Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore#Rams deserve major props. Donald, Gurley and Cooks were core pieces they wanted to lock in long-term – along with Goff and Peters = and they did that. There is room to now take care of Peters and Goff eventually. Plus Havenstein is locked in. Rams as set as anyone moving forward
They’ve planned and executed their salary cap to accomodate a talented, young, locked-in foundation for the forseeable future. People sometimes can’t see the forrest for the trees. But in Rams case, the space and flexibility was also there for all this.
Credit where it’s due on this. The #Rams had a blueprint upon returning to L.A. Obviously moving up to get Jared Goff and then pairing him with Sean McVay helped expedite things. But all the pieces are in place for a prolonged run
Short-term, the Rams have a roster adequately built to compete for a division championship and a playoff run. Long-term, there is no franchise in the NFL that is set up better for an extended run.
You’re going to hear a lot about #Rams owner Stan Kroenke, who has really stepped up this year. He’s acting every bit like a Los Angeles owner should. In guarantees alone this offseason (Cooks/Gurley/Donald/Havenstein) it’s approaching $100 million
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Peter Schrager@PSchragsCommunication is so important in these contract negotiations. McVay kept an open and active dialogue with Donald throughout the off-season. Meanwhile, the LA front office trio got on planes and took multiple trips to Atlanta to speak w/ 99’s agents in person. It matters.
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Steve Wyche@wyche89Whole lot of smiling Rams coaches walking around the facility right now…
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Joel Corry@corryjoelHats off to @BrianAyrault, Todd France & Rich Hurtado of CAA Sports on the Aaron Donald deal. Shattered $20M per year bar for non-QBs by wide margin (17.9% more than Von Miller) & raised level of guarantees with very few offsets & early vesting for what wasn’t fully at signing.
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Allan Bell@AllanBell247Most Tackles-for-Loss since 2014:
Aaron Donald 72
Khalil Mack 68
J.J. Watt 62
Michael Bennett 60
Ryan Kerrigan 60
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