Battle time?

[Irish]

Injuries only dramatically impact a season when there is no quality depth. The patriots have lost a couple of linemen this year and haven't missed a beat. The Rams didn't have much talent to begin with in their #1's, and it falls off a cliff after that.

The inability of this regime to draft and develop quality offensive line talent is #1 with a bullet as to why they have struggled. They have used quality draft picks on defense and ignored the offense in a league that is an offense first league. On top of that, the premium picks they have used on offense (Robinson and Tavon) have either been gadget players who do not have immediate results or, in Robinson's case, a "project" with upside. The problem with the Robinson pick is you are banking on a regime with absolutely 0 success developing offensive line talent to develop a raw, undeveloped offensive line talent. Robinson's problems are technique, confidence, and football IQ, three things that are a coaches paramount responsibility.

If Robinson flakes out and ends up a bust, which is how he has trended his entire career, it is an indictment on the organization, not the player.

 

[thirteen28]

C'mon guys ... Battle didn't even make the final 53, and hasn't taken a meaningful snap all season. Whatever you think about GRob, Battle is way, way behind him and is not going to provide the answer now. I'd bring him up from the practice squad now that Brown is going on IR and try to get him some snaps in practice, but he's not going to come in an solve the problems at LT right now. We are better off getting GRob snaps at LT so that if nothing else, his weaknesses can be uncovered and corrected.

 

[12intheBox]

I don't expect Battle to come in and solve problems. In fact, I think he will struggle. I do expect that he will develop more quickly getting live snaps than he will on the PS.

I don't want to start 2016 with more of the - be patient while these young guys figure it out - mantra.

Play the kids now - let them learn. Let them struggle, let them develop.

We aren't mathematically eliminated from the playoffs but it sure doesn't look good for us. It's time to look ahead - the Ram way.

 

[DaveFan'51]

I'm sure he isn't ready / but neither is anyone else.

I say let's run our sentences concurrently and let the baptism by fire begin

Battle - LT
GRob - LG
Barnes - C
Rhaney - RG
Havenstein - RT

It won't be pretty - but let's at least start the real learning curve.

Too rash?

With Brown going down we haven't got a lot of choices! But I like what little Battle has shown, so why not!! GRob needs a kick in the ass so he'll straighten his act up!! Those STUPID penalties he's getting are hurting the Team!!

 

[DaveFan'51]

I'll agree with This^ much of what you started! The other O-Lineman you speak of, for the most part, aren't showing me much!!

 

[thirteen28]

I don't expect Battle to come in and solve problems. In fact, I think he will struggle. I do expect that he will develop more quickly getting live snaps than he will on the PS.

I don't want to start 2016 with more of the - be patient while these young guys figure it out - mantra.

Play the kids now - let them learn. Let them struggle, let them develop.

We aren't mathematically eliminated from the playoffs but it sure doesn't look good for us. It's time to look ahead - the Ram way.

We are playing the kids now (save for our "geezer", Reynolds), letting them struggle, letting them develop. If you want to do that, you have to be patient while they figure it out.

By the beginning of 2016, they may still have developing to do, but I suspect they will all be better, GRob included.

 

[Irish]

We are playing the kids now (save for our "geezer", Reynolds), letting them struggle, letting them develop. If you want to do that, you have to be patient while they figure it out.

By the beginning of 2016, they may still have developing to do, but I suspect they will all be better, GRob included.

Can I just ask:

Why does it seem like every other team in the league who uses high draft picks on offensive line talent gets a plug and play option except for the Rams? Robinson was the #2 overall pick in the draft and the first offensive tackle taken in that draft. It is inexcusable that he is so far behind his contemporaries this far into his career.

 

[12intheBox]

We are playing the kids now (save for our "geezer", Reynolds), letting them struggle, letting them develop. If you want to do that, you have to be patient while they figure it out.

By the beginning of 2016, they may still have developing to do, but I suspect they will all be better, GRob included.

All except for Battle.

 

[BonifayRam]

I would say that yes its Battles time to be called up from the PS.


The fact is the Rams now have lost 2 starting OL'ers Both ORG's. The Rams as up to this moment in time has not replaced neither of these two starters on the master roster. Fisher has only one OL'er on his Practice Squad & that's Isaiah Battle who is primarily a OLT. The 6-7 had 16 starts @ OLT & played in 27 games @ Clemson. I have no information if Battle could play OLG for the Rams this season. Battles is light in the posterior for OG.

Now GRob has had issues all season but several of those yellow flags directed yesterday were highly questionable. If the Rams think that reserve OLT Darrell Williams is the top reserve OL'er ready to play then is it out of the question that GRob could be moved back inside @ OLG so Garrett Reynolds can fill Jamon Brown's starting post?

Bottom line is Battle should replace Brown's spot on the 53 player master roster.