Aussie Joe

Things could get a bit ruthless if you want to play some hard ball... Do you say to someone like Addison who is due $8M (including workout and Roster bonuses) that we are paying you $4Mil total take it or leave it or good luck playing out your last year with the Jaguars who might pay you $5M?

I'm sure you are aware that the Rams current strategy is a gamble and probably more likely to fail then succeed ( only one team gets to win it all every year and you are compressing your chances of success into a smaller window then doing things the "conventional" way) ... Now, if the Bills copied this approach and it didn't succeed, would you accept that outcome? I know that you arent normally one to bring up previous other occasions when some Management decisions have not gone to plan....

One thing this year has taught me ( in respect to JA) is that you are absolutely nothing without a Top 10 ( Top 5 even? ) QB and you really should be giving up a lot to acquire one or the chance to draft one... Now.. giving up 2 No 1's and change for Ramsay or Adams.. thats a different story in my view...

Well... they don’t have a 4th round ...and I can’t see them waiting until the 5th to roll the dice given the value of the position to the team... If Milano moves on for more money, and they like someone else at 30 who they think they can replace him and can be a cost effective contributor for 4 years then why not take him? Its pick 30, not a top 10 pick

They took a swing at that a few years back... Vosean Joseph I believe the fellas name was... Has been quiet to date though... last seen at Walmart... I would suggest with the value of this position to MCD’s defense that they are going to have to invest an early pick if Milano needs replacing which seems likely

Then you will get to complain when they pick a LB at 30 to replace him....

Well... as you said yesterday... the Rams coach and management think they have got an upgrade.... and their jobs actually depend on it unlike as scrubs here...

Da Fuq?

He improved so much this past year, I dont know how fair it is to expect that he can improve much more... Hope he can though...

Not so sure of this argument... Would it be Ok if they traded down from 30 to 33 and picked a guy there? If there is a guy they like thats there then pick him.. Its pick 30 not top 10...

Do the Rams have a better chance of winning the SB in 2021 with Stafford ( then Goff )? Vegas seems to think so as they have reduced their odds from 18/1 to 13/1... There is no doubt that McVay has an ego you couldnt jump over, but he has delivered some results since he has been in the coaching role at the Rams.. I think we would all agree that he is not an idiot, however he has all his chips in now and his window for success is only 2-3 years.. 29 other teams ( at least ) arent going to win the Superbowl either in that time frame... Look .. I dont have a dog in this fight so I dont really care what happens ( provided on how it might effect the BIlls) ... but I just think its interesting to see if Stafford really has been a victim of circumstances of playing at a badly coached and managed team this past 10 years and if he was in a better situation he can show us all something. more... thats what I am interested in seeing...

You realise that there is an element of a salary dump at work as well right? The price the Rams are paying is inflated because Goff's guaranteed money is terrible... As I said upthread... Im curious to see how Stafford goes with the Rams ( I expect them to be better), and Goff goes with the Lions ( I expect them to be worse..) but time will tell...

Star's salary guaranteed in 2021 so they wont be cutting him

Gee. they going to give up there 2nd as well to jump the Jets?? Nah...

Who is that player because I dont see him on the team now... although to be fair I dont see him on many other teams either... Back to the topic.. Matt Barkley ( and his wife) seem like good peeps but I'm about ready to see who else might be available to step into the role... I'm hoping Fromm might be the guy, although his development is no doubt been put behind schedule given the past year's disruptions...

Personally I think Stafford is better but I will be watching both teams closely .... my prediction is that the Rams improve and the Lions get worse with their new QB’s ..

On the other hand ... Detroit might have the no 1 pick in 2022... wouldn’t surprise me...

I will be watching him closely this year in Detroit to see how many games he wins there...

I was having a look at the 49ers and Seahawks message boards... they seem to think differently...

Most people will say it will be worth it if they win one SB... even if they then are a rabble for the next 5 years after... Personally I would prefer to go about ultimate success in a more conventional way like the Bills are doing as you set yourself up for a longer window... However... the Rams Management the past 4 years or so have shown that they aren’t idiots if you look at their record over that time compared to the rest of the League.. I think this move makes them better in 2021 than this year and the NFC is weak.. Does it make them better long term? No way but that’s the road they have chosen to go down..

And yet they regularly make the playoffs each year ... including going 10-6 this year and winning a post season game..

Yeldon is most likely gone so they need to replace him for starters... i think they try to find someone with one of those Day 3 picks and bring him in to compete with Moss, Devin and Williams.. Think it’s likely that Devin is at least No 3 on that list so he will likely take on the Yeldon healthy game day scratch role if he doesn’t get better in the off-season..

Yeah.. someone will do better than $960K a year which is what he is currently being paid... To echo Beane.. He has earned the right to test the market I guess

I just watched the interview... what are your thoughts about what he said about Brown? I wouldn’t say it was an endorsement... something along the lines that he “ would figure it out in the off-season”...

A wise man once said that Schedules are never as hard, or as easy as they appear...