49ers site trolls Rams expectation that Davante Adams and Jimmy G will play nice

When it comes to the Los Angeles Rams, I have learned that the team frequently knows far more about players than I do. But as is the right of every fan, it's okay to ask questions about dubious decisions. The Rams are not infallible. Just point to the free agent signings from 2024 if you are convinced that the team does not make mistakes. The Rams have already parted ways with two veterans signed last season in DB Tre'Davious White and IOL Jonah Jackson. The team has not exactly gotten more out of TE Colby Parkinson or DB Darious Williams either.

So there are inherent challenges that come with every veteran free agent signed to the Rams roster. And you can bet that websites that cover the San Francisco 49ers are happy to point out those challenges. Take our sister site, Niner Noise, for example. While they have had plenty of challenges keeping them busy with the 49ers' offseason moves and OTAs, occasionally, they glance over at the Rams' personnel moves and throw shade our way.

That's all part of the NFL rivalry.

But do they make a point with their latest article? Niner Noise Peter Penancy suggests that the Rams attempt to pair QB Jimmy Garoppolo on the same offense as Davante Adams has been attempted before, and exploded for the Las Vegas Raiders. It was so bad for the Raiders that the team benched Garoppolo in mid-season, released him at the end of that ill-conceived season, and traded Davante Adams to the New York Jets for a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

That hardly sets the stage for a cohesive and celebratory reunion on the Rams roster.

The Rams are fully versed in the vitriol and controversial circumstances surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders' offense in 2023. In fact, the Rams had to vet and accept quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo after his reputation was tarnished by a horrid chapter playing for the Raiders. So, how much of the friction between the quarterback and the receiver was about the players, and how much was about the frustration in an offense that did little to optimize either veteran's talents?

The Rams brass must have concluded that it was the offensive scheme that precipitated ill feelings about the two players, and not some NFL version of personality clashes. After all, the team made a deliberate decision to bring back Jimmy Garoppolo after signing Devante Adams. I doubt that move would have been possible if either player had vetoed it.

Just as I doubt that the Rams would have pursued a Jimmy Garoppolo extension without the buy-in from both veterans.

Let's face it. The Rams football organization discourages any player from airing grievances publicly. And this is a team that has a strong reputation for acting if such disputes occur. Just follow the career tracks of DT Michael Brockers, WR Robert Woods, RB Cam Akers, WR DeSean Jackson, and more. Even fan favorites are traded or released if dissension begins to surface with the way they are paid, used, or fall on the depth chart.

The Rams do not compel players to suit up with franchise tags. Players are on the roster because they want to be, not because they are forced to be. And that has resulted in the team getting below market value on many trades.

Don't expect a similar type of blow-up to happen in 2025. The Rams simply do not tolerate those public outbursts from anyone. Perhaps as we pick apart the Rams' many contributing factors to success and analyze the pieces, we should add the fact that this team insists on civil discourse.

Davante Adams got away with publicly ridiculing his teammate, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, in 2024 while playing for the Raiders because the team allowed that to happen. No player has that level of freedom while playing for the Rams.

It's not that it cannot happen. It's that it won't.

As always, thanks for reading.

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