LA Rams day 2 NFL Free Agency recap – a new hope

The LA Rams have been slow from the opening bell of the 2020 NFL Free Agency market. But the true test is who the team has on the 53-man roster. Day 2 showed a ray of hope

No, the LA Rams have not fallen asleep at the wheel from the onset of the 2020 NFL Free Agency period. And no, the LA Rams are not “broke” in the sense of having no available NFL available salary cap space to spend.  But the Rams do have constraints this off-season, both in limited available dollars and in draft picks. And so, as expected, the Rams organization and the fans must exercise patience.

Patience can be a very difficult team, particularly when the LA Rams experienced the first day of the 2020 NFL Free Agency period in idle, while 31 other NFL teams rushed out to scramble, negotiate, and commit to the latest round of NFL free agents.

Yes, patience is absolutely rewarded in NFL Free Agency.  Keep in mind that the biggest player contracts go first. Then the second wave of veterans who are choosy about where they go and who they play for passes. Eventually, the salary cap money evaporates, and solid veterans are left, with just a handful of teams focusing upon the upcoming NFL Draft remain with roster spots and salary dollars.  The LA Rams want to be one of those last remaining teams.

In doing so, the team will not be pressured to “pay premium prices” for talented players.  In fact, players at that point in time will be willing to sign for a discount