Alright, so the whole davante adams rams thing popped up again the other day. Saw it floating around, you know how these things go online. It got me thinking, and honestly, it kicked off a bit of a rabbit hole for me.
First thing I did, naturally, was text my buddy Mike. He’s a die-hard Rams fan, always dreaming up these crazy scenarios. So I shot him a message, something like, “You seeing this Adams to LA stuff again?” Of course, he was all over it already.
Then we spent, I dunno, probably a good hour going back and forth. It wasn’t even about if it would happen, more like how it could even work.
- We started pulling up salary cap numbers. That was a mess, trying to figure out who’d need restructuring.
- Then draft picks – what would Vegas even want? Probably a lot, right?
- And the big one: does it even make sense for the Rams? They got Puka Nacua blowing up, Kupp’s still there. Where do the targets even come from?
Just Speculation Fun
We got pretty detailed, mapping out offensive formations, target shares, the whole nine yards. It felt like we were actually in the GM’s office, making pretend moves. We looked at Adams’ contract again, looked at the Rams’ future cap situation. It’s like solving a puzzle that doesn’t actually exist.
After we hung up, I kinda sat there for a minute. It’s funny how much time you can sink into these “what ifs”. It reminded me of back when everyone was convinced Julio Jones was gonna end up on, like, five different teams before he landed in Tennessee. Spent hours reading articles, listening to podcasts about that too.
Honestly, here’s what I really figured out doing all this:
It’s less about the actual possibility, which, let’s be real, feels pretty slim with Adams’ contract and the Raiders’ situation. It’s more about the fun of the game around the game. The speculation, the roster-building dreams, arguing with your friends about why your fantasy scenario is totally plausible even when it clearly isn’t.
So, did I figure out if Davante Adams is going to the Rams? Nope. Not a clue. But I did spend a decent chunk of my evening digging into cap figures and depth charts, just for the heck of it. It’s just what we do as fans, I guess. Burned some time, had a good chat. That’s the process, right? Onto the next rumor.
