How “win now” are we?

[CGI_Ram]

How “win now” are we?

Let’s say we’re headed toward the 2024 trade deadline with a solid win/loss record… do you see the Rams going “all in” to boost our 2024 chances?

Live now… push for the ring at all costs?

Or, with fewer 2025 draft picks projected… do we play it a little more conservative to ensure the 2025 team can reload?

If Stafford has a few years left, is our strategy a little different thinking beyond 2024? It sort of looks like we have a window opening to make multiple runs at a championship.

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MSN

Rams not projected to receive any compensatory picks in 2025 for free-agent losses this offseason​

The Los Angeles Rams changed their strategy in free agency this offseason. Rather than primarily targeting players who were cut by other teams and letting some of their top free agents walk, they did they opposite. They re-signed their top guy in Kevin Dotson and also brought in some high-level free agents such as Jonah Jackson, Colby Parkinson and Kamren Curl.

The result? A lack of compensatory picks in the 2025 NFL draft. Because the Rams signed a few qualified free agents and didn’t suffer any major losses, they’re not going to have any additional picks for their departures.

According to Over The Cap, the Rams are not projected to receive any regular compensatory picks in the 2025 NFL draft. It’s unofficial, of course, because compensatory picks won’t be awarded until next spring, but the Rams aren’t in line to receive any.

The only extra pick they’ll receive is a special compensatory pick for Raheem Morris being hired as the Falcons’ head coach this offseason. That will be a third-round comp pick at the end of the round, just as they received this year.

Here’s a breakdown of the compensatory pick cancellation chart from Over The Cap, showing who the Rams lost and who they added to offseason their departures.

The Rams are known for being a team that accumulates compensatory picks. Just for free-agent losses, they received four in the 2024 draft, four in 2023, four in 2022 and three in 2021.

Next year will feel much different with the absence of compensatory picks for the Rams, especially after they also traded away their 2025 second-rounder to move up for Braden Fiske.

 

[kurtfaulk]

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This team is too young for a win now all in season. They're a win now and win later team and must act as such.

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[André]

We will still get a Compensatory pick in the third round for Raheem Morris, but your point stands.

I think we are relatively all in at this point. Of our 90 man current roster, the last three years (since the Super Bowl year) have brought in 31 draft picks (32 technically, with only Daniel Hardy no longer on the team), and 26 college free agents - 16 this year and ten total remaining from the last two years combined. That's a lot of young talent on the squad (57 of the 90 players total).

Snead could certainly afford to say 'F those picks' for 2025 and wouldn't be mortgaging the team if they didn't win it all.

 

[Allen2McVay]

Per that MSN article, the Rams had 15 compensatory picks over the prior four Drafts (2021-2024).

That's a ton! There are only about 35 comp picks per-year-Total.

I would bet a majority of the Rams 15 comp picks over that period were in the sixth round.

Despite not getting any 2025 comp picks (other than the third rounder for Raheem Morris), I believe, they have three Sixth round draft choices next year. Got to Love the Sexy Six's!

 

[fanotodd]

This was a good year to go after first run FAs like Jackson, Parkinson, and Curl—and re-signing Dotson.
I don’t see any real obvious comp possibilities from who walked.

 

[RamFan503]

I think all in has to be the mindset every year. So yeah... If we are looking at a playoff roster at the deadline, and there is a willing partner in a trade, I wouldn't be surprised if the Rams go after a player that would give them an edge. However, I hope we are looking like a contender to the point that we don't feel the need.

 

[ramfan46]

Stafford isn’t getting any younger. Need to maximize his window so I’d say there’s a level
of urgency in the next 2 years.

 

[Loyal]

We had a roster that stayed together for quite a while in the 70's that was really good, but couldn't get over the top because we didn't have a QB. Now we have a Super Bowl winning QB that we hope will be here for 3 more years. If the team is pretty good, but there are a couple of studs available at the trade deadline that could help us win a Super Bowl, press the pedal to the floor, Les!!!!!


View: https://i.imgur.com/3QSOmyh.jpg

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

It's just sweet to see all those narrative parrots ("the Rams went all in and bought a SB and now they have to pay and suck for a decade!" etc.) have to deal with how good we are, and what a great organization this is.

 

[fanotodd]

It's just sweet to see all those narrative parrots ("the Rams went all in and bought a SB and now they have to pay and suck for a decade!" etc.) have to deal with how good we are, and what a great organization this is.

Adding insult to injury is it worked for the Rams while every other team (besides the chiefs) and their approach has failed.
Best of all? WE’RE BAAAACK!

 

[Merlin]

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This team is too young for a win now all in season. They're a win now and win later team and must act as such.

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The record at the trade deadline will probably determine that. If they're in the mix for the top seed and a good player is on the market stand by.

 

[Corbin]

We are win now because of this

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/f5NzDrYeagU?si=97CYFp9J5X863AuW

 

[Ramhusker]

I think we are are in full WIN NOW mode but it's a three year window of WINNING!!!!

 

[Lunchbox]

What I love about these guys leading our team is that we're always in win now mode, even while building for the future.

 

[RamBall]

I dont think McVay is capable of not being in win now mode. He follows Herm Edwards philosophy of "you play to win the game" every week of every season.