LOS ANGELES -- Standing on top of a double-decker bus driving through the city, general manager Les Snead took in the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl parade. His attire -- a white long-sleeve shirt with his photo and the line, "F--- them picks" -- was a nod to the method that got them to the moment.
Five years after the Rams hired coach Sean McVay to pair with Snead, Los Angeles won a Super Bowl. The Rams did it with a nontraditional roster build -- constructing the top of the roster mostly through the trade market instead of first-round picks.