Los Angeles Rams Might Have Traded Places, Becoming Sellers Instead Of Buyers As NFL Deadline Approaches

The Los Angeles Rams not only lost a game in their dismal showing against the San Francisco 49ers.

Maybe their celebrated season after winning Super Bowl 56 was 86’d, too.

The Rams (3-4) were manhandled in every aspect of S.F’s eighth-straight, regular-season win on Sunday, 31-14 being the verdict. It was such a mismatch that it possibly flipped the Rams’ script while approaching Tuesday’s NFL trading deadline.

L.A. is a chatty city full of rumors and that certainly extends to the flashy Rams. They’ve been linked to significant players on teams eager to swap the present for the future.

In the past the Rams’ one-two punch of general manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay have starred this time of the year. That includes acquiring Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller for last year’s push for the title.

Yet after Sunday’s pratfall, L..A. is playing as if someone is pulling the chair out from under them. Instead of being an impact player shy from a deep playoff run, the third-place Rams’ troubles are not only glaring, but accessible on multiple levels.

Will Snead relinquish additional draft capital, as in previous years, or stand pat with a roster that doesn’t pass the eye test?

Instead of Snead pushing chips toward the table’s middle does he fold, with the Rams having no running game and a sporadic pass rush, as they continue to tumble south?

The Rams’ facility has cell service and we’re sure Snead is burning through minutes fielding calls. But does it behoove the Rams, who are about $5 million under the salary cap, to maneuver for Carolina Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns?

Is a swing at wide receiver Brandin Cooks, the former Ram now with the Houston Texans, or Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt, worth it?

Getting left tackle Laremy Tunsil from the Texans would be swell, but is it prudent?

It’s clear the Rams, who are trying to move disenchanted running back Cam Akers were among the suitors for 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey when he was recently peddled from the Panthers.

But after the Rams’ whiskers were twisted by McCaffrey and S.F., maybe they’ve transformed from being buyers to sellers.

A soft three-week schedule presents a path to keep the Rams relevant with games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints.

Is that enough of a runway to coax Snead into staying true to his creed that burning draft picks for players that can contribute immediately is keen, even in season suddenly near the cliff?