It worked. Boy, did it work.
And while there’s more to what the Rams accomplished this season—a big part was the coaches being clear on what they needed, the front office’s drafting to those needs off a shrunken draft board and the coaches developing what became depth—there’s truth in the spirit of the T-shirt GM Les Snead wore to the championship parade on Wednesday. Maybe it’s not … screw them picks. But the idea sure is not to overvalue those of the first-round variety.
And that will give the NFL plenty to think about coming out of the 2021 season, and even more so when people drill down on the particulars of how the Rams’ roster came to be. All you have to do is take a look at the result of the team’s highest-leverage dice rolls to see it.
