The Los Angeles Rams’ 2018 season was defined before we even got to the 2018 NFL Draft.
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President of Football Operations Kevin Demoff, Vice President of Football and Business Administration Tony Pastoors, and General Manager Les Snead identified a window of opportunity based on the salary cap peaking in this year in which both QB Jared Goff and DL Aaron Donald were on their rookie deals saving the Rams tens of millions of dollars. They used that money to franchise tag S Lamarcus Joyner and sign DL Ndamukong Suh on a one-year deal while allowing for space to trade for WR Brandin Cooks, CB Aqib Talib and CB Marcus Peters.