zn wrote:

The “more” I talked about:

so i take it as the “more” you’re talking about is the drafting simpson decision being tied to their decision to trade for garrett?

it got me thinking…. could that be why mcvay seemed to be upset at the press conference right after the simpson selection?

maybe it was then that he had to make the decision of including verse in the trade. it could not have been an easy decision. so he goes into that press conference knowing that verse was gone. the reality of it is sinking in. he’s not happy about it. he’s letting go of someone he has respect for. at the same time people have all these questions about why they drafted a qb at that spot. he can’t be completely forthcoming about the decision. he also knows that at some point he’s got to talk to jared about it but can’t do it at that point. he also doesn’t want the same situation unfolding like it did with goff.

it would explain why he seemed so cagey at the time. so defensive.

plus it’s been two whole years and aaron is a competitor. maybe he’s getting tired of just competing against himself.

Fun nugget on Myles Garrett's first day in LA–
After the flight, after the press conference, after meeting everyone–it was time to wrap up a wild day.
As they're packing up, Garrett pulls aside a Rams official…and asks if he could go to the gym and do a full workout…(1/2) pic.twitter.com/0Jz3pCNd8Y

— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) June 3, 2026

(2/2)
Everyone laughed.

He wasn't kidding.

They told him to come in tomorrow.

He nodded. And that was that.

After the wildest 24 hours of his career, a cross country flight, a media blitz, and meeting an entire new organization… he wanted to do squats.

Myles Garrett! pic.twitter.com/Y4AgimaeIy

— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) June 3, 2026

i’d want to at least give him some time to get in football shape. weddle was cutting it a little close. rather he come in at second half of the season. but i also wonder if donald would want to do that especially if it meant cutting a player for him to just play half a season. i think i remember him not being keen on that idea.

wv wrote:

Orlavsky on the Aaron Donald rumor : “…after hearing that with Pat, my gut tells me this is more than likely going to happen’

it’d be hard to come back after 2 full seasons off. jordan did it after 1 1/2 seasons off and it still took him most of that season to get into game shape.

it’d be interesting as hell though to watch it all unfold.

zn wrote:

Naturally I expect Turner, Fiske, Ford, and Young to all benefit from Garrett’s presence. In fact, it makes me wonder how much better the Rams would have been in Donald’s years if the Rams surrounded him with as much DL talent as Garrett has around him.

i think donald did have talent around him at times. but it never really clicked. or the offense just wasn’t good enough until the end of his career.

i do remember young and his lingering knee issues last year. injuries are my biggest worry this coming year. that and special teams.

rams still need to improve special teams. they need a returner. they seemingly have their kicker and punter, but the coverage teams have to improve.

so a return specialist and improved coverage teams should be next on their list. that really gave seattle an edge over the rams.

aaron donald vibes.

Never forget when Myles Garrett had the Packers o-lineman screaming for Jordan Love to run pic.twitter.com/1pdi9BLYNi

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 1, 2026

wv wrote:

So….which is the better pair:

Jalen Ramsey / Von Miller OR Trent McDuffie / Myles Garrett ?

well. i mean i think it’s mcduffie/garrett no contest. but ramsey/miller had donald.

so maybe the better question is do you take donald/ramsey/miller or garrett/mcduffie/watson?

i think that miller was not prime miller but i’m not sure how good prime watson is.

i love donald – one of my favorite players of all time – and they won a superbowl, so i think i go with donald/ramsey/miller.

• This reply was modified 5 months, 1 week ago by InvaderRam.

for real. aaron donald come back! it’d be like having the hulk and thor on the same team… holy cow.

This Myles Garrett quote from back in February 👀

The Rams are now the clear favorites to win the Super Bowl 🤯 pic.twitter.com/crImncmdwZ

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 1, 2026

• This reply was modified 5 months, 1 week ago by InvaderRam.

yeah. he might be the best player in the league. this is bigger than the ramsey trade. this is bigger than the von miller trade.

only question is. is this bigger than the stafford trade? is this bigger than the faulk trade? well. some other things have to happen before we can really discuss this trade.

i just watched Rich Eisen. yeah. he’s a literal walking batman suit. i’m thinking about it and thinking about it. there’s almost no downside. he’s at his peak. he’s coming off his second dpoy season. he’ll be super motivated to win his first superbowl. he’ll be super motivated to win a third dpoy in four years. i could see easily two more years of peak play followed by some non peak but still good years if he stays.

i really wanted the rams to draft a front seven player in the first round. i was disappointed they didn’t. i wanted keldric faulk. well shoot. they added the best defensive player in the league. maybe the best player in the league!?!?!?!? and he happens to play in the front seven. they could line him up at several places i would think.

this defense has added mcduffie, watson, and now garrett. lots of expectations now but these guys are consummate professionals.

wv wrote:

I’ve now had about fifteen minutes to think about this. …and I’d like to be the FIRST to begin the board-war-question: So….who’s better, Aaron Donald or Myles Garrett?

i know you’re joking but he’s legitimately in that conversation. very few players can be involved in that conversation.

i think verse is a solid player. and i like the guy. he just brings a great attitude and his effort is always there. but garrett is on a different level. he brings the same intangibles but his physicality is off the charts. he’s an aaron donald level player. he’s a difference maker. just not sure verse will ever be there.

wv wrote:

I didnt realize there had been people who gave the rams a low grade on that trade.

i was not in favor of the trade at the time.

looking back i’m glad we have stafford. i still don’t know how good the trade was in terms of how much the rams had to give up. rams gave up a lot. and if not for some brilliant drafting, i’m not sure where the rams would be at right now.

but yeah. watching stafford the past five years has been very cool.