Re: He was the weakest link

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zn
He is getting credit for playing pretty well in NY. I think the main thing is, he's a FA next year and was also the one expendable guy whose contract numbers added up to the cap space they needed for Fowler. To borrow something Albany quoted:

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"By releasing Brown, the Rams save $1.7 million this season, while taking on just $188,704 in dead money. The financial ramifications are likely the reason Brown was given his walking papers, freeing up space to fit Fowler under the cap."

He was expendable IMO because they only carry 7 active linemen on game day anyway and they have 2 new young draft picks who could take his place. If he were seen as a liability as a player then he should have been a cut before week 1. So I think, if there were no Fowler trade he would still be on the roster. He just represented the right combination of factors to be the one sacrificed to fit Fowler under the cap. Had no future, they could trust the young guys to replace him, his money was close to exactly what they needed...so they gained what they needed and did not really lose anything by cutting him, and that's not true of a lot of other candidates on the roster to be the Fowler Sacrifice.

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AlbaNY_Ram
What made Brown expendable is that the Rams needed to clear cap space for Fowler. They couldn't cut anyone who was on the roster opening day because their salaries were guaranteed at that point. If they had another option they likely would have kept Brown.