[Hacksaw]

Why would they trade his ass to Cleveland? The Rams control Donald for 4 more years. Let him sit.

I think Donald is getting bad advice. Really bad advice. After all, if he comes in and plays, and the Rams start winning, he can claim some of the credit. If they start winning without him, what's he going to say? And if they still lose without him, well they lost a lot with him the first 3 years, so what's the difference?

After all, what was the Rams' defense from the '60s called? The Fearsome Merlin Olsen? It wasn't about one DT, however good Merlin was. It was about team.

I'd love to have us some more Fearsome Olsen..

Yeah, a teams NFL schedule see's few duds. Every team can win any week. The trick is to be consistent and win the ones you are supposed to.
with that thought in mind, a good team capable of doing damage in the tournament can lose 1 game during the regular season and miss out.
So if Donald doesn't show and we get gashed up the middle because his back up isn't good enough consistently, and we lose even 1 game because of it, it could cause us to miss the PO's.

That would not sit well with many including me.

[Elvis]

[BobCarl]

.. the problem lies. AD wants his money NOW.

If you were the Rams GM you would have realized this before giving $17 mill guaranteed to a mid-level CB

[BobCarl]

Tru wanted a long-term contract, didn't he?

And if Tru's contract was at $1.8 mill and the Rams refused to give him $17 mill ... would Tru still show up for work? I think not.

[BobCarl]

You want to blame Tru for Donald?

In my perspective ... I'm blaming the Rams for offering $17 mill for Tre ... and act stupid because they "don't have any money left" to give to Donald. Donald 2017 contract should have been the Rams 1st priority .. even before the 2016 draft. Bad planning on the Rams part.

[BobCarl]

How about comparing somebody who is in the same situation as AD?

you mean Derek Carr or Gabe Jackson?

[BobCarl]

$70 million payday (give or take) by possibly getting hurt while playing on a $2 million contract. I wouldn't blame anyone making that move.

Exactly!

What Rams fan would risk losing a $100 mill lottery ticket so they could be the 12th man on the Rams?

[BobCarl]

If the numbers given to me are accurate

Fucking troll .... If you have the numbers ... keep your trap shut or share the real numbers.

[PARAM]

Fact #1: Trumaine Johnson has been tagged two consecutive years. Like some have said, he didn't negotiate the tag. He simply accepted it. The RAMS chose that path

Fact #2: The CBA states, "teams can renegotiate rookie contracts after 3 seasons". It doesn't say rookies can hold out after 3 years.

Fact #3: The Rams have intimated Donald deserves a new deal. That he has outperformed his rookie contract. They haven't said "he deserves to be the highest paid defensive player in the league".

Fact #4: The deal isn't done. Rumored to not even be close to being done. The Rams start Sunday and Aaron Donald will contribute NOTHING.

[Hacksaw]

Fucking troll .... If you have the numbers ... keep your trap shut or share the real numbers.

C'mon Bob, he cant disclose what are supposed to be secret negotiations. Talk about career suicide, at least as far as NFL connections go.

If his report is true, I think that indicated that things might be getting closer because the Rams leaked their offer. Or they are applying more pressure from the court of public opinion.

I'm not at all stoked that this is happening, or about some of the personnel and contract decisions the Rams have made the last few years,. I also don't hold them to accountable if they made and adequate offer within their current cap restraints and it wasn't accepted.

He is still under contract and perhaps the Rams were hoping to clear Tru and/or TA off the books before they had to deal with Donald. According to his contract they appeared to have the time.

Do I want to see AD get hurt and lose money? No. Do I want to see AD get hurt at all? No again. Do I understand why he is holding out? Yes. Do I think he should work out something with the team that covers his ass in that regard? Yes again.

I want him back as much as the next guy because he's real good. And he's under contract.