Though his value as a linebacker is probably overrated at this point, the Rams decision to trade Ernest Jones might go down as the defining moment of L.A.’s entire plan for 2024: The Rams behaved all offseason like a team that was good enough to make bold moves, but the result is that L.A.’s free agency, the draft, and trades have amounted to a franchise with multiple personalities.
There’s the “Super Bowl contending” Rams, the team that shocked everyone by making the playoffs and advancing to the divisional round last year. The Rams that made moves attempting to level up, like signing Jonah Jackson and trading next year’s second round pick for Braden Fiske.