What the hell? Yeah, last year sucked, but we won the whole shooting match the year before! I thought we were going to be in the playoff mix for at least three more years, but now we’re shedding defensive stars like Putin changes generals? For fuck’s sake! My brother recently asked me if I wanted to go in on Jets season tickets. I just can’t, not yet, but if this goes back to mid 90’s level shit, I may finally have to bail.
I don;t see it as a rebuild. To me a rebuild is more like what DV did starting in 97. The 99 team started 6 Rams who were on the team before DV. The starters added after 97 included the qb (or 2 of them actually), the RB, the LOT (in fact the whole line except for Miller), and 7 of the defensive starters.
The Rams have their qb, their offense, and Donald, plus more pieces. As they stand right now they could have a mediocre defense in 23 and still have a winning season.
I am assuming … or guessing, I guess… that the defense will shift from one that was built around the Donald/Ramsey combo to one that features the pass rush with more conventional secondary play behind it.