Yep would tend to agree. Way too many questions here in this OL with 4 out of 5 new players in new positions. On the flip side I tend to see each of these big question marks on the positive side over the negative.
Old Man Mountain LT
Andrew Whitworth has moved into a overall more agreeable climate for old sore bones & worn soft tissue tendons & ligaments. Soft natural southern Cal green grass field in the western division & home games where, living & practicing in a warm dry heat & most always sunshine should extend his playing performance..he's not near the cold great lakes in the far north.
Reconstructed Ram veteran hold over
Rodger Saffold prayers were finally answered & he will no longer have to start next to GRob as he has the past 3 seasons..yes Christmas came very early for :santa:Rodger. He is dancing for joy :yay: with two new close playing companions who know how to perform in the NFL @ Pro Bowl level & be a true team professional beside him. Notice how big Rodger's
is in these recent pics. At 29 yrs old RS should :shocked: the NFL with his play this season.
Its been a long long road to recovery for ex All Pro J
ohn Sullivan who passion for this game finally gets his second chance to put his twice surgically refurbished back into HD action as a full time starter. Much like Whitworth Sully should benefit from his location he's not in the North division with Minnesota any longer. Sully will have two very big men playing next to him now to help him with the heavy lifting.
Kromer arrived & instantly saw that
Rob Havenstien will be moved to his RG post. I don't believe the press that this move was to make room for the now departed
GRob either. Kromer has had good success with very large OL'ers. Havenstien in 1 of 4 Ram OL'ers who are entering their 3rd season in the NFL. I have been advised by many here this is about the time young OL'er's get a clue on how to play in the NFL.In Rob's case he was an unusual
rare NFL ready & instant Rookie starter from Wisconsin. Hopefully Snead will take note of where big Rob came from. Rob is 1 big ?! no other way to say it.But if Rob is slow to come around @ OG all is not lost so it would not be a big setback.
The big surprise was Kromer
blind discovery of a RT in a Boudreau OG, The gold nugget was
Jamon Brown. But wait JB was a very good versatile college OL'er with experience
at mostly both tackle spots & OG. So was this really a rare find? Brown might have fell
right in the right hole here @ RT. JB is one of the four 3rd season drafted OL'ers. JB was beat out of a starting OG post by Cody Wichmann? JB ? @ RT may hit the right note in the NFL I would not bet against him.
There is no ? about 3rd season OT/OG
Andrew Donnal ability to be a very good 6th OL'er. He play college football @ Iowa. Same argument can be made about third season OG
Cody Wichmann who finished 20 games over the last 2 seasons as a starter who should be the 7th OL'er. Then there last seasons surprise rookie UDFA swing OT
Pace Murphy who was technically savvy & now added close to 20pounds where Murphy is up to 308 pounds. Kromer quickly pluck up ex Iowa ex Colt interior OL'er entering his 2nd season
Austin Blythe to plug in-place of Demetrius Rhaney. I consider this a upgrade & not a big ?. Oh yeah Blythe started with Andrew Donnal too.
