Los Angeles Rams: Fans should be skeptical where LA, Aaron Donald are concerned

Is there some growing skepticism with how the Los Angeles Rams are handling Aaron Donald?

Another day, another signing, as the Los Angeles Rams take care of running back Todd Gurley. Gurley, who has a deal that could reach $60 million, was news that seemed absolutely out of the blue, considering that the other big fish in LA continues to wait.

Fans should be able to believe that Aaron Donald, the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year will eventually get his. I mean, it’s inevitable, isn’t it?

You would think.

However, the “inevitable” has now rolled into a second offseason, and now a second training camp, leaving even the most confident of fans to wonder if this thing ever gets done.

It’s fair to wonder.

Wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who has yet to play in a game, preseason or otherwise for the Rams, signed a deal with LA last week.

Fairly, what had Cooks done in LA to warrant such expediency with the Rams’ brass? Outside of being long coveted by head coach Sean McVay, absolutely nothing.

Gurley, who was the 2017 Offensive Player of the Year, has worked himself into the indispensable kind of weapon that will be a primary feature in LA. Gurley is an easy argument to make, while Cooks only yields hope of what might be.

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A quick view of social media says fans may be growing weary of the slow-walk approach the Rams are taking with AD. The optics continue to look bad, and EVERY player from now until No. 99 is in the fold, will have to answer the question about their reigning Defensive Player of the Year.

It’s a fair question.

Los Angeles seems to be getting everything right this offseason. From free agency to the NFL Draft, it’s hard to find much negative to say about the Rams heading into 2018. Expectations are sky high, and they should be.

Solid offseason, check.
Great free agency, check.
Signing Cooks, check.
Taking care of Gurley, check.

Donald is a glaring absence that grows increasingly difficult to explain and to understand. It seems wholeheartedly fair to be skeptical of when or how this gets done.

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This is a waiting game that will not favor or show the Rams organization in a positive light as this continues to drag on. It’s the one thing this offseason Los Angeles could not screw up. I mean, it’s been a layup, a two foot putt.

The Rams keep missing on both.