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Current status summary here is this Ram Org. utilized an enormous amount of team investment in a offensive draft in 2015. They drafted four OL'ers in 2015..2nd, 3rd, 4th & a 6th....& the top RB Gurley.My early thoughts is this would have gave this Ram offense a solid good foundation for a running game & OL by 2017.
But here where are best 3 OL'ers currently did not come from that 2015 OL draft. All four of these OL'ers are surrounded with question marks. Jamon Brown looks to have played his best thus far in his first 2015 rookie pre season & first 4 reg. rookie seasons games @ LG then fell off broke his leg went IR then never found a home as a starter since.
Havenstein had an excellent rookie seasons then followed up with a injury filled 2016 season with very bad results. Rob still has issues with a slow pass block set up & get his QB pressured way too early. Donnal has had some injures so has Wichmann. The hope is 2015 class fairs better than passed away 2014 OL draft class. Gurley even fell off too.
Its still early in a new offense with new OL coach & a new blocking scheme being inserted. I guess I should not expect so much from this draft class & ease up a bit on these OL'ers.I know it takes a while with OL'ers but we are in the 3rd seasons for these four...hate to think we have suffered with poor OL play waiting for dividends from 2015 drafted OL'ers who finally figure out things after their 4 yr rookie contracts end & depart for UFA'cy.
Big question for me ...Is it really smart to use a teams 1st & 2nd day draft wealth on OL'ers then suffer the less than desired results as they try to grow up technically? or just go FA route to avoid the drafting of OL'er all together & use the draft wealth elsewhere?
But here where are best 3 OL'ers currently did not come from that 2015 OL draft. All four of these OL'ers are surrounded with question marks. Jamon Brown looks to have played his best thus far in his first 2015 rookie pre season & first 4 reg. rookie seasons games @ LG then fell off broke his leg went IR then never found a home as a starter since.
Havenstein had an excellent rookie seasons then followed up with a injury filled 2016 season with very bad results. Rob still has issues with a slow pass block set up & get his QB pressured way too early. Donnal has had some injures so has Wichmann. The hope is 2015 class fairs better than passed away 2014 OL draft class. Gurley even fell off too.
Its still early in a new offense with new OL coach & a new blocking scheme being inserted. I guess I should not expect so much from this draft class & ease up a bit on these OL'ers.I know it takes a while with OL'ers but we are in the 3rd seasons for these four...hate to think we have suffered with poor OL play waiting for dividends from 2015 drafted OL'ers who finally figure out things after their 4 yr rookie contracts end & depart for UFA'cy.
Big question for me ...Is it really smart to use a teams 1st & 2nd day draft wealth on OL'ers then suffer the less than desired results as they try to grow up technically? or just go FA route to avoid the drafting of OL'er all together & use the draft wealth elsewhere?
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