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My memory eludes me on some of this, but I'm wondering about Ahkello. IFIRC, he was a free agent for a longer time than might be typical last year. In a league always willing to give anyone a chance that might help, I find the lack of interest in him....well, interesting. From my memory, we signed him rather late and he became a starter. What' up with that, I really like the kid. Why didn't the vultures of the league claim him?
Recently, we've lost KT, Lampkin and others (love Snead), but somehow I don't recall anyone interest in our current starting corner. Can someone set me straight?
 
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That’s a great question. While I may not have the correct answer, it is probable Akhiello’s agent asked for more money, and Snead or Pastoors said, “Fine, go test the market.”

There just may not have been enough interest to have AW move from CA to another destination. He has deep roots in Nor Cal (wife, daughter, father is a jazz musician), so perhaps he’d need to accept something in the $5M and > range.
 
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Three reasons I can think of:
1) AW is at that age where the wheels are feared to fall off on a CB. I’m crossing my fingers that doesn’t happen to both him AND DW.

2) The AD effect was real. Nearly every player who left in FA failed to deliver on his new team’s expectations. Teams might have finally realized that and had trepidations.

3) Finally, this the Rams! They have a knack for drafting and developing day 3/UDFAs. They recognize certain traits they can extract for this team, much like Jeff Beck pulling sound from a guitar. The Rams occasionally work that magic with players other teams have given up on, or just couldn’t get the most from. Besides AW, guys like Dotson and Robert Woods come to mind.
 
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If you're a corner who is prone to being BBQ'd by stronger matchups, you want to play behind a defensive front that gets quick and consistent pressure. He should have that here.
 
I'm going to suggest that veteran players get labels.

Looking at the record, the label for AW appears to be that of a veteran journeyman, inconsistent in play, with an injury history. He joined the Rams in 2023 at 28, on a vet min contract. The Rams were his fourth team. He played well enough to get the no. 2 CB spot in SF and Pitt and bad enough to get demoted and deactivated. With the Hawks, he signed a "good" FA contract and got traded before opening day, which doesn't sound great. Let's not pretend AW has shaken his inconsistent level of play with the Rams:
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Ahkello Witherspoon and 3 other Rams who are playing themselves off the team

After 12 weeks of NFL football, the LA Rams are ultimately aware of what the capabilities of players are, and are not. In the offseason, every team can project
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Plus, there's never a shortage of mediocre veteran FA CBs. Spotrac lists veteran CBs who are still available today: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/_/year/2025/position/cb/type/ufa

OP mentions KT and Lampkin, both younger than AW (and viewed as having "upside"), w/o track records of mediocrity. AW is a different situation entirely.
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Edit: Semi-related, but not really:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCbI0ul93k
 
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I always read it like a vet who wanted to skip the summer and sign after training camp someplace. Maybe unfair.
 
Wisconsinram said:
My memory eludes me on some of this, but I'm wondering about Ahkello. IFIRC, he was a free agent for a longer time than might be typical last year. In a league always willing to give anyone a chance that might help, I find the lack of interest in him....well, interesting. From my memory, we signed him rather late and he became a starter. What' up with that, I really like the kid. Why didn't the vultures of the league claim him?
Recently, we've lost KT, Lampkin and others (love Snead), but somehow I don't recall anyone interest in our current starting corner. Can someone set me straight?
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MIND FREAKING BUNGLING !!

Jake interviewed him twice m.To get the full picture I’d watch the first interview.Really good,the 2nd video seriously upset me more.

It NEVER made sense to me ? His value is finally showing true colors.He is The most underrated FA to me of All-Time.
 
FaulkSF said:
That’s a great question. While I may not have the correct answer, it is probable Akhiello’s agent asked for more money, and Snead or Pastoors said, “Fine, go test the market.”

There just may not have been enough interest to have AW move from CA to another destination. He has deep roots in Nor Cal (wife, daughter, father is a jazz musician), so perhaps he’d need to accept something in the $5M and > range.
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Whatever it was he well deserved it.I don’t understand how they couldn’t bring him back last season.They didn’t same with Coleman Shelton as well & found those FREAKING HORRIBLE FA signings were BAD DECISIONS! It almost cost The RAMS the 2024 season.

Without Ahkello & his LOVE 4 The Rams been PAINFUL.
 
Spoon is a very inconsistent corner, always has been. He'll be meh for stretches at a time and then try to turn it on for a big game. He's not a speedster nor particularly fluid so he's always gonna have a problem running 40 yrds down the field with a receiver. It sounds like there are rumblings too that he's not particularly assignment sound when compared to others.

Teams didn't want him because of all this.

I think people look at interceptions in big games and think he's good. He's not particularly good. But, like someone said earlier, CB has one of the highest variance for play year to year. Here's hoping we can get his top level play this year.

I don't put a lot of faith in him play in and play out.
 
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