It was back in 2012, when the then St. Louis Rams announced the hiring of one Samuel Lester Snead as their new general manager. The Rams had been in freefall since the “Greatest Show on Turf” days at the turn of the millennium. From 2004 through 2011, the Rams chalked up a 39-91 record with zero winning seasons and only two years at .500 (2004 and ‘06).
Snead set the tone for his tenure less than a month after his his hiring. He traded the Rams #2 overall pick to the then Washington Redskins for three first round picks, and a second.