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Originally Posted by rm1369
I’m not sure I get the same thing as you do from that exchange. The parts you leave out are:
Me: “You’ve basically looked at draft choices as tools in the toolbox. That's how I kind of look at your thing: You’re not wedded to your draft picks.”
Snead: “Right. You should be my interpreter.”
That sounds like the opposite of what Ballard has been preaching. Yes Snead says they made th RG3 trade and built a core, but other than that he’s devaluing draft picks. “.......you have to really look at what historically draft picks bring you in reality over time...” I assume you are referencing the building the core. The trade down from 3, etc. I agree with that, but I’ve heard nothing from Ballard to indicate he thinks draft picks are over valued. Quite the opposite.
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I agree that the Rams approach is something of the polar opposite of Ballard's. They are definitely in "win now" mode - bringing in expensive, over-30 players like Suh and Talib, and troubled-but-talented guys like Peters. They've traded away their early picks this year and next. Makes for big headlines, but history has not been kind to team-building in this way. I like the Peters pickup better, but all three of these guys have reputations for being difficult.
I will say that both Suh and Talib have received large contracts before and continued to play at a high level, so that bodes well for these pickups, but my gut tells me that (1) the Rams won't be as good as everyone expects next year, and (2) if they do perform well, it won't be because of these free agency pickups. We'll see.