What are your thoughts of the "going all in" approach that the Rams took?

[Jackie Lee]

I'm not typically a fan of it. They did draft Donald and Kupp, their two best players, and filled in a few spots to win now. They'd also just been to the super bowl so knew Goff couldn't get it done at that level and wanted to take advantage of their window. 

[Jackie Lee]

I do agree we should have gone more aggressive in trading for a couple OT's in 2015. Everything else was clicking so why risk it with throwing Remmers out there with no real depth. Then again we could have also had a TE help him out with Von Miller but that's another story

[rayzor]

Rams were in the Superbowl just a couple years ago and were still relevant. It's not like they were starting from scratch. Plus, they had solid coaching already in place, so they weren't exactly waiting for their coaches to learn that you can't lick your elbows. 

Not really the same situation. Would take a lot more for us to get there. And, thanks to the genius trades from last year, we don't have nearly the capital we'd need to make it happen....at least not without really damaging the team elsewhere.

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, rayzor said:

Rams were in the Superbowl just a couple years ago and were still relevant. It's not like they were starting from scratch. Plus, they had solid coaching already in place, so they weren't exactly waiting for their coaches to learn that you can't lick your elbows. 

Not really the same situation. Would take a lot more for us to get there. And, thanks to the genius trades from last year, we don't have nearly the capital we'd need to make it happen....at least not without really damaging the team elsewhere.

I think they were lamenting never going all in with Cam in his prime. Going all in now would mean gunning for the #1 overall pick. 

[FEMPicks]

F*EmPicks

[firefox1234]

Unfortunately we were never as close as the rams. 2015 things just magically clicked but in 2016 we should have gone all out. Those late first round picks were trash and should have been traded for elite OL to help Cam.

[rayzor]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I think they were lamenting never going all in with Cam in his prime. Going all in now would mean gunning for the #1 overall pick. 

Gotcha. What I get for not really reading the OP .

Then yes.... absolutely. We should have gone all in. 

[Ricky Spanish]

The Rams actaully have a good coaching staff and were a good QB away from winning it all. Not only that, but they were savvy enough to not completely destroy their future cap while trying to win it all this year. This offseason, both Gurley and Goff's contracts come off the books for LA. They also have the ability to free up a ton of cap space by extending numerous guys that are good and they are primed to make another run next season as long as Donald and McVay don't retire. 

TL:DR we are a poverty franchise run by chucklefugs and it would make no sense to "Go all in" based on our current personnel, coaching staff, and cap situation. 

[SizzleBuzz]

Short of an ownership change is there any reason, at all, to believe things will improve -- ever?

[unicar15]

I think swinging for a QB is a good move (especially this year with our draft options). But Tepper is about to get a serious dose of reality when star QBs give his coach the stiff arm. 

[cookinbrak]

10 hours ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

I'd say this is the first time that I can recall that it's actually worked. 

 

The eagles dream team was the biggest miss I can recall. 

Yeah, it's not working for Houston.

[Khyber53]

Um, the cupboard is kind of bare here  when it comes to draft picks to trade away, thanks to our coaching and managerial brilliance. We got Sam Darnold for our work.

That leaves trading away our handful of good players, potentially to trade for bums again. 

How about we wait this season out and see Rhule to the door before we get all fancy in our efforts?

[firefox1234]

29 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Um, the cupboard is kind of bare here  when it comes to draft picks to trade away, thanks to our coaching and managerial brilliance. We got Sam Darnold for our work.

That leaves trading away our handful of good players, potentially to trade for bums again. 

How about we wait this season out and see Rhule to the door before we get all fancy in our efforts?

Big question is does Tepper believe that. If he trusts Rhule then he will give him free rein to get himself out of this mess of Rhule’s making by trading picks and players. If not he forces Rhule to run with Sam and make sure he doesn’t mortgage this team’s future in the process.

[Jon Snow]

11 minutes ago, firefox1234 said:

Big question is does Tepper believe that. If he trusts Rhule then he will give him free rein to get himself out of this mess of Rhule’s making by trading picks and players. If not he forces Rhule to run with Sam and make sure he doesn’t mortgage this team’s future in the process.

If Rhule trades everything for a qb it will not help his situation.  Fans might get off his back and think said qb will solve everything. But reality is it will not help. It will just leave us in a massive cap hole paying 2 qbs not on the roster and with bare cupboards.  Said qb will demand a trade after one season.  Prepare thy anus.