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Said that the Rams offered AD the highest paid money last year? We don't know if that's the highest paid DT, DL or defense player. Either way, if what has been reported and has since been spoken as fact ( highest paid something) is true and AD declined two years out then speculation as to the nature of what is going on now is logical.
If you hold out two years prior to your contract being up, ask to not only have your contract ripped up and pay you as the top player, get what you request and then say no i think it's safe to make assumptions. It's a long game for him and his agency and if true it's a beautifully played game.
It's safe to say that he is using last year's offer as a base. Then he will request more. He will use last year's offer, use the approximate value of next year's offer and ask for it. If the Rams offer next year's assumed value, what will stop him from making and absurd clause request in order to not sign? Then next year he will use the Rams two years of essentially bidding against themselves, along with the entire league to silently shop numbers AND use Mack to drum up a frenzy.
If you think that AD is loyal you may be right. He also knows he is irreplaceable. He also is represented by an absolute jackal of an agent that is no doubt pushing for the above scenario.
I'm not demonizing AD. We are just discussing the business side. I think it's fascinating
Pardon me if I'm rambling or if my structure is off. I'm driving, thinking and writing this at the same time.
I feel pretty much like you. It's been reported he was offered to be paid as the highest D player. Not sure what position that was based on but would assume it would be DT. I really wish we knew what #'s were offered to AD but I doubt we ever will. lol
In the mean time, all we can do is speculate. Maybe the Rams have a set # in mind and don't want to go higher. Maybe AD's POS agent is asking for the moon. Maybe a little of both. lol
#HelmetHornsMatter
“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood