Originally posted by powderblueboy
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Were they really any better than the 9-7 team that played a first place schedule in 2019? To me, given their salary cap predicament ($35M over plus several of their own free agents needing to be addressed), their lack of first round picks for the next three seasons, and only acquiring a mid level QB in Stafford (not a top 10 QB), this looks like a team on the way down from the 13-3 2018 team.
I suspect at least one of those picks given to Detroit will be a non-playoff, mid level pick.
The mishandling of Goff has been impressive. First, they traded away tons of draft pick capital to select him. Then, they gave him a huge contract. And now they are giving up lots of draft capital for no meaningful upgrade to get out from under the bad contract (which Detroit can escape with no dead money after the 2022 season).
The gamble taken by the Rams is neither on greatness, nor at the right time.
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