The Los Angeles Rams have been both criticized and praised for the way they’ve constructed their roster. Before they won Super Bowl LVI, many doubted that their aggressive pursuit of a ring by trading draft picks for players would work. There were also plenty of people who bought into the idea and respected Les Snead’s willingness to take risks.
Blockbuster trades didn’t suddenly become a new thing when the Rams acquired players such as Marcus Peters, Brandin Cooks, Aqib Talib, and Sammy Watkins. Teams have always made trades to improve their roster, but typically, those deals didn’t involve stars – rarely with players of Matthew Stafford, Jalen Ramsey and Von Miller’s caliber.
This week alone, teams have made three deals for big-name players.
The Broncos agreed to trade several draft picks to the Seahawks for Russell Wilson, hoping to solve their ongoing quarterback woes since Peyton Manning retired. It was a somewhat similar deal to the Rams’ trade for Stafford last…