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Rams43
Cooks trade is looking like a HR.
Watkins trade didn’t work out as planned, to be kind. The comp pick lessened the pain, though.
The Peters trade could still go either way. Still has the potential to be a HR move. At the very least, Rams got 2 seasons and will probably get a 3rd rounder as a comp pick.
Fowler could also go either way. Might become a quality starter for years or might leave after 1 and a half seasons of good play with another high comp pick to come.
Hmmm...
We do know this. The 4 players helped the ascending Rams jump from a first round playoff loss division winner to a SB team that held the Patriots to 13 points. So, in hindsight, I’d say that the immediate rewards of these bold moves were worth the cost.
But I will also say this. Our current talented roster seems to no longer require such bold moves in the immediate future. I see Snead continuing to use his picks on youngsters that best fit McVay’s types. That will assure a steady supply of inexpensive players to surround the likes of the Goff, Gurley, and AD types of stars.
See, I would still rather have the drafted players NOW rather than comp picks LATER.
Missing a superbowl last year, when it was too soon and they weren't ready, would not bother me much. I would rather have the stronger team now (with 2 additional 2nd round picks) rather than the comp picks later.
I'm not doing the math on this right because I didn't account for the comp picks they had in 2019. But still. I think the draft math favors the picks.
I don't think it's a mixed strategy, 43, I think it's a bad strategy. So for me trading high draft picks for shortened rookie contracts is not as good a deal when you could draft players on 4 year rookie contracts.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/30/2019 07:04AM by zn.
