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With Rodger Saffold out, Rams reshuffle offensive line ... again
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-ra...ffold-out-rams-reshuffle-offensive-line-again
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- When St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher announced last week that right guard Rodger Saffold would miss the rest of the season because of a pending shoulder surgery, it was clear the offensive line would have to make a change.
And there was no doubt that veteran Garrett Reynolds would step into a spot on the line, it was just a matter of where. Apparently, the answer to that question is left guard, not the right side spot vacated by Saffold. That means a likely shift back to the right side for rookie Jamon Brown.
Brown, a third-round pick out of Louisville, is no stranger to either spot after spending the offseason and most of the preseason at right guard before flipping to the left side for the first five games of the season.
"It’s not too bad," Brown said. "I take it all the way back to college. I’ve been playing both sides of the line, left tackle and right tackle. So it’s pretty much the same. Now it’s just all about mastering the technique at the right side."
That would mean Reynolds would head back over to the left side, the position he manned while Saffold recovered from the offseason shoulder surgery he had in January.
Brown said making the change now after five games on the left side would come with some challenges though it's nothing he's not prepared to handle.
"It can kind of play with your head," Brown said. "On the left side you’re used to certain plays and being the front side of the play now you’re on the right side and those plays you were the front side, now you’re the backside so it can get confusing at times. I think I do a pretty good job with it."
After a preseason in which the Rams had next to no stability on the offensive line, an upheaval of any sort now is far from ideal, especially considering that unit's struggles in the first five weeks. Of course, Saffold's injury left no choice in the matter, but the Rams are still seeking consistency from a group that entered the season as the team's biggest question mark.
At least in this move, Brown is going back to a spot in which he's familiar and puts him back next to right tackle Rob Havenstein.
"I’m very confident," Brown said. "It doesn’t skip a beat. I’ve worked with everybody in our room. It doesn’t really matter who I’ll be working with. I’ll do my part and I’m sure everybody else will do theirs."
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-ra...ffold-out-rams-reshuffle-offensive-line-again
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- When St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher announced last week that right guard Rodger Saffold would miss the rest of the season because of a pending shoulder surgery, it was clear the offensive line would have to make a change.
And there was no doubt that veteran Garrett Reynolds would step into a spot on the line, it was just a matter of where. Apparently, the answer to that question is left guard, not the right side spot vacated by Saffold. That means a likely shift back to the right side for rookie Jamon Brown.
Brown, a third-round pick out of Louisville, is no stranger to either spot after spending the offseason and most of the preseason at right guard before flipping to the left side for the first five games of the season.
"It’s not too bad," Brown said. "I take it all the way back to college. I’ve been playing both sides of the line, left tackle and right tackle. So it’s pretty much the same. Now it’s just all about mastering the technique at the right side."
That would mean Reynolds would head back over to the left side, the position he manned while Saffold recovered from the offseason shoulder surgery he had in January.
Brown said making the change now after five games on the left side would come with some challenges though it's nothing he's not prepared to handle.
"It can kind of play with your head," Brown said. "On the left side you’re used to certain plays and being the front side of the play now you’re on the right side and those plays you were the front side, now you’re the backside so it can get confusing at times. I think I do a pretty good job with it."
After a preseason in which the Rams had next to no stability on the offensive line, an upheaval of any sort now is far from ideal, especially considering that unit's struggles in the first five weeks. Of course, Saffold's injury left no choice in the matter, but the Rams are still seeking consistency from a group that entered the season as the team's biggest question mark.
At least in this move, Brown is going back to a spot in which he's familiar and puts him back next to right tackle Rob Havenstein.
"I’m very confident," Brown said. "It doesn’t skip a beat. I’ve worked with everybody in our room. It doesn’t really matter who I’ll be working with. I’ll do my part and I’m sure everybody else will do theirs."
