[Joe Pendleton]

classic Rich! thx 4 posting

[ramsman34]

This is going to be very interesting. I don’t buy the win it all or bust crap. That’s beyond some of your control. I hope these 2 play really well, absorb and flex the we not me philosophy, and get some nice extensions to stay part of the family. Then, we fill in the holes with whatever draft picks we have left. Hahahaha.

And, AND, we might get Cam Akers back and have him going forward.

This is just stupid. Lol

[Elvis]

It doesn't matter how good you are or how "all in" you are, it's hard to win the SB. There are 32 teams and several are legitimate contenders.

So all or nothing is wrong, IMO. Also, looking at OBJ, we gave up nothing for him. There's no bust about it. It works or it doesn't. We've given up nothing unless you want argue morale or public perception are at risk.

I agree with this guy:



His point is spot on. When you go all in, if you lose you're done.

That's not our situation...

[69RamFan]

Rich Eisen with Von Miller

[Joe Pendleton]

thx for post! @69RamFan .. i've always been a Rich Eisen fan

[majik]

The All-In comes from the fact that due to trades for Stafford, Miller, and Michel, our current picks (not counting compensatory picks yet to be awarded) the Rams draft looks like:

5th Round pick
7th Round Pick (via Miami Talib trade)
7th Round pick


Projected compensatory
Third-round pick (via Brad Holmes hiring)
Fourth-round pick (via Browns signing John Johnson)
Sixth-round pick (via 49ers signing Samson Ebukam)
Sixth-round pick (via Seahawks signing Gerald Everett)
Sixth-round pick (via Browns signing Troy Hill)

[phoenixrising]

"All or nothing" is simply a device for those that can't wait to paint the Rams as a failure.

[PARAM]

"All or nothing" is simply a device for those that can't wait to paint the Rams as a failure.

I was watching Cowherd and Joy Taylor hosted the next program, "Speak for yourself". I don't watch it but I did Friday. Bucky Brooks and some jackwagon were on. The jackwagon kept saying, "if the Rams don't win the Superbowl, then it's been a failure". Taylor was disagreeing with him and Brooks was on the fence, jumping back and forth (surprise, surprise).

Stafford, OBJ, Miller....if you acquire those players you have to win it. Sure Stafford cost us 2 first round picks and our former QB but OBJ got a very reasonable deal and Miller virtually didn't cost a thing, other than lower round picks. It's not like we went out and invested 120 million....that would be different. The picks? The Rams have already proven....in fact, set a new standard.......each one is a gamble, so if you could get proven players with those picks, who wouldn't do it?

The problem...or more accurately the ammo to argue "they have to win" is Brady going to the Bucs last year. They forget the Broncos got Manning and it took 4 years to win the SB!!! The Saints won it once in 15 years after getting Drew Brees. How has Minnesota fared after getting Cousins? The truth is this.....if you go out and get a guy like Stafford (and OBJ), you put yourself in a better position to win it. And that's all you can ask. Tampa is the unicorn in this argument but some make them THE argument.

[phoenixrising]

It's really quite simple: You make a transaction because you believe it makes you a better team. Not because it guarantees you a SB win. All this other chatter...

You can argue about timeframes, but does anyone really believe the Rams won't be competitive next year? Or the year after?

[69RamFan]

“A Complete Throttling” – Rich Eisen Recaps the Rams’ Wild Card Rout of the Arizona Cardinals