Time For The Rams To Trade Steven Jackson

How is it that people get buthurt when you talk about SJax But nobody else on this team. Like placing blame, everybody has q blame game day on bradford but when you talk about sjax people get up in arms?

Fuck it. Trade him. Gets some good players or draft picks for him. No point for him to suffer with this shirty team. By the time the lambs become relevant again Jackson’s career is over.

But ur right

I know it’s been an absolute disaster. but they are closer then people think.

Think of all the key player we have. and now think of this season’s strength of schedule, key injuries, first year offence.

He’s a fighter, that’s why we love him. Never gives up, played for a losing team with back injuries, my favorite Rams player!!!!!! ^^

But if he’s traded for a good team, if he can get a ring with this team, i’d be really happy for him!!!

But he’s more than a player for many rams fans, he’s the last survivor from a winning era in St Louis ^^

wants to keep spags and trade jackson. WOW. whoever made this site should rename it, “how to ruin the rams.com”. you guys are nuts or have played to the level of pee wee football lol. WOW

Jason smith or Bell or C Dahl Butler ETC. we have enough guys we can talk about getting rid of but we pick of all ppl the best rams player of the past 8 years

I never ruled it out as a sensible move before as we rebuilt the team. The problem is that moving forward, he’s just not going to be a part of the equation.

I suggested that when we drafted Sam Bradford, we needed to build the team around him and not Steven Jackson. Because of Axjax’s tenure and production, that understandably made people uncomfortable. The reality, though, is that he’s only got a few years left, and it makes much more sense to build on the idea of a St. Louis Rams without him than with him.

If, like me, you believe that’s the case and you can get appropriate value for him, pull the trigger.

we won’t get a decent value for him. He’s a team leader, and I say keep him. I’ve said this before, but I think he could play well into his 30’s (if he wants) as a goal-line back and as a situational/ pass catching beast of a fullback.

it would be easier to trade him if we had a capable replacement, but we don’t.

decide what he wants to do. I would hate to see him leave but he deserves better then this frickin mess.

I have no stomach for anyone who can’t just take the handoff and kick some ass straight up the middle. I watch MJD or Sproles and I think to myself ‘who in college looks like these guys’ Every back that looks like this is listed as a fullback or will probably be gone by the 3rd round which as far as I’m concerned is the earliest round we could afford to draft a non O-lineman. At least unless and until we fill in the O-line holes via FA.

put SJax on waivers, draft a TE in the first round, and resign the coach and GM for 3-year extension. I mean come on, Colts are worse than the Rams? Unacceptable, the only team that’s usually worse than the Rams are the Lions, so let’s keep it that way.

You would never get the true value in return. Not only in terms of talent but more importantly leadership and community. Now I am sure King Sam may get his gun out but in reality the only guy you would get any kind of true value out of would be Bradford. You would unload a huge contract and have money to spend on free agents and get draft picks to get yourself another QB and much other needed talent. From purely a fans perspective your franchise QB should not appear to be so ho hum about being abused and losing. I am not saying trade Sam but trading Sjax for even a second rounder makes us no better. Trading Sam for multiple high picks increases your odds of being better.

As much as he deserves to have a SB ring on his finger with a more successful team, he’s still the leader on this Rams squad, and one of the few guys capable of making a difference during a game.
I say we do with him what we did with Marshall Faulk – have him as our primary RB, with a young and hungry back-up waiting in the wings, learning from the best until he’s ready to step into S-Jax’s shoes. Not saying we should draft a RB in the first round (not with our immediate needs elsewhere), but we find someone capable in the later rounds, or trade for someone. I know that Jackson was a first rounder, but at this time we cannot afford to go big on a RB come April 2012. So we must put our faith in whoever comes in as GM and HC, and hope they find someone who’ll help this team become better in the backfield over the next few years and beyond.

plus jason brown is probably gone… i really dont see cap being a motive here.
if we can get a good return for him then we should, if we cant they we shouldnt. he helps us win… or not lose as badly… but a good return could help the team win sooner, more then him anyway. regardless though, hes got alot of millage on those tires, and i dont see any real market for him.

never would I trade SJ39. He’s the best RB in the league, by far. If he can do what he does on a team like ours is at the moment, then nobody can argue with that.

Sam’s development has to be the number one priority for this team. If you deal SJ (and clean out the coaching staff) you will be stunting Sam’s growth. At least now opposing defenses have to think about stopping the run (obviously they worry less now because of o-line issues). If you replace SJ with a lesser back teams will be able to sit back more often making it more difficult on Sam, therefore not allowing his confidence to grow (something that is clearly missing this season).

As a fan seeing SJ traded would be devastating but it is not for this reason they should keep him. He helps ease the pressure on the franchise guy.

is if we straight up cut him right now and he signed on with the Packers.

power to put him on the roster that he wants to go to. The team more than owes him that. But Jackson IS the Rams right now. I get the impression that he pretty much wants to die a Ram. In fact he is the only identity the team has. He is such a force that it makes building a new offense much easier.

His leadership is sorely needed with the young players the Rams already have plus the future players they bring in to make the offense a tough no excuses get it done attitude…far from what they have now.

… and we had a GM/coach combo, then I’d say yes, let’s trade him. We need to improve too many spots on this team and clearly, as good as he is, he can’t win on his own.

However, I doubt we get anything over a 5th rounder for him.

He’s worth far more to us than he is to any other team. If we can’t get a second or early 3rd, then no, don’t trade him.

If we still have Spags and Devaney then don’t trade him. They’ll just waste the pick.

I would not be surprised if we traded him during the draft depending on if we get Trent Richardson or not.

Problem is, if we pick up Richardson, then we are likely in the same boat: great RB with no talent around him.

SJ39 is the leader and captain of this team! His loyalty to this organization, the fans and his teammates speaks volumes! Why lose a player like him for a 3rd round bust! Today is a sad day in football, I bet the majority of you who want to trade Jackson is under 21. If he wanted to leave he would’ve demanded a trade.

A month or so ago when the suck for luck fever came through here, many of the same people wanted to trade Sam, more will to trade your franchise qb than a rb who’s at max probably going to be here for 2-3 years…

If he wins a super bowl it should be with us…if he’s not with us then I could give a shit if he wins one….He is by far my favorite Ram but only because he is just that a Ram…..I love this team and I like SJax but if we can drop him and his contract for younger talented players for less then why the hell not…..I’d rather build to something with other players then to watch him scratch and claw 80+ yrds in a losing effort in a forgetful season once again.

Getting coaches who can flourish our young players will improve this team. Oline coach QB coach etc..

We need coaches not 3rd/4th round picks