The Los Angeles Rams are certainly no strangers to making big deals during the offseason. General manager Les Snead has taken an aggressive approach ever since the team relocated back to Los Angeles in an effort to shore up as much star power as possible to help fit with the new surroundings.
Although Snead does not have very many resources to work with given the limited cap space and lack of first-round picks, this will not stop him from doing his due diligence on ways to improve the roster.
There has been plenty of speculation regarding the Rams’ plans for a potential resurgence coming off a disappointing 2019 NFL season. Regardless, it is clear that Snead and head coach Sean McVay still have high hopes for the group they have assembled in year’s past.
McVay expressed his confidence that the Rams boast a championship core after joking about the availability of defensive tackle Aaron Donald, via ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry:
“Usually, Aaron Donald is off the table,” McVay said, with a smirk, when asked who would be available to trade. “I think, to answer your question, I think you kind of know who are the guys that there’s not something that would be worth it, but those are ongoing conversations and I think we’re always open to being able to explore things that can upgrade us as a team.
“What we have done a nice job of is identifying those foundational pieces to try to build around.”
Snead also acknowledged that teams are much more emboldened to make blockbuster trades in this day and age:
“This time of year, it is interesting,” Snead said. “You get calls on a lot of players. There’s a new era, in that somebody may call and ask about your best player, which in the past, I don’t know that phone call would be made. … But usually the answer is ‘No.’”
The Rams have shown that no deal is off the table if they feel it can get this team back to a Super Bowl. Of course, Snead’s comments show that he is not the only one that shares these same tendencies.
Los Angeles has invested plenty of cap space and draft capital into securing their foundational pieces for the long haul. While Snead and McVay will continue to look for ways to improve the roster, the onus will ultimately fall on them to make it work with the pieces already at their disposal before they risk having to go through a grueling rebuild with nothing to show for it.
