Rams spend offseason making moves

The Los Angeles Rams made another major move Wednesday, trading away linebacker Alec Olgetree, along with a 2019 seventh-round draft pick, to the New York Giants for their 2018 fourth and sixth-round draft picks. 

Ogletree is a tackling machine but signed a huge four-year contract last October, forcing the Rams to deal him in order to clear up some cap space, most likely to splurge on free agents and resign other key players who are trying to get paid.

The Rams picked up cornerback Marcus Peters from the Chiefs for practically nothing a couple weeks ago, though the transaction cannot be made official until the new league year begins next week. 

The Chiefs reportedly called every team in the league to rid themselves of the problematic Peters. He has had disciplinary issues in the past, including a game last year when he completely lost his head and threw a penalty flag into the stands before storming into the locker room, even though he had not been ejected. 

Peters is too great of a talent to give up on just yet. I like the fact that McVay is taking a gamble on him with only two years left on his contract. Between the fiery young coach and the steady hand of the seasoned Wade Philips, I think they could turn his career around and keep him on track to be a generational talent at the corner position. Their biggest enemy will be Los Angeles and everything that comes along with the territory.

They will need to keep Peters off the streets and at home by curfew. They will need to spend a little extra energy keeping him in check but I believe it will be worth the effort. He has a tendency to get distracted and allow himself to put himself before his team. They must understand that when they welcome him into their locker room. Andy Reid was too soft to keep him in line. McVay and Philips must keep him in line for the defense to depend on him. 

Picking up Peters most likely means shutdown cornerback Trumaine Johnson will be packing his bags. There are rumors that the Rams are going to be dealing passing rushing phenom Robert Quinn in hopes of resigning Aaron Donald who earned a big contract from his spectacular performance last year.