If he has to be happy and filthy rich to give it his all and play to his usual high level, rather than honor his current contract and paycheck, then he's a fraud. I don't think he's like that.
All it took was trading for Watkins and the Donald talk has all but vanished. If the Rams O looks more exciting, the Donald talk will become back page because Wade can scheme and rotate players to have good DT play. Not to Donald's level of course, but the Rams have some decent depth there. And then there will be a lot of vet players available in about 3 more weeks if the Rams want to go that route.
Aaron Donald is NOT the be all end all for the Rams that he and/or his agents clearly think he is or he wouldn't be holding out with 2 years left on his contract. He may be finding that out (I hope).
Donald is complimentary piece???
Quinn is on his last legs, Brockers contract is up, Hayes, Sims and Long are, pardon the pun LONG GONE.
You have ONE dominant piece to this puzzle, in his EARLY PRIME. A player who is a generational talent to build this line AROUND for years to come.
Sorry, you don't let him go if it can be helped.
You have a MAJOR unknown at QB.
A RB who still has it to prove.
And NO ONE on the OL worth paying big money.
I pay Donald before ANYONE else on this team, period.
You can build via Aaron Donald by trading him as well. You can't pay everybody. Are you willing to give up Ogletree for Donald?
Because that is the choice you are making.
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They can afford to sign all 3: Donald, Tree, Watkins
They have cap space from 2018 for all 3. It won't get down to a choice.
That's setting aside the issue with Watkins--do you sign him now or wait to see if he can stay healthy?
By the time it gets to 2019 or 2020, they will also have space to add Goff, if he has earned it by that point.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/2017 10:09AM by zn.
