Les Snead and Sean McVay, the general manager and head coach respectively of the Los Angeles Rams, aren't running the team like a typical NFL franchise. Instead, they appear to be following the tried-and-true blueprint of a different operation in a different sport across town.
The Los Angeles Lakers have won 17 NBA titles by aggressively and unapologetically acquiring and attracting star players, making win-now, championship-or-bust, in-season trades and caring little about the annual draft.
It works for them. It works in the NBA.
Does it work in the NFL, where conservatism tends to rule, let alone for the Rams?