Is this the Rams' worst trade in the past decade?
Is this the Rams' worst trade in the past decade?
The Los Angeles Rams have made a lot of trades in the Les Snead era. Some worked out well, from acquiring Matthew Stafford to adding Jalen Ramsey, while others didn't.
Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox compiled the worst trades made by every team in the past 10 years and picked the Rams' acquisition of cornerback Marcus Peters in 2018 as the biggest flop because of his short stint with the team.
"This may seem like a controversial choice since cornerback Marcus Peters was a two-time first-team All-Pro who some have viewed as an elite cover corner," Knox wrote. "The reality, though, is that the Rams overpaid for a defensive back who has always been a feast-or-famine player.
"Yes, Peters had an impressive statistical start to his career. In his three seasons with the Chiefs, he logged 19 interceptions, three defensive touchdowns and 55 passes defended while being named the 2015 Defensive Rookie of the Year. However, Peters also had a tendency to gamble and was prone to surrendering big plays.
"In Peters' first season with the Rams, for example, he recorded eight passes defended and three interceptions. However, he also surrendered 732 receiving yards and six touchdowns while allowing an opposing passer rating of 104.2.
"Peters never seemed to fit with L.A.'s defense, and he busted more than he boomed. The Rams opted to trade him after just over a year and 22 games, replacing him with trade acquisition Jalen Ramsey the same day.
"For the 22-game rental of Peters (and a sixth-round pick) the Rams traded a 2018 fourth-round pick and a 2019 second-rounder. Los Angeles then dealt him to Baltimore for linebacker Kenny Young and a fifth-round pick."
This may be true, but the truth of it is the Rams were just trying to build their juggernaut team in any way they could. Peters looked like the best addition, but ultimately, they needed someone with a little more punch and pizzazz. Ramsey fit that bill perfectly.
And considering how other trades fared for other teams, this isn't that bad of a move for L.A.
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