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If you haven’t already heard, the LA Rams lit up the NFL headlines with a blockbuster trade on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The first thing that happens after an NFL Draft, an NFL free agent signing, or an NFL Trade is the inevitable grade, the winners and losers, I am no fan of the exercise because of the very notion that we ‘know’ the future outcome is a very shaky business.
But few hesitate to wade in. In fact, it’s become a traditional ritual after any NFL transaction to grade the event, assign winners and losers, and applaud or boo and hiss at a move that has yet to have any meaningful impact on the outcome of either team or the future careers of any of the players involved.