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The_Zone
The Rams recent history has been underselling players that we want to trade away. the Titans got a great deal when they took Jones and then proceeded to trade him to the Seahawks for more than we got for him.

I don't like trading Kupp, he's a favorite of mine, But I understand the business. We are asking a team to trade for him, take on his current contract and teams know we want to do this ASAP. all of those point to a late round pick or a swap of picks.

Let's face it, again, The Rams are not known for getting high picks for outgoing players. As my title reads, we will see, I hope I am wrong Because Kupp is still quite capable. But do other teams view him as worth that contract at this stage? Will there be a bidding war? or are we dealing with just a select few teams that Kupp wants to go to?

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AlbaNY_Ram
Where I'm at:

If Kupp is worth 2 years, $40M then why don't the Rams just keep him?

And if he's not worth 2 years, $40M then how are they going to trade him?

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Rampage2K-
Keep reading the handwringing about getting a 6th or 7th round pick for him on here, but I think other teams value him more than some of you, even with his contract…

This is still a guy who had some very productive games last year when Stafford would to actually look for him and when he was healthy….

Here is an article about some trade destinations and the packages they might receive for him….according to this writer it is much better than the bag of chips some think we will get for him…I personally like the Chargers idea so he can stay home

[www.bleacherreport.com]

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AlbaNY_Ram

Kupp has $7,500,000 guaranteed salary this year, They can cut him before March 15 to avoid paying that roster bonus, but they would still have to pay that.

That would bump the dead money cap hit to $24.76M.

And if the Rams keep him for the season, his cap hit would be $29.78M.

Personally, I don't see the Rams cutting Kupp to save $5M against the cap, thinking that Stafford might be an established QB that needs a 8-10 yard sure-handed chain mover once in a while.

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AlbaNY_Ram
The team who gets Kupp gets a 32 year old WR who has missed 16 games the last 3 years due to injuries, with 2 years left on his deal for just about $40M.

The Rams don't seem to think Kupp is worth 2 years, $40M (or 1 year, $20M, which is another option). But maybe there is a team that does.

Personally, I can't think of a team that would want to shell out $40M to Kupp for 2 years. And even if there was one, are they then willing to send a 4th round pick to the Rams on top of that? Or a 5th? Or even a 7th?

My bet is if the Rams do find a trade partner for Kupp they are going to have to eat part of that $40M and still not get much in return.

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3030
Personally I don't think we'll get any offers because it's obvious that we'll have to cut him and we don't want to pay his mid-march roster bonus.

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3030
I figure, at this point he's a 700-800 yard guy, though as someone pointed out, if he'd been healthy he'd have cracked 1000.
Part of his drop off is obviously injuries, the other part being Stafforf looking to Puka first.

Assuming he plays 12-15 games next season, he could be a real boon to a young QB who needs to build confience, or an established QB that need a 8-10 yard sure-handed chain mover.

I think the opinion that we'll get nothing stems from our past history of underselling players and that we've pretty much shown our hand that we want rid of him and will accomodate his wishes.

Personally I don't think we'll get any offers because it's obvious that we'll have to cut him and we don't want to pay his mid-march roster bonus.