by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #61 I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded. by Plumb 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 5 Joined: Jul 10 2016 Los Angeles Undrafted Free Agent Cooks Traded POST #62 Haden, actionjack, Horny Mcbae liked this post JackPMiller wrote:I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.Really? I would question the mental fitness of Rams FO if they traded Robert Woods, who is widely regarded as one of the most talented yet unheralded, humble, team first receivers in the league. 3 by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #63 AvengerRam wrote:If Denzel Mims, Baylor, or Jalen Reagor, TCU, lasts until pick #52...I’d grab either!How about not drafting a WR and hoping for a WR like Dezmon Patmon of Washington St. will be there for us to sign as a UDFA? I'd prefer that. by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #64 JackPMiller wrote:I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #65 Dick84 wrote:I wonder if they might trade a future 2nd to move up for Mims, if he's in range.I still see him swinging a deal for a trade down. Pick up another 3rd and have 2 seconds, 3 thirds and a 4th. He does his best work in those rounds. He could get RB, WR, Edge, C, LB and S (in no particular order). Then use the 7th on a PK. It all depends on who wants to move up. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #66 PARAM wrote:Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12.That would be stupid. Also, there contracts would hurt our cap. Floyd's contract could be voided, and Woods if we trade him, would save us money. Same goes with Troy Hill. Not sure if Hill will bring in anything of value though like Woods would. Don't forget, we are a little over $5.4 million over the cap, so we need to find a way to get back on the positive side of the cap. by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. 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by Plumb 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 5 Joined: Jul 10 2016 Los Angeles Undrafted Free Agent Cooks Traded POST #62 Haden, actionjack, Horny Mcbae liked this post JackPMiller wrote:I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.Really? I would question the mental fitness of Rams FO if they traded Robert Woods, who is widely regarded as one of the most talented yet unheralded, humble, team first receivers in the league. 3 by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #63 AvengerRam wrote:If Denzel Mims, Baylor, or Jalen Reagor, TCU, lasts until pick #52...I’d grab either!How about not drafting a WR and hoping for a WR like Dezmon Patmon of Washington St. will be there for us to sign as a UDFA? I'd prefer that. by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #64 JackPMiller wrote:I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #65 Dick84 wrote:I wonder if they might trade a future 2nd to move up for Mims, if he's in range.I still see him swinging a deal for a trade down. Pick up another 3rd and have 2 seconds, 3 thirds and a 4th. He does his best work in those rounds. He could get RB, WR, Edge, C, LB and S (in no particular order). Then use the 7th on a PK. It all depends on who wants to move up. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #66 PARAM wrote:Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12.That would be stupid. Also, there contracts would hurt our cap. Floyd's contract could be voided, and Woods if we trade him, would save us money. Same goes with Troy Hill. Not sure if Hill will bring in anything of value though like Woods would. Don't forget, we are a little over $5.4 million over the cap, so we need to find a way to get back on the positive side of the cap. by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. 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by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #63 AvengerRam wrote:If Denzel Mims, Baylor, or Jalen Reagor, TCU, lasts until pick #52...I’d grab either!How about not drafting a WR and hoping for a WR like Dezmon Patmon of Washington St. will be there for us to sign as a UDFA? I'd prefer that. by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #64 JackPMiller wrote:I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #65 Dick84 wrote:I wonder if they might trade a future 2nd to move up for Mims, if he's in range.I still see him swinging a deal for a trade down. Pick up another 3rd and have 2 seconds, 3 thirds and a 4th. He does his best work in those rounds. He could get RB, WR, Edge, C, LB and S (in no particular order). Then use the 7th on a PK. It all depends on who wants to move up. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #66 PARAM wrote:Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12.That would be stupid. Also, there contracts would hurt our cap. Floyd's contract could be voided, and Woods if we trade him, would save us money. Same goes with Troy Hill. Not sure if Hill will bring in anything of value though like Woods would. Don't forget, we are a little over $5.4 million over the cap, so we need to find a way to get back on the positive side of the cap. by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. 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by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #64 JackPMiller wrote:I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #65 Dick84 wrote:I wonder if they might trade a future 2nd to move up for Mims, if he's in range.I still see him swinging a deal for a trade down. Pick up another 3rd and have 2 seconds, 3 thirds and a 4th. He does his best work in those rounds. He could get RB, WR, Edge, C, LB and S (in no particular order). Then use the 7th on a PK. It all depends on who wants to move up. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #66 PARAM wrote:Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12.That would be stupid. Also, there contracts would hurt our cap. Floyd's contract could be voided, and Woods if we trade him, would save us money. Same goes with Troy Hill. Not sure if Hill will bring in anything of value though like Woods would. Don't forget, we are a little over $5.4 million over the cap, so we need to find a way to get back on the positive side of the cap. by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business 119 posts Jul 02 2025 FOLLOW US @RAMSFANSUNITED Who liked this post
by PARAM 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 13213 Joined: Jul 15 2015 Just far enough North of Philadelphia Hall of Fame Cooks Traded POST #65 Dick84 wrote:I wonder if they might trade a future 2nd to move up for Mims, if he's in range.I still see him swinging a deal for a trade down. Pick up another 3rd and have 2 seconds, 3 thirds and a 4th. He does his best work in those rounds. He could get RB, WR, Edge, C, LB and S (in no particular order). Then use the 7th on a PK. It all depends on who wants to move up. Been following the horns since the Coliseum had a Roman playing there. McVay: 77-49, 2 Superbowls, 1 Lombardi............Doubt at your own peril by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #66 PARAM wrote:Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12.That would be stupid. Also, there contracts would hurt our cap. Floyd's contract could be voided, and Woods if we trade him, would save us money. Same goes with Troy Hill. Not sure if Hill will bring in anything of value though like Woods would. Don't forget, we are a little over $5.4 million over the cap, so we need to find a way to get back on the positive side of the cap. by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business 119 posts Jul 02 2025
by JackPMiller 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 2729 Joined: Sep 22 2016 LA Coliseum Superstar Cooks Traded POST #66 PARAM wrote:Jack, why don't we trade Goff and Donald too. Then we can have all that money to go 4-12.That would be stupid. Also, there contracts would hurt our cap. Floyd's contract could be voided, and Woods if we trade him, would save us money. Same goes with Troy Hill. Not sure if Hill will bring in anything of value though like Woods would. Don't forget, we are a little over $5.4 million over the cap, so we need to find a way to get back on the positive side of the cap. by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business 119 posts Jul 02 2025
by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #67 Brandin Cooks trade grades: Another disaster for the Texans, and an admission of failure for the RamsBill BarnwellESPN Staff WriterIn the latest battle of Bill O'Brien versus any conceivable or feasible notion of draft pick value, the Houston Texans fired off one of their last remaining selections to not solve their self-created problem, trading for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Even if Cooks returns to his prior form, the Texans seem to operate in a vacuum in which there is no concept of what the other 31 teams are doing or thinking. This trade is an admission of failure from the Los Angeles Rams. It's a flailing response to failure for the Texans.It's easy to understand why the Rams made this move, although it's the end to yet another disastrous contract extension for general manager Les Snead. In the summer of 2018, I cautioned that the contract extensions handed to Cooks and Todd Gurley were poorly structured. Less than two years later, neither player is on the Rams' roster.Rams trade Brandin Cooks to Texans for second-round pickLos Angeles Rams get: 2020 second-round pick (No. 57)Houston Texans get: WR Brandin Cooks, 2022 fourth-round pickRams grade: BTexans grade: D+Cooks was under contract in 2018 for $8.5 million and could have been franchised in 2019 for $16.8 million, meaning the Rams could have theoretically gone year-to-year and paid him $25.3 million for his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Instead, his new contract paid him $42 million over its first two years. By waiting until after March 15 to trade Cooks, the Rams also triggered a $4 million roster bonus for him, which they'll owe him on the way out. Los Angeles will have $21.8 million in dead money on their cap for Cooks in 2020 and more than $33 million in dead money between the failed deals for Cooks and Gurley.All of that is a sunk cost, though, and given the Rams' current situation, it's easy to see how trading Cooks makes sense. Los Angeles was in a desperate cap situation and down its first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 after the Jalen Ramsey trade. Jared Goff's passer rating and QBR both declined without Cooks on the field, but as the team tried to find a Plan B for the 6-1 defensive front it saw early in the season and changed its running game, it began to seem like the Rams might operate best out of 12 personnel, which would put Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett on the field and force the Rams to leave one of Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods on the sidelines. by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business 119 posts Jul 02 2025
by aeneas1 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 16894 Joined: Sep 13 2015 Norcal Hall of Fame Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #68 glad someone started a thread about the cooks trade, oh wait.... by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business 119 posts Jul 02 2025
by laram 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 444 Joined: Sep 30 2015 LA Coliseum Starter Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #69 Evan Silva@evansilvaNew #Texans WR Brandin Cooks has a terrifying concussion history (at least 5 confirmed in NFL) and his production has ground to a halt lately.680 yards & 4 TDs over last 16 gamesCleared 75 yards *once* during that span by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business 119 posts Jul 02 2025
by moklerman 5 years 2 months ago Total posts: 7680 Joined: Apr 17 2015 Bakersfield, CA Hall of Fame Re: Brandin Cooks trade grades: POST #70 $33M in dead money. Ouch. For TWO players. Double ouch. Reply 7 / 12 1 7 12 Display: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by: AuthorPost timeSubject Sort by: AscendingDescending Jump to: Forum Rams/NFL Other Sports Rams Fans United Q&A's Board Business