Recent Forum Topics › Forums › The Rams Huddle › 8/29… countdown to Donald signing
- This topic has 14 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 2 months ago by zn.
-
AuthorPosts
-
August 29, 2018 at 2:54 pm #90033znModerator
John Clayton: "Donald's deal will get done Friday or Saturday…nothing's getting done with Mack"@ScottandBR @ClaytonESPN https://t.co/43HvuXChb2
— The Mighty 1090 (@Mighty1090) August 28, 2018
August 29, 2018 at 3:04 pm #90034JackPMillerParticipantSomeone way smarter than me has predicted a Tuesday press conference for the Rams and Aaron Donald to discuss his expected deal, a day specifically picked by the team for maximum P.R. impact.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018 at 3:09 pm #90035AgamemnonParticipantHe talks about Donald at ~4:05. Clayton’s number sound low to me.
August 29, 2018 at 3:38 pm #90038AgamemnonParticipantAlso, Aaron Donald deal is nearly done.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018 at 3:53 pm #90040znModeratorAlso, Aaron Donald deal is nearly done.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 29, 2018
==
Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Kevin Demoff on stage talking at Rams charity luncheon: “My phone is buzzing. It’s Aaron Donald’s agent. No joke. I wish I were making it up.”Someone in the audience yelled “Answer it!” I can confirm it wasn’t Les Snead because he is 5 feet from me. I’m not sure about McVay. Demoff said, “This is more important right now.”
—
Charles Robinson@CharlesRobinson
As of late Monday night, the #Raiders and Khalil Mack were as dug in as ever. This standoff is going to stretch into the regular season. What Oakland does next is in Jon Gruden’s hands – as it has always been.August 29, 2018 at 4:24 pm #90043ZooeyModeratorAugust 29, 2018 at 4:57 pm #90044AgamemnonParticipantPFT: Los Angeles Rams predicted to announce Aaron Donald extension on Tuesday (UPDATED)
By Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP Aug 29, 2018, 1:25pm CDT
Pro Football Talk just tweeted that the Los Angeles Rams will have a press conference set for Tuesday to “discuss” the Aaron Donald deal:
Someone way smarter than me has predicted a Tuesday press conference for the Rams and Aaron Donald to discuss his expected deal, a day specifically picked by the team for maximum P.R. impact.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 29, 2018
This is interesting, particularly for the “maximum P.R. impact” angle. Maximizing the impact of public relations fits the Rams’ business operations under COO/Vice President of Operations Kevin Demoff.
The timing is strange though. It may have something to do with a major college football game on Monday night between Florida State and Virginia Tech blanketing ESPN networks. It also comes out of the Labor Day weekend as we slingshot into Week 1 of the regular season.
As recently reported, the talks have seriously heated up from both the Rams and Donald’s side, as there is a reported urgency to get this deal done with the regular season creeping up in days.
For a saga that seemed like it was never ending, this suggests it’s finally coming to a bright end for both sides. Though it took long, one thing was for certain: neither side was ready for a divorce.
(UPDATE at 2:40pm ET)
PFT sent along this after we published this:
That’s not a report. Just passing along a prediction that seems very plausible.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018 at 6:57 pm #90050znModeratorSuh is ready… pic.twitter.com/F2DeBLHlpd
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018 at 7:05 pm #90052AgamemnonParticipantRams GM Les Snead, on McVay’s massive Aaron Donald optimism: “Sean definitely is not speaking out of turn. He is well aware of updates, but nothing has agreed upon.” Snead said he would avoid going into details about negotiations or their recent progress.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018 at 7:49 pm #90054znModeratorRams GM Les Snead, on McVay’s massive Aaron Donald optimism: “Sean definitely is not speaking out of turn. He is well aware of updates, but nothing has agreed upon.” Snead said he would avoid going into details about negotiations or their recent progress.
The whole context…
Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
McVay on stage: “Where’s Demoff at? Did he get Aaron done? .. I think we’re very close to try to get this done.”Rams GM Les Snead, on McVay’s massive Aaron Donald optimism: “Sean definitely is not speaking out of turn. He is well aware of updates, but nothing has agreed upon.” Snead said he would avoid going into details about negotiations or their recent progress.
Let’s put this Rams/Aaron Donald stuff in its proper place. The coach says he thinks it could get done soon. The GM says the coach didn’t talk out of turn. Put the pieces together, and clearly it’s Donald Watch time.
August 29, 2018 at 8:12 pm #90058znModeratorLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Sean McVay is usually so cool, calm and collected. But his giddiness over the Aaron Donald contract situation can’t be contained.Update: Demoff did step out of the room for a few minutes following his speech for a phone call.
—
Joel Corry@corryjoel
Over the last 12 months, the top of the QB market has gone from $27M per year (Matthew Stafford) to $33.5M (Aaron Rodgers). That’s a 24.1% increase. If Khalil Mack or Aaron Donald could do the same for non-QBs, they would get deals averaging approximately $23.675M per year.==
August 29, 2018 at 8:50 pm #90059InvaderRamModeratorohhhh man…
i gotta go to the bathroom… bad…..
August 29, 2018 at 9:52 pm #90061ZooeyModeratorohhhh man…
i gotta go to the bathroom… bad…..
Go ahead and go.
The announcement isn’t coming for almost a week.
We will send you a reminder to come out in time for it.
August 30, 2018 at 8:14 pm #90133znModeratorHunch: Aaron Donald deal is unofficially done.
Guess: Aaron Donald deal will be officially done Monday.
Prediction: Rams will hold press conference Tuesday. https://t.co/FpwYpfxYCf— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 30, 2018
August 31, 2018 at 11:25 am #90154znModeratorIt's coming. I dont know when it will leak. Have patience.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 31, 2018
==
It IS basically done. They're working some last details.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 31, 2018
==
That would be much lower than what I heard.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 31, 2018
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.