That knee injury must have been severe. Too bad.

Well, one county commissioner cannot deliver public funds for a stadium in a secret deal as described here. Counties where I work can only spend money like this by resolution and majority vote among the Board at an open meeting. They may have absolved themselves of taking public comment or giving more than a week’s notice of the board action, but this deal took more than just one commissioner.

I would hope/expect the Rams to draft the best available DB, OL, WR with their first three picks. Maybe filling one position more than once. Linebackers late on day three.

CBs Kevin King and Gareon Conley both ranked in the mid 40s, but I have seen several mocks with both of them going in the high to mid first round. I don’t think either one will be available when the Rams pick.

The Rams and Raiders have made two moves in and out of LA in the last 15/20 years, so I’m not upset about another move for the Raiders. The Chargers move did surprise me because I have always known them as the San Diego Chargers. I was surprised when the league expanded into Jacksonville. That still looks weird to me.

FWIW, the my friends on Facebook who simply had to add their two cents to the whole Kaepernick thing felt he was being disrespectful to the US military. Some of them served, some of them had/have family members who served, others just like to wrap themselves in the flag and call attention to it on social media. They could not see beyond that.

I posted about Sullivan in another thread. He has essentially had two years off, recovering from surgery and being used sparingly in Washington. He started 93 consecutive games for the Vikings from 2008-2014, succeeding All-Pro Matt Birk. Sullivan would be a quality short-term center for us. I hope he signs; he played for a paltry $885,000 last year.

I don’t know what to expect and trades are really hard to predict, but here are a few FAs that I am familiar with and would be happy if the Rams signed them.

WR Cordarrelle Patterson. Former 1st rounder is a good kick returner and was developing into a good receiver. Big, pretty fast and a little shifty, only 26 years old. Should not cost too much as he was not tendered and was only a part time starter in Minnesota.
C John Sullivan. Former starter in Minnesota, was a surprise cut during a year ago. Played last year with Washington as a backup. He won’t hurt us at the position until a draft pick or one of the guards is groomed and ready to take over.
CB Deshawn Shead. Played well in starting role last year for the Seahawks having 14 pass defenses, but injured his knee during the playoffs. He is a medical risk but at 28 years old he could be a solid corner for a few years assuming he recovers.
S TJ McDonald. I hope the Rams resign him. He is a good hitter and decent pass defender.
K Greg Zuerlein. Resign ‘The Leg’ too.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

they’ve got four picks in the first four rounds.

Then they are clearing cap space to get the other things through free agency. AND they have nearly a dozen LBs plus DE-to-LB conversion candidates on the roster.

IMO and just IMO, naturally, but (so far) I don’t see big problems. To me this is all do-able.

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I agree. All the players cut or traded in this thread are easily replaceable with players already on the roster, through the draft or the rest of free agency. More cap space means another move or two is coming, looking forward to what it might be. I do notice that the Rams are completely out of Tre(y)s and that has to be addressed.

TruJo is not the best corner in the NFL so he does not deserve the highest salary, even for one year. I hope they do trade him, and I would take a third rounder. That’s where he was drafted, I would take that to avoid paying overpaying him with the franchise tender and then losing him next year for a third round compensation pick that will be later in the same round the following year.

They should find a way to incorporate leg warmers into the new pants for a truly retro look.

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I work for a local government that develops big urban transit investments. Our lobbyist in DC told us that Trump is considering eliminating the Federal Transit Administration, which is the source of half the funding for construction of urban transit systems, not to mention repair and maintenance of existing transit systems.

I don’t know how accurate this information is, but if it happens, it would be devastating for public transportation across the country.

Transition year for the team, they are highly unlikely to be competitive this coming season, so why spend $16 million on an above average corner for just one season? It doesn’t make sense to me.