Rams Acquire Myles Garrett.

[Michael K.]

Maybe with Garret they won't lose to the Panthers or Falcons like they did last season. LOL

They are upgrading one position from a from a 83.9 PFF rating to a 92.7 rating. Is that even worth one win? We shall see....

Watch Garrett and tell me the difference is insignificant. 21 sacks verses 8, and if you love ratings? Garrett was ranked like 3rd at defending the run. This is not as huge as it would be if they only traded picks, but we would be over the moon if we added McDuffie and Garrett. One guy was the Defensive Player of the year and the other guy was really good.

[Michael K.]

These fucking rams. I hate them.
I really didn't see this coming. I'm only comforted by the reality that a lot can go wrong for a football team
in the course of a season. Of course, that works both ways...

They are one more Stafford injury from trying to play .500 football. I realize most teams are, but Stafford is no spring chicken. I admire they for going for it, but man, this was a crazy amount to give up for one player. The best defensive player in football, but still....

[Donn Beach]

I haven't read this yet but Vorel seems to think the Hawks shouldn't cancel the season because of the trade.

By Mike Vorel
Seattle Times columnist
After outlasting the rival Los Angeles Rams to reach his franchise’s fourth Super Bowl, coach Mike Macdonald uttered four words that iconically encapsulated the Seahawks’ season.

You know which ones. Standing on a hastily assembled stage, FOX analyst Michael Strahan asked on Jan. 25: “Coming into the season, you were an afterthought to the Rams, to the 49ers. How does it feel to go through both of those teams to earn your trip to the Super Bowl?”

“We did not care,” Macdonald coolly countered, prompting an eruption of laughter and applause.

More than four months later, the Super Bowl champion Seahawks are not an afterthought.

They’re not NFC West or Super Bowl favorites, either.

Maybe they still don’t care. Maybe it doesn’t matter. But that title rightly belongs to the Rams, who traded for two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett on Monday. Longtime LA general manager Les Snead sent four draft picks to Kansas City for premier cornerback Trent McDuffie this offseason as well.

Per FanDuel Sportsbook, the Rams have the NFL’s best odds (+550) to win the Super Bowl — followed by the Baltimore Ravens (+1000), the Buffalo Bills (+1000) and then the Seahawks (+1000). It’s both silly and unsurprising that the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks, who retained most of their roster and coaching staff, trail two East Coast darlings with poster quarterbacks. Their league-leading point differential last season, +191, is better than that of the Bills (+116) and Ravens (+26) combined.

If that part irritates the 12s, I can understand why.

But as for the top spot?

The Rams have indisputably improved. I’m not sure the Seahawks can say the same.

Which, considering their three matchups last season were decided by seven total points, matters. Seahawks president of football operations and general manager John Schneider — the reigning NFL executive of the year — deserves credit for largely retaining Seattle’s core. Of the 79 players featured on the championship banner hung in the Seahawks’ practice facility last month, all but 10 are still with the team.

Most notably, the Seahawks re-signed wide receiver and returner Rashid Shaheed and cornerback Josh Jobe. They replaced departing players at running back (Kenneth Walker III out, Jadarian Price and Emanuel Wilson in), safety (Coby Bryant out, Bud Clark and Rodney Thomas II in), cornerback (Riq Woolen out, Julian Neal and Noah Igbinoghene in) and edge (Boye Mafe out, Dante Fowler Jr. in).



But are there substantial upgrades at any single spot?

The Seahawks hit solid singles. The Rams hit home runs.

At least, that’s what it looks like. But Schneider and Macdonald both deserve the benefit of the doubt. Considering their ability to spin undrafted free agents and practice-squad standouts into core contributors, and to win with special teams and fit and scheme and devastating depth, it’ll take more than a splashy offseason to unseat the Seahawks.

The return for Garrett, the NFL’s premier pass rusher, included two-time Pro Bowl edge Jared Verse and three draft picks.

Garrett is worth the gamble. The first overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft has made the Pro Bowl in six of the past seven seasons and set an NFL record with 23 sacks in 2025. At 6 feet 4 and 272 pounds, he’s been both dominant and durable, appearing in 16 or more games in five consecutive seasons. And since being drafted, he’s led the NFL in sacks (125.5), pressures (413) and tackles for loss (149). He agreed to a four-year, $160 million extension last offseason.

But the Rams have rarely cared about the cost.

This is who they are, and what’s allowed them to consistently contend. Before winning a Super Bowl in the 2021 season, LA traded two first-round picks, a third-round pick and quarterback Jared Goff for Lions signal caller Matthew Stafford. They previously dealt two first-round picks and a fourth for two-time Pro Bowl corner Jalen Ramsey as well.

In 11 drafts between 2016 and 2026, the Rams made just three first-round picks: Goff in 2016, Verse in 2024 and quarterback Ty Simpson this spring. The first two were traded for established stars.

Suddenly, the Rams tout reigning league leaders in touchdown passes (Stafford), passing yards (Stafford), receptions (Puka Nacua), receiving touchdowns (Davante Adams), sacks (Garrett) and tackles for loss (Garrett). This is not an accident. It’s a pile of transactions and departed draft picks.

Some organizations build sustainable contenders by drafting, developing and extending homegrown stars. The Rams do so by treating picks like Monopoly money, forfeiting draft capital — and their future — for a chance to win now.

Give Snead and coach Sean McVay credit: the Rams’ way works. Since McVay arrived in 2017, LA is 92-57 with seven playoff appearances, four NFC West banners, two Super Bowl trips and one title in nine seasons. The Rams keep winning, while the rest of the league waits for them to carom off a cliff.

For now, at least, the cliff isn’t coming. The Rams are Super Bowl favorites, as they should be.

But they don’t hang banners for blockbuster trades. And this time a year ago, the Seahawks were an afterthought, which worked out pretty well.

So, let LA have the headlines. It’s safe to assume Macdonald doesn’t care.

Maybe you should read it. Those are all the same points that have been made here.

[D-train]

I read it. My key takeaway:

So, let LA have the headlines. It’s safe to assume Macdonald an D-train don’t care.

[D-train]

Garrett has 8 more sacks last season than he has averaged since his rookie year. 23 vs. 15 Half of those (11.5) came vs. the AFC North and the Raiders and their horrid O line. Another 5 came while the Pats were beating his teams ass. by 19 points.

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[Donn Beach]

I read it. My key takeaway:

So, let LA have the headlines. It’s safe to assume Macdonald an D-train don’t care.

You don't care about what the Rams are up to? Haven't you been laughing your ass off this off season over them drafting Ty Simpson? MM doesn't care about headlines but he better care about them adding Garrett.

[D-train]

I read it. My key takeaway:

So, let LA have the headlines. It’s safe to assume Macdonald an D-train don’t care.

You don't care about what the Rams are up to? Haven't you been laughing your ass off this off season over them drafting Ty Simpson? MM doesn't care about headlines but he better care about them adding Garrett.

With Simpson they flushed a 1st round 13th overall pick and will get zero value out of it in 2026 when they could have added an impact player/starter to the mix vs. nothing. With Garrett they upgraded over Verse who is a two time pro bowler and is 5 years younger. See the difference?

[maoling]

These fucking rams. I hate them.
I really didn't see this coming. I'm only comforted by the reality that a lot can go wrong for a football team
in the course of a season. Of course, that works both ways...

They are one more Stafford injury from trying to play .500 football. I realize most teams are, but Stafford is no spring chicken. I admire they for going for it, but man, this was a crazy amount to give up for one player. The best defensive player in football, but still....

I respect Garrett for being as good as there is in the NFL, but I don't think he is going to be a Seahawk-killer. We don't even play the Rams until Week 16 or something. Who knows how anyone's season will go with injuries, including and especially The Rams? He got half his sacks last year in three games and was the big fish on a 5-12 team. The Seahawks have huge draft capital to make mid-season moves to shore up weaknesses; the Rams do not. Only four picks next year, no first-rounder, while we have 12. This could be the Rams last hurrah with all their eggs in one basket for one more shot at the Lombardi.

To me, they gave up way too much for a guy who will be 31 this year.

[Donn Beach]

Garrett has 8 more sacks last season than he has averaged since his rookie year. 23 vs. 15 Half of those (11.5) came vs. the AFC North and the Raiders and their horrid O line. Another 5 came while the Pats were beating his teams ass. by 19 points.

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If your argument is Garrett isn't really that great I honestly doubt you're getting MM to agree with you. I'm going to guess he sees Garrett as a pretty significant addition. In terms of MM not caring that's not what it would be about. What it would be about actually is the Rams and Seahawks having different agendas. That I can see.

The Rams are focused on winning another SB with Stafford, that only makes sense. t's interesting looking at their moves in terms of that. They extended Stafford for another season but at the same time added his replacement. I pointed out before their roster generally is most likely changing pretty significantly after next season due to FA. And the Seahawks have their own agenda which does seem with the salary cap, salary cap, and draft picks decisions more long term oriented.

The off season isn't over, maybe JS has a move coming. But he's most likely not changing his plan because of them adding Garrett. In that sense he doesn't care. But it's made repeating more difficult. I don't think there's much of an argument about that

[Donn Beach]

These fucking rams. I hate them.
I really didn't see this coming. I'm only comforted by the reality that a lot can go wrong for a football team
in the course of a season. Of course, that works both ways...

They are one more Stafford injury from trying to play .500 football. I realize most teams are, but Stafford is no spring chicken. I admire they for going for it, but man, this was a crazy amount to give up for one player. The best defensive player in football, but still....

I respect Garrett for being as good as there is in the NFL, but I don't think he is going to be a Seahawk-killer. We don't even play the Rams until Week 16 or something. Who knows how anyone's season will go with injuries, including and especially The Rams? He got half his sacks last year in three games and was the big fish on a 5-12 team. The Seahawks have huge draft capital to make mid-season moves to shore up weaknesses; the Rams do not. Only four picks next year, no first-rounder, while we have 12. This could be the Rams last hurrah with all their eggs in one basket for one more shot at the Lombardi.

To me, they gave up way too much for a guy who will be 31 this year.

Yeah, thats the criticism and it is about going for a SB next season. And it's also what we criticize Dipoto for not doing isn't it? Jerry and his sustainability BS. How many Rams fans you think are pissed off over paying too much for Miles Garrett?