The Rams Trade with The Titans
The second comic I ever made was about the Rams/Skins RG3 trade, and now, 1 comic under 500, I again get to make a comic about an insane trade involving the Rams with an upset Dan Snyder punchline. The more things change, the more they stay the same, etc. This was completely unexpected and it got a little overshadowed by all the WARRIORS AND KOBE news from the previous night, but it shouldn’t. It’s weird. in 2012 we got a rare event: an earth shattering trade with consequences we could mull over over years. Who would win? The debate was pretty intense. The Skins got a QB. The Rams got a buttload of future potential. A lot of people picked the Rams as the winners at the time, myself included (I was not high on RG3). Time has sort of vindicated that viewpoint. Or has it? The Rams have gotten some great players with those picks, but they have yet to reach the playoffs once and they haven’t turned into that “scary team” we kept saying was right around the corner. The Skins? They got a playoff season immediately out of RG3, and despite the following drama they managed another playoff season last year, with his backup. So maybe the trade was actually a wash? The Skins did get to play a much easier division in those years, to be fair, while the Rams have to contend with the rising Cardinals, dominant Seahawks, and formerly dominant 49ers. But the Rams have Jeff Fisher, the most mediocre coach of all time.
So now we get to see what would happen if the Rams were on the other side of that trade. Wentz or Goff is no RG3, but the Rams are pretty much a solid QB away from possibly competing. Well, a solid QB and a more competent coaching staff, and a better owner. So the Rams lose the ability to build some more, but maybe they get to draft the final true missing piece. The cynical part of me wonders if the Rams did it to get some publicity and hype because you don’t want to start your first season in Hollywood using Case Keenum and Nick Foles. Now you got a new guy to build up!
The Titans are more interesting than the Rams. The Titans are a mess, but they have a QB to build around. They have some pieces already in play. This could work out really, really well for the Titans, if they play their picks right. Of course, they are still coached by Mike frigg’n Mularkey, who’s ceiling as a coach is probably Jeff Fisher.
I’m pretty pumped about this trade because the draft just got way more interesting. Do the Rams take Wentz? Goff? Do the Browns take the other guy and we have two years straight with 2 QBs going 1&2? The 49ers now don’t have a chance of nabbing the leftover top QB unless they trade up. Who will take Christian Hackenberg in the 5th? These questions need answers.
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Rams since RG3 trade: 27 wins (2 7-9 seasons, one 7-8-1, one 6-10) no playoff appearances.
Redskins since RG3 trade: 26 wins (10-6, 3-13, 4-12, 9-7), 2 playoff appearances, AND (potentially) found their starting QB in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Redskins win.
Ironically though, they didn’t need to trade all that to get that QB. If they had kept all those picks, we might be calling the Skins a legitimate NFC contender
Interesting stats. Both teams ended up with about the same number of wins, with the Rams actually having one more (plus a tie). The Rams were just consistently average, while the Redskins varied between decent enough to win their division (mind you, a division that has only had one team win more than 10 games in the last 6 seasons) and a top 5 pick in the draft. So it somewhat comes down to your definition of success. In the end, neither team has a playoff win in the last 4 seasons. The Redskins have been a model of inconsistency since the RGIII trade, so it’s not like they’ve been making a huge amount of progress toward their end goal.
And like Anonymous said, last year for the Redskins didn’t really have anything to do with the trade because RGIII didn’t start. So really the success the Redskins got from the RGIII trade was his rookie season, and that’s it. RGIII is no longer on the Skins, while the Rams still have 4 of the 6 players from their picks on their roster for the future. I still think the Rams won the trade, because them not having success due to not having a QB doesn’t change the fact that they got multiple quality players on their roster, while the Redskins got a one-year sensation who burned out quick and cost four high draft picks.
I don’t even know anything anymore… *dabs and walks out*
As a Niner fan, I hate the Rams even more now.
As a Niners fan, I hate the Rams even more now
jared goff/carson wentz will become the next sam bradford
Rams should swap with the Browns, and take the QB they leave on the board
In 2020, the Titans will trade a boatload of picks with the Redskins, looking to draft a qb as the cycle ends (or keeps going with another qb desperate team, like Miami
This would own
When you do the 2020 follow up comic, “Photo cred: Ur Step Dad”.
LOL, did you even know who you were drawing for the 2016 picture with the Titans?
I made him a vague nobody on purpose because Titans
Browns are bad
Not news worthy. On par with “Sun is Bright” and “Carbs are Tasty”.
Don’t forget ocean is blue and kittens are cute
My parents aren’t photographers.
Why is “Browns still bad” front page newsworthy? I mean, the Browns are bad, water is wet, the sky is blue etc.
Well it made sense, in 2012 the Rams still had Bradford who at that point in his career had most people still believing he could be the franchise guy he was paid to be (now he isn’t fooling anyone except the Eagles… lol) So they could afford to give away #2 overall now the opposite is true, and since they just moved it is even more important of the franchise to make a good first impression in a new city so you might as well try to strengthen your team as much as possible with young talent. Do I like this move? yes. Do I think the rams will do better than .500 this year? Probably not…
who is ceiling lol
The cycle is complete! Titans and Browns traded picks!