The last time we saw a team in the NFL attempt what the Los Angeles Rams are trying this offseason—to build a superteam through free agency, the latest addition being star defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh—it was the year 2000. That's when the owner of the Washington football team, Dan Snyder, seemingly took leave of his football senses.
Snyder signed an aging Deion Sanders and Bruce Smith. He added a washed Jeff George at quarterback. Mark Carrier, a safety, was also mostly done when he came aboard. The result was a team that went 8-8, which helped cement Washington's efforts as perhaps the worst free-agent spending spree in the history of the NFL.