Thx AlbanyRam - you read my mind on starting a separate thread on losing AD.
My thoughts revolve around how AD was digressing (also reminded of this from Ram43).
Kobie Turner actually took on more double teams than AD this year, plus I think that AD's size was always going to be a detriment as he got older. He was always getting opposing players best too - imagine if they could call out a play that they beat or pancaked him. They'd be bragging to their grandkids someday about the time they got the best of AD.
So it was time for the greatest of all time to go out in style. The rookies you posted will only get better while AD would have been on a downswing. Now, would I embrace AD coming back for a playoff run? Absolutely. But I think the Rams are best served moving on.
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