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Saints had trade in place for Rams CB Trumaine Johnson
Posted on 7/18/17 at 12:27 am
Posted on 7/18/17 at 12:27 am
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The New Orleans Saints had agreed to trade for Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson during the offeseason, but the deal fell apart, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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Apparently, the Saints and Rams came to terms on a swap, which was believed to be a second-round draft pick. However, Johnson wanted to remain in Los Angeles and was unwilling to sign a long-term contract in New Orleans, effectively preventing the trade from happening, per Schefter.
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This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 12:29 am
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 12:45 am to Meateye
Welp.... good thing Marshon fell. That was such a gift for us. I knew we were picking him when he fell to #11 considering we didnt trade for Butler, or anyone for that matter.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 3:25 am to Meateye
Johnson did us a favor then.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 3:31 am to Meateye
Good. Frick him.
If he doesn't want to be here then he can continue soaking up the sun in LA while playing for a franchise in disarray
If he doesn't want to be here then he can continue soaking up the sun in LA while playing for a franchise in disarray
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:33 am to WicKed WayZ
I would never fault anyone for not wanting to come to this city.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:08 am to Meateye
Is he even that good? Dude was wanting like teens in the millions.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:14 am to Brettesaurus Rex
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Dude was wanting like teens in the millions.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:02 am to Brageous
that was worded poorly 
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:06 am to Meateye
Screw that he is not as good as he is getting paid:
Johnson has been franchise tagged for the second consecutive year, meaning the Rams aren’t just on the hook for the $14.2 million that any other cornerback would have received had they been franchise tagged, but for $16.7 million, or 120 percent of the franchise tag he received last offseason—such is the way the system works. That $16.7 million is a full 10 percent of the new salary cap figure of $167 million for 2017.
Johnson won’t actually be the highest-paid cornerback in the league this year, but he will be the second-highest, trailing only Washington’s Josh Norman in both cash earning and salary cap hit. His cap hit eclipses that of Arizona’s Patrick Peterson and Seattle’s Richard Sherman by more than $3 million each, and Denver’s Aqib Talib by almost $5 million.
So just how far short of that elite level is Johnson? This past season, he ranked as the 26th-best CB by PFF grade, with a score of 81.0; a year ago, he was 25th (80.9). In abstract terms, 64 cornerbacks start in the NFL, with another 32 playing more often than they are on the bench given the propensity for nickel defense throughout the league, so ranking around the top 25 is far from a bad thing, but neither does it justify almost $17 million a season.
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Johnson has been franchise tagged for the second consecutive year, meaning the Rams aren’t just on the hook for the $14.2 million that any other cornerback would have received had they been franchise tagged, but for $16.7 million, or 120 percent of the franchise tag he received last offseason—such is the way the system works. That $16.7 million is a full 10 percent of the new salary cap figure of $167 million for 2017.
Johnson won’t actually be the highest-paid cornerback in the league this year, but he will be the second-highest, trailing only Washington’s Josh Norman in both cash earning and salary cap hit. His cap hit eclipses that of Arizona’s Patrick Peterson and Seattle’s Richard Sherman by more than $3 million each, and Denver’s Aqib Talib by almost $5 million.
So just how far short of that elite level is Johnson? This past season, he ranked as the 26th-best CB by PFF grade, with a score of 81.0; a year ago, he was 25th (80.9). In abstract terms, 64 cornerbacks start in the NFL, with another 32 playing more often than they are on the bench given the propensity for nickel defense throughout the league, so ranking around the top 25 is far from a bad thing, but neither does it justify almost $17 million a season.
PFF
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:36 am to Meateye
I would have been okay with it at the time. As I would have been with Malcolm Butler for the 2 rounder. In hindsight I'm glad it didn't happen because I think Lattimore falling was the best case scenario for us in the long run.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:31 am to Meateye
I'm still mad over the Cooks trade
Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:53 am to YellaPurp
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I'm still mad over the Cooks trade
Why? We drafted an o-lineman with that pick at a position that due to injuries would be a massive gaping hole in our lineup had we not made that trade and that pick. It was a wonderful bit of foresight adding depth at a critical position before we were desperate.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:11 pm to mindbreaker
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In hindsight I'm glad it didn't happen because I think Lattimore falling was the best case scenario for us in the long run.
...assuming he stays healthy.
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