"see who goes off the board"

That explains why the Rams always seem to be just sitting there at the beginning of free agency, when other teams snatch up the best players. They apparently think it's like the draft, in which each team has to wait its turn before taking a player. That's not how it works, Les. You are allowed to identify the players that could be the most useful to the Rams, and then make an aggressive move for them on the first day of free agency.