The Los Angeles Rams used the slogan “Model the Way” in training camp this season, but maybe the message was actually meant for other teams. Because it’s “the way” that the Rams have gone about their last three mini-rebuilds since hiring Sean McVay in 2017 that should inspire copycats and L.A.’s most recent strategy could be what leads teams like the Broncos and Cardinals to release high-paid quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray in spite of their massive dead money cap hits.
The Rams completely transformed their roster building strategy in 2023, absorbing a huge accumulation of dead money cap hits due to trading and releasing some of the biggest names on the team, and where has it gotten them?