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shepherd18
I don't know that Floyd had a better year than Fowler had the year before, and I suspect the Falcons feel more than a little let-down by Fowler's performance (although it lines up super well with his career numbers).
It seems plausible (certain?) that Donald is tending to create unique opportunities for Edge Rushers. They appear better than their career average when on our team. If that's true (and it seems reasonable that it would be), why pay a premium to fill a slot any edge rusher should already crave (if only to re-build their future value?)
I think John Johnson (now departed) and Darious Williams (not currently signed long-term) were far better players and were far more instrumental to our team's success this past year than Floyd, and we should have prioritized keeping both of them in-house long-term.
At this point, I'm losing most of my confidence in this Rams team from a team-building perspective. They draft well and they coach well (I know, that sounds like it'd be enough ;-D), but they seem to have a dangerous proclivity towards impulsiveness / recklessness on the overall team strategy side.
Idk. Just my take.
Me neither. I would have preferred JJ. Floyd’s contract has a chance to not age well. Rams could have gotten a veteran edge rusher later in FA who could be forced to take a one year team friendly contract that would be the beneficiary of Donald like Fowler did and Floyd has.
