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Now, I'm not trying to be contradicting.
I'm not contradicting what I said earlier of it's unlikely that he has 23 sacks again, but I'm sure you could lock in that he has 15 sacks at minimum next year.
And you add that to a defense that had one double-digit sack guy, it goes without saying the Rams, who were 12-5 last year, they are going to be the heavy favorite to win the Super Bowl.
But there's a lot of pressure to being that automatic, heavy preseason favorite.
The Chiefs know all about it, where the target is immediately on your back.
Seattle's not thrilled about the Rams getting a guy like Myles Garrett.
Neither is the 49ers.
But how many times do we see a reigning Super Bowl champion come into the year and they're not even the favorite in their division?
Not many times.
Not too often.
And I haven't seen the numbers of late, but I would imagine that's probably going to be the case.
By the way, I was looking at the Browns roster last year.
They had last year's AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, Carson Schwessinger, linebacker.
So with this trade, they will now trot out this coming season with the last two AP Defensive Rookies of the Year on their front seven.
Little better situation for the Browns defense going forward.
Two young guys who can be hugely impactful for their teams.
And you're going to maybe see this allows them, and the draft picks that they got allows them to stack more on that side if they want.
Or to go out and get, and the Rams, the first round pick this year probably is not going to be a high one.