Well, the term is subjective, of course.
Here's my loose definition for the purposes of this thread.
A "steal" is a player that never should have been there at the Ram's pick but we got him anyway. Blind luck, really.
OR a player that was found in UDFA.
OR a FA acquired that has vastly exceeded expectations after becoming a Ram.
OR a player acquired via trade that has greatly exceeded his projected production while as a Ram over his previous production with his former team.
AND the acquired player must be a significant contributor since becoming a Ram. No back benchers allowed, iow.
That said, here is my list and in no particular order...
Keenum
Gurley
Benny Cunningham
Barnes
Wichmann
Hayes
Donald
Easley
Quinn
Ogletree
Barron
TruJo
Gaines
Troy Hill
Hekker
Zuerlein
McQuaide
When you think about it, all these guys fit one, or more, of the above definitions. And where would we be without them?
I hope that soon the following will be worthy of addition to the above list:
Spruce
Higbee
Cooper
But so far, they've shown only tantalizing potential, huh?
Kudos to Snead, btw. All but Quinn of the above were acquired on his watch, I believe. Either Snead is one lucky sonuvagun, or he's reeeeeal good. Lol.
Did I miss a steal, btw?
