July 03, 2018 11:19AM
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RockRam
1) We have the best D coach in the league. He doesn't depend on one guy that makes or breaks the D.
2) I've already said, keep Suh; provided of course that he still plays like the feared Suh of the first 8 years of his career. He'll come a whole lot cheaper than $21mil per year.
3) Tag him and wait. When a person is intent on committing career and/or salary suicide, then you let him do it hoping some sense might be restored. If not, at least he won't terrorize us on behalf of another team.

Do not mistake AD for Curt Flood. He is not trying to give players more freedom even if it means losing his own career.
Donald simply wants a dump truck full of money; the most ever for a D player. And he wants it now, contract or no. That is simply greed, not altruism.
Bottom line, since money is the issue (and there's been not a single hint that it's anything else) Donald is not about to not play if he's tagged. He's not going to leave $14 or $15 mil sitting on the table in return for......nothing.

My only question in all this is if the Rams FO has the guts to hold the line and then line Donald do whatever he does. I kinda think they do. Only they'll never do it by saying bad things about AD.

Suh is short term money. He's essentially getting paid what they didn't give Watkins. (It's already been reported that if they signed Watkins they wouldn't have signed Suh.)

So given that, if they sign Cooks - which they're trying to do - Suh is not in the long term plans. Moreover, can they afford to pay Suh and have Donald's $15M tag money on the books at the same time? Plus extending Cooks?

I don't think so.

So you may be right that AD wouldn't sit but it's just as likely that the Rams couldn't afford to tie up their salary cap with two high priced DT's especially if one of them is potentially sitting.

Not having Donald also dramatically decreases their chances of winning. I'd say there is almost no chance of winning a SB in 2019 without him.

I don't think this is about the Rams having guts. The pragmatic option would be to trade him.
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  Article - Donald has been given some bad advise

Rampage2K-990July 02, 2018 06:16PM

  Yep. Agree with Polian the whole way

RockRam296July 03, 2018 02:15AM

  Re: Not quite...

dzrams301July 03, 2018 09:03AM

  Re: Not quite...

zn828July 03, 2018 09:19AM

  I would seriously consider sitting out

Atlantic Ram337July 04, 2018 08:03AM

  I agree with a lot of that on Donald... but on Bosa...

zn210July 04, 2018 09:47AM

  Thanks for the info on Bosa

Atlantic Ram112July 04, 2018 10:00AM

  Re: Thanks for the info on Bosa

Rampage2K-163July 04, 2018 10:13AM

  no

zn159July 04, 2018 06:12PM

  Re: no

Rampage2K-120July 04, 2018 07:52PM

  Re: no

zn114July 05, 2018 12:36AM

  Re: no

Rampage2K-112July 05, 2018 01:35AM

  Re: no

zn108July 05, 2018 01:45AM

  Re: no

Rampage2K-254July 05, 2018 01:54AM

  Re: Thanks for the info on Bosa

zn190July 04, 2018 11:11AM

  Well, I don't call not playing and not getting paid "leverage"

RockRam221July 03, 2018 09:38AM

  Re: It's the dictionary definition of "leverage"

dzrams272July 03, 2018 10:01AM

  Re: It's the dictionary definition of "leverage"

bigjimram21153July 04, 2018 01:36PM

  Re: But that amount is still on the Rams salary cap books (nm)

dzrams123July 04, 2018 01:53PM

  Re: Well, I don't call not playing and not getting paid "leverage"

Ramsdude276July 03, 2018 10:08AM

  Re: Well, I don't call not playing and not getting paid "leverage"

dzrams169July 03, 2018 10:17AM

  Re: Well, I don't call not playing and not getting paid "leverage"

Rampage2K-544July 03, 2018 10:55AM

  Re: As expected...a none response...

dzrams252July 03, 2018 11:02AM

  Re: As expected...missed the point

Rampage2K-247July 03, 2018 11:12AM

  Re: We all know that point...it's been repeated 10's of 1000's of times already

dzrams212July 03, 2018 11:29AM

  Re: We all know that point...it's been repeated 10's of 1000's of times already

Rampage2K-533July 03, 2018 11:48AM

  Re: We all know that point...it's been repeated 10's of 1000's of times already

dzrams200July 03, 2018 12:04PM

  Re: We all know that point...it's been repeated 10's of 1000's of times already

Rampage2K-315July 03, 2018 12:40PM

  Re: Let's do some math...

dzrams161July 03, 2018 02:41PM

  Re: Let's do some math...

Rampage2K-105July 03, 2018 03:32PM

  I don't think 20+ M resets the market

zn180July 03, 2018 04:17PM

  Depends on one’s definition of “leverage”, I guess...

Rams43224July 04, 2018 06:24AM

  one’s definition of “leverage”, I guess... "DITTO"

Anonymous User230July 04, 2018 06:42AM

  LOL "fake knives"

Rampage2K-187July 04, 2018 09:49AM

  Re: Depends on one’s definition of “leverage”, I guess...

dzrams108July 04, 2018 09:48AM

  Re: Depends on one’s definition of “leverage”, I guess...

Rampage2K-317July 04, 2018 09:57AM

  Re: Can you stop missing the point? LOL

dzrams112July 04, 2018 10:02AM

  Re: Can you stop missing the point? LOL

Rampage2K-117July 04, 2018 12:30PM

  Re: Depends on one’s definition of “leverage”, I guess...

CeeZar147July 04, 2018 11:02AM

  Re: Depends on one’s definition of “leverage”, I guess...

dzrams247July 04, 2018 11:37AM

  Re: We all know that point...it's been repeated 10's of 1000's of times already

zn164July 03, 2018 12:09PM

  Re: As expected...a none response...

bigjimram21118July 04, 2018 01:41PM

  Re: Well, I don't call not playing and not getting paid "leverage"

waterfield135July 04, 2018 12:41PM

  I'll answer the tag and he sits question.

RockRam274July 03, 2018 11:08AM

  Re: An Answer! Thank you....one problem...

dzrams234July 03, 2018 11:19AM

  "Decreases their chances of winning the SB"

RockRam354July 03, 2018 11:24AM

  Re: "Decreases their chances of winning the SB"

zn289July 03, 2018 11:49AM

  Re: "Decreases their chances of winning the SB"

Ramsdude106July 03, 2018 01:38PM

  Re: here is your answer..."nothing."

spagsbacker209July 03, 2018 02:27PM

  Re: Great...

dzrams148July 03, 2018 02:43PM

  Donald can become a huge disruption...

jemach119July 03, 2018 10:41AM

  Re: Donald can become a huge disruption...

Rampage2K-115July 03, 2018 10:49AM

  He knows no more than you or I...

jemach109July 03, 2018 10:56AM

  Re: The playing field evens up at that point...

dzrams109July 03, 2018 11:07AM

  Re: The playing field evens up at that point...

Ramsdude115July 03, 2018 01:48PM

  No way he's a disruption because the disruption thing is a myth.

RockRam110July 03, 2018 11:20AM

  Re: No way he's a disruption because the disruption thing is a myth.

zn186July 03, 2018 11:58AM

  Re: No way he's a disruption because the disruption thing is a myth.

Ramsdude109July 03, 2018 01:54PM

  No way he's a disruption because the disruption thing.......

Anonymous User132July 03, 2018 04:05PM

  Re: Article - Donald has been given some bad advise

Rams43198July 03, 2018 06:10AM

  agent mom

wv ram159July 03, 2018 08:11AM

  Guess who’s Bosa’s agent?

Rampage2K-263July 03, 2018 09:22AM

  Re: Guess who’s Bosa’s agent?

Ramsdude169July 03, 2018 01:55PM

  Re: Guess who’s Bosa’s agent?

waterfield155July 04, 2018 06:29AM

  Re: Guess who’s Bosa’s agent?

Rams43200July 04, 2018 06:37AM

  Re: Guess who’s Bosa’s agent?

Ramsdude154July 04, 2018 07:29AM

  The Rams won't get past round 1 without Donald...

jemach327July 03, 2018 10:43AM

  Re: I agree...

dzrams200July 03, 2018 11:40AM

  My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

RFL211July 04, 2018 09:06AM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

zn183July 04, 2018 10:01AM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

Rampage2K-292July 04, 2018 10:27AM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

AlbaNY_Ram190July 04, 2018 12:14PM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

zn163July 04, 2018 02:31PM

  I am with you on this all the way (nm)

AlbaNY_Ram98July 04, 2018 03:24PM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

Rams43182July 04, 2018 08:16PM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

dzrams245July 04, 2018 08:55PM

  Re: My 2 cents advocating for Aaron Donald

zn198July 05, 2018 12:24AM