Josh Norman

[TEB11]

Not sure if this should be under the free agency thread, but the Panthers just removed the franchise tag off of him. He'd look good in a Ram uni, eh?

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

I don't believe we have even close to enough cap room for this type of move, wish we did!!!

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[Red_Chaos]

damn it panthers, we could still have jenkins if you had done this sooner..

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Really? We have over 15 mil in cap space just for him? Because that's what he'll be asking for.

 

[zeke2829]

^^what he said ^^

He will demand Mega $$$$

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, we will won't sign this guy because we gave away too much money to some of our own guys like Barron.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

not only Barron, but Johnson was hit with the tag and they have not worked out a cap friendly deal with him yet.

 

[Retroram52]

They were completely derelict with the cap money and they just didn't use their heads-AGAIN!!

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

They were completely derelict with the cap money and they just didn't use their heads-AGAIN!!

Exactly, we had to overpay ALL of our own guys because we were too stupid to lock up at least 1 or 2 before free agency hit. Signing them early would've ended up saving us money(even if the FO thought it would've been overpaying at the time)

 

[RamCub]

Norman > Jenkins

Let's at least bid on the dude.

 

[zeke2829]

Would have been cool to get him as we play the Giants this year! Rematch of him vs Odell Beckham.

 

[shopson67]

Really? We have over 15 mil in cap space just for him? Because that's what he'll be asking for.

That's what I heard as well, looking for $16M per.

Trade a QB and/or an oft-injured OG and clear some cap for a real player.

 

[chy1127]

We will have some extra space because we have only 5 draft picks that include 2 # 4's and 2 # 6's.

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

We will have some extra space because we have only 5 draft picks that include 2 # 4's and 2 # 6's.

True, but we also have to pay the #1 overall now instead of #15

 

[Retroram52]

That won't be as extensive as the last time we had the number one overall pick due to the CBA LTR.

 

[zeke2829]

That won't be as extensive as the last time we had the number one overall pick due to the CBA LTR.

I don't know which is worse, giving an unproven qb 50 million in guaranteed $$ or giving up the farm in draft picks for an unproven qb.

 

[Retroram52]

Seems to be a pattern of insanity with this bunch, Zeke.

 

[Vitamike]

I don't know which is worse, giving an unproven qb 50 million in guaranteed $$ or giving up the farm in draft picks for an unproven qb.

I do, and it's the later, giving up all your draft stock.

In 2010 we really couldn't trade down like they can now because the CBA rookie salary now affords it. So we were stuck, and we were going to pay that whether we picked an NFL unproven QB or DE.

So by default it's the later of your two choices primarily because then, we were stuck with choice A or B.
With the former of your two choices, Snisher chose to make the move.

The former only works out better one way, and one way only. And that's IF the Rams' No. 1 overall becomes the Rams' Franchise QB. He actually doesn't even need to be elite, just the Guy our team can rally around for years to come.

 

[Rambulance]

A 29-year CB with a exactly ONE good season on his resume doesn't scare off any of you guys?

Not even a chance that he's a fluke playing with one of the best front 7's in 2015?