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dzrams

What if he demanded a trade and unequivocally said he would sit out a year rather than play under a franchise tag, do you think the Rams would trade him or make him sit out?

That's his hardball option. And I'd put money on option 1 that the Rams would trade him. What do you say?

I'm not going to be hasty and smack on AD and assume that he's a greedy show me respect because I'm the best defensive player in the NFL etc..

(I personally believe AD is top 3 but the Falcon game was a little telling) Once Brockers left the game how much did AD step up and take over that game?

It was only one postseason game, but AD didn't dominate and wreck havoc after Brockers left with his knee injury to the point that he elevated the rest of the defense. Super star HOF's step up their game and elevate their supporting cast in desperate times.

My concern is that his Agent has him totally wrapped around his finger so much to the point that AD won't get involved in any capacity about numbers and will simply continue benching 500 lbs and hand his slapping fake knives workout videos that he likes to release on social media.

If AD is going to stay out of the negotiations and put his head in the sand and totally trust his agent without any involvement, that might end up being a dagger that that leads to an ugly ending. SIT or TRADE is the only other option if his agent is set in stone on a certain contract criteria.

I've always said that I"m on the fence about AD's value and if his camp feels disrespected and AD is truly willing to sit out the first 3, 4, 5 games of the season even if it means him losing accrued time etc... The Rams need to open up the discussions about TRADING HIM TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

Hate to see it happen, but other than a franchise QB, all other players at any other positions groups are suspect to being traded.