So is Hollins playing so much a good thing? Kiser holding down the fort is admirable...but c’mon is that enough for an NFL ILB corp?
...Good thing? Better than
Samson Ebukam taking snaps but not by much. Justin Hollis is far more OLB'er than ILB'er.
I see the OLB & ILB units needing some good amount of attention this offseason. Naturally, with Four Ram players Floyd, Ebukam, Howard & Patrick being involved in Free Agency this upcoming March these units will surely get some attention. Howard & Patrick will be ERFA's so there is a high likelihood that they will be offered a future contract with not much salary cap ramifications. Floyd has been the only bright spot in these two units up till this time. His salary-cap ramification will be serious if offered a future contract. IMO he has earned some strong considerations.
WS-ILB Kenny Young has been a good back up & he is under contract for 2021. His current starting post has not been performing up to the last two seasons 2018/2019 when Cory Littleton was operating in this post. IR'd Travin Howard is a big question mark coming back from that knee injury & surgery. Not sure the Rams really know what they had in him before the injury. I have not seen Natrez Patrick play this position for the Rams yet.
If Kenny Young were to go down to injury currently the Rams do not have a bonafide reserve active other than strong safety Taylor Rapp. Rapp might yet end up getting more snaps in this post IF rookie Jordan Fuller can get himself healthy enough to return from the Injured Reserve. Snead does have two
very interesting practice squad WS-ILB'er projects in Christain Rozeboom & ex-CFL'er Derrick Moncrief.
The MLB post most likely will not get any help on day two of the draft. If any arrives from the draft it will be on day 3. I think the Rams will ride the trio of Kiser/ Reeder/ Bituli into next season. Roseboom from all that I can consume on him is capable of playing both the ILB'ing posts once he gets some more seasoning.
The OLB'ing unit has a more urgent feel to it where the talent level must be elevated going into 2021. This is where I would expect Snead to utilize @ least spend one of his three 2nd day draft selections. Maybe even draft several before the draft is completed. Snead does have two young signed OLB'ers out for the rest of the season both have contracts to play in 2021. Okoronkwo & Lawler are talented enough to not write off too. Lawler might end up moving into the 5 tech post on the DL with his size. Fox will be a UFA.
I do not see the Rams going into the 2021 season with the OLB'ing unit being composed just with Justin Hollis, Jachai Polite, Terrell Lewis, Og Okoronkwo, Natrez Patrick & Justin Lawler