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spagsbacker
and most everyone else suspects, and has been reported, which is that the Rams are and have put competitive offers on the table and are not in fact lowballing him. But as you say, nobody really knows except those in the room.
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I guess it depends on how you define the word lowball.
My definition is: if someone is clearly the best, and you offer something substantially less that doesn't reflect that, it's a lowball.
By my definition, your stated desire that they do NOT make him the highest paid defender in the league is almost a lowball by definition. There's a difference between what someone is worth and what a team is willing to pay.
By being the best defense player, AD is objectively worth the highest, or at the very least a top 2, salary for defenders. A "competitive" offer doesn't mean it's not a lowball.
The other thing to keep in mind is that everything that has been reported has come from the Rams. This is evident because it puts them in the best light. Given that, I take all of the reports with a grain of salt. That's generally a good idea when you're only hearing from one side.
I just think it's suspicious that the terms "competitive" and "among the highest paid" are being used to describe the offers, especially given those descriptions are coming directly or indirectly from the Rams. It leads me to believe that the offers on the table aren't all that great.
