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all that "Todd was much more injured than anyone realized" talk no doubt burned a bridge with Todd as well as with the Rams FO that was trying hard to keep a lid on the situation. Though CJ did come help us out of a jam, he came off a little smug in interviews, and gave an air of, " I can take Todd's spot/do as well as him", whereas I never got that impression from Brown. He may feel the same way in his heart of hearts but he had the good sense to never say it aloud. Which is why all things being equal the Rams with the Malcolm route, hell at these prices they could have kept them both but never seemed to even try to make that effort. That speaks volumes.
I think that you’re on to something with the CJ open discussion of Gurley’s injury comment, Dynasty.
I suspect that it may have annoyed the Ram FO, coaches, and probably Gurley, too. I know that it kinda rubbed me the wrong way, as well. A WTH sort of thing?
But the bigger thing was probably that the Rams (and other teams) noticed that CJ’s production tailed off after the 2 big games against the “mighty” Cards and 49ers. Might have been a conditioning thing, but might have also been that it was seen that opposing D’s could make adjustments that were effective against him.
