Anthony Lynn to the LA Chargers.
Expected to take Gus Bradley as DC.
So the slurs lose Fat Wade to the Rams (hopefully), Bradley to the Chargers, meaning they are having to get their third choice DC and replace their OC.
It's gonna be real nice when they hire Mike Pettine at DC.
At the end of the day it comes down to talent but Pettine is a clear step down from Phillips and even Bradley.
As far as Phillips running a 3-4 with the Rams, I think that will be very difficult. Kind of reminds me of Rex Ryan going to Buffalo, they were a great 4-3 defense the year before under Schwartz I believe, Ryan goes in, tries to kind of meld the schemes and soon enough the players all start bitching and their pass-rush looks much worse.
For as great as Aaron Donald is, he's not really fit to play in a 3-4 at 6-1, 290. I'm sure he'll look decent enough as Phillips will tweak the scheme to accommodate him but at the end of the day he just isn't a fit. Mark Barron is a very questionable fit as well. I think the Rams would've been better off going with Bradley since it will take them a while to turnover the personnel, and when you turn over a defense that was very good in another scheme you're kind of asking for problems when you struggle unless you're a HC with a whole hell of alot of goodwill built up, which a 31 year old doesn't.
On the bright side, perhaps Donald becomes available as a free agent in 2-3 years and we break the bank on him.