BurnleyJet Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 For a 4th rounder! Bring back Trader Mike! http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000918863/article/la-rams-to-trade-robert-quinn-to-miami-dolphins The Los Angeles Rams are parting ways with defensive end Robert Quinn. The Rams agreed to trade the two-time Pro Bowler to the Miami Dolphins, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Friday. The deal includes a mid-round draft pick going to Los Angeles and a swapping of late-round picks, Rapoport added. Quinn's exit from Los Angeles marks the second high-profile move by Rams general manager Les Snead this offseason. Last week, the Rams agreed to acquire two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs. Quinn was initially offered to the Chiefs as part of the Peters deal before Kansas City GM Brett Veach agreed on second- and fourth-round draft picks as compensation for the 2016 All-Pro selection, per Rapoport. In Quinn, the Dolphins get a proven pass rusher who still has two years left on his contract, which pays out roughly $24 million. Last year, the 27-year-old recorded 8.5 sacks and 32.5 tackles. The acquisition of a mid-round pick for Quinn helps the Rams, in part, find another pick after losing one this year in the Peters trade. It also frees up significant room under the salary cap. The Dolphins' 16th-ranked pass defense figures to get quite a boost with Quinn joining its ranks. Working alongside Ndamukong Suh and Cameron Wake, Miami now has three of the NFL's more fearsome pass rushers. Since 2012, Quinn and Wake have a league-high 16 strip sacks each, per NFL Research. With 62.5 sacks, 108 QB hits, 68 tackles for loss and 20 forced fumbles over his seven-year career, Quinn is a formidable force when healthy -- he missed significant portions of the 2015 and '16 seasons because of injuries before bouncing back last year with the resurgent Rams. Coach Adam Gase and the Miami Dolphins have to be feeling better about their prospects after their 6-10 finish last season. With quarterback Ryan Tannehill set to return from injury and Quinn joining the defense, the team will be eying a return to the playoffs in 2018. Print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetster Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 37 minutes ago, BurnleyJet said: For a 4th rounder! Bring back Trader Mike! http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000918863/article/la-rams-to-trade-robert-quinn-to-miami-dolphins The Los Angeles Rams are parting ways with defensive end Robert Quinn. The Rams agreed to trade the two-time Pro Bowler to the Miami Dolphins, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Friday. The deal includes a mid-round draft pick going to Los Angeles and a swapping of late-round picks, Rapoport added. Quinn's exit from Los Angeles marks the second high-profile move by Rams general manager Les Snead this offseason. Last week, the Rams agreed to acquire two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs. Quinn was initially offered to the Chiefs as part of the Peters deal before Kansas City GM Brett Veach agreed on second- and fourth-round draft picks as compensation for the 2016 All-Pro selection, per Rapoport. In Quinn, the Dolphins get a proven pass rusher who still has two years left on his contract, which pays out roughly $24 million. Last year, the 27-year-old recorded 8.5 sacks and 32.5 tackles. The acquisition of a mid-round pick for Quinn helps the Rams, in part, find another pick after losing one this year in the Peters trade. It also frees up significant room under the salary cap. The Dolphins' 16th-ranked pass defense figures to get quite a boost with Quinn joining its ranks. Working alongside Ndamukong Suh and Cameron Wake, Miami now has three of the NFL's more fearsome pass rushers. Since 2012, Quinn and Wake have a league-high 16 strip sacks each, per NFL Research. With 62.5 sacks, 108 QB hits, 68 tackles for loss and 20 forced fumbles over his seven-year career, Quinn is a formidable force when healthy -- he missed significant portions of the 2015 and '16 seasons because of injuries before bouncing back last year with the resurgent Rams. Coach Adam Gase and the Miami Dolphins have to be feeling better about their prospects after their 6-10 finish last season. With quarterback Ryan Tannehill set to return from injury and Quinn joining the defense, the team will be eying a return to the playoffs in 2018. Print All of these guys are getting older & might not make it through 16 games. How old is Cameron Wake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletKnight89 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 He's had back to back weak seasons for an edge rusher to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jetster Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, ScarletKnight89 said: He's had back to back weak seasons for an edge rusher to be fair. The dude plays with Aaron Donald who's a BEAST. Suh seems to play when he wants, lol. Wake is 36 years old! He's a tweak of something ready to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 He's probably better than any edge rusher they could find in the 4th round of the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 56 minutes ago, Thai Jet said: He's probably better than any edge rusher they could find in the 4th round of the draft. He’s a better edge rusher than any Jets player in this millennium, save for maybe John “I’m only 90% fit so I’ll sit” Abraham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Quinn is a one-trick donkey. Rams' moderate salary dump for a 4th tells you all you need to know about his real value. Donald is the guy that makes the Rams' DL go, so they can use that money to bump and extend him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Trading away a valuable mid-rounder for an overrated skill position player that he'll have to pay a lot of money to within 2 years. Yup, that's a Mike Tannenbaum move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I think it's just an example that a team can't pay everybody more than anything. They have some serious contracts to address, and his $23m over the next 2 years will help make a dent. They surely want to address Donald (though they've got decent leverage on him given the lower FT number for DTs; they could control him for 3 more seasons at below-market $ even without an extension). Then there's Peters, who - barring suspensions or injuries in 2018 - this year likely be as much a bargain to extend as any going forward. He's a FA next year (though they have the 5th year option). Then next year Gurley is a FA (though they have a 5th year option, Gurley was a top 10 pick so it'll be higher). Next year LG Saffold is also a FA. After the above 4 players are addressed, they still need another CB (barring some unexpected last-minute extension for Trumaine). This is all with the benefit of a FQB locked in at $17m cumulative for the next 2 seasons. Point being, while they're not up against the limit right this minute, paying Quinn may have been a luxury for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetstream23 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Jetster said: The dude plays with Aaron Donald who's a BEAST. Suh seems to play when he wants, lol. Wake is 36 years old! He's a tweak of something ready to happen. THIS. Each of those three guys have question marks. Wake is older. Suh is a head case. Quinn benefitted from Aaron Donald and a killer DC (Wade Phillips). AND, I think the Dolphins have something like 30% of their entire Salary Cap spent on those 3 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Sperm Edwards said: I think it's just an example that a team can't pay everybody more than anything. They have some serious contracts to address, and his $23m over the next 2 years will help make a dent. They surely want to address Donald (though they've got decent leverage on him given the lower FT number for DTs; they could control him for 3 more seasons at below-market $ even without an extension). Then there's Peters, who - barring suspensions or injuries in 2018 - this year likely be as much a bargain to extend as any going forward. He's a FA next year (though they have the 5th year option). Then next year Gurley is a FA (though they have a 5th year option, Gurley was a top 10 pick so it'll be higher). Next year LG Saffold is also a FA. After the above 4 players are addressed, they still need another CB (barring some unexpected last-minute extension for Trumaine). This is all with the benefit of a FQB locked in at $17m cumulative for the next 2 seasons. Point being, while they're not up against the limit right this minute, paying Quinn may have been a luxury for them. It would be a nice problem to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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