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The NFL should stop itself and ask, “Is it worth it to gain the whole world and lose your soul?” A Christian would say yes, it is, but that Christian isn’t most likely running a multibillion-dollar machine called the NFL.
The Rams keep losing their soul along with the rest of the NFL
It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Rams, led by their general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay, have wanted to conquer the entire NFL all by themselves. It started when they traded quarterback Jared Goff and a handful of draft capital to the Detroit Lions, then the cesspool of the NFL, for quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Later in the 2021 NFL season, the Rams made another splash by acquiring wideout Odell Beckham Jr. Those acquisitions led to their first and only Super Bowl title in franchise history. The Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles, 23-20.
The Rams acquire a game-wrecking pass rusher for 2026
Myles Garrett, the star pass rusher, has enjoyed his nine years with the Cleveland Browns since his 2017 rookie season. But after every season of missing the playoffs and wanting to go to a contender, he finally requested a trade.
The trade sent Garrett from the Browns to the Rams in exchange for defensive end Jared Verse, three draft picks, including a 2027 second-round pick. With this blockbuster trade, the Rams once again are going for the Super Bowl this year, and again it’s at SoFi Stadium.
Is Les Snead now the best GM in the NFL?
While it doesn’t make him the best GM in the NFL, one could argue that Snead may have moved up a ladder by moving Howie Rosman down a chute. Snead doesn’t care that the NFL has a hard salary cap or that he’s basically trying to buy his team like the LA Dodgers; he is just doing whatever it takes to win a championship.
Mr. Rosman does the same thing, but he’s also built the Eagles with draft picks, whereas Snead says, “F them picks.” Now, Bills Mafia, I know there are some Brandon Beane critics out there, but he’s going all in by drafting for depth and competition while also putting all his chips into new head coach Joe Brady and a new defensive scheme led by Jim Leonhard.
Other NFL GMs can try going all in, but not without the resources to make such an effort
The caveat to going all in, in the NFL, is having the money and the type of players or picks that other teams want and already have. Because the Bills didn’t have the right package to deal for Garrett, they realistically couldn’t give up three picks and, let’s say, James Cook for him.
Also, the Rams have had to deal with short-term salary cap issues and have had one down year when Matthew Stafford missed most of the season. Plus, they hit the luck of the draw in the 2023 draft class by drafting Puka Nacua in the fifth round, as he just happened to work hard to become a superstar receiver for their offense.
The Conclusion
Right now, Snead is trying to reshape the narrative of being a successful GM in the NFL in the 21st century. With that being said, they have had to go all in to win as Stafford is 38 years old and will be 39 if his team is playing in the Super Bowl on Valentine’s Day.
We will have to wait and see if this all-in strategy will pay off in the long term, but as long as the Rams are trying it now, you can’t ban it like they tried to do with the “tush push”. The other team will just have to develop a strategy to stop it or run the operation better than the other team does.
That’s the only way the all-in movement will go away in the NFL.
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