Revisit LA Rams CB Peters and Ramsey trades

Jags gamble pays off

As for the Jaguars? Those three picks will generate a tremendous amount of excitement for their fans during the NFL Draft. For the Rams?  Ramsey’s presence on the Rams did not help much.  The Rams + Ramsey were just 4-4, while Ramsey added just one interception and 33 tackles over his eight games.

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The Jaguars flirted with playoff aspirations as they played to mid season with a 4-4 record. But a 2-6 spiral downward grounded their hopes for playoffs.  Still, their struggles felt more on  the offensive side of the ball. Ramsey’s departure did not seem to cause the drop-off. And they are in position to rebound well in 2020 and 2021 with additional draft picks.

Meanwhile the LA Rams feel like a team in need of 2020 draft picks.  The team has invested their salary cap heavily to too few marquis players, and will need to be incredibly savvy this offseason.  The team must also re-sign Ramsey to a multi-year deal. Failing to do so create the perception that the cost for renting Ramsey as way too high.

Of course, there are still many components to the trades to properly assess the outcome just yet.  But if you examine the Baltimore Ravens (13-3, home field advantage in playoffs, Peters extended), the Jacksonville Jaguars (3 added NFL draft picks, no pressure to sign Ramsey to costly contract, plenty to build on) and the LA Rams (limited salary cap, need to sign Ramsey to significant contract, no first round pick in next two consecutive NFL drafts), the sense is that the Rams now have a steeper hill to climb.

That all makes sense. After all, the LA Rams bet on a win-now scenario, and failed to win now. Successful organizations in any professional sport take chances. Sometimes they pan out. Sometimes not. The Rams can still win it all next season.  All in all, it was worth the risk to gamble on Ramsey. Peters was not working out for the LA Rams. Perhaps Ramsey will. In the end, failing to try improving the team simply ensures failure.