When the Los Angeles Rams won in Week 7, the victory changed the landscape dramatically for general manager Les Snead. A team with a record of 5-2 entering a BYE week is in a much better position than a team with a 4-3 record. A 4-3 team has to play trade negotiations a bit closer to the vest. But at 5-2, Snead is like James Bond, 007.
He has a license to deal.
And so it was a sensational victory at Wembley Stadium over the Jacksonville Jaguars that gave the front office a green light to enter the market as buyers.