Really pleased to hear about Brown. We need him to do well and it looks like he is.
Rob Havenstien. A lot of the talking heads were second guessing the Rams for making him their #2 pick. "He's too slow", "he's not very athletic" etc., etc. He seems to be just fine on running plays, and has been adequate in pass pro. I was worried they might be right. The kid seems to know how to get it done and he's going to get better when he gets used to the speed of the game. I'm not worried about RT anymore.
brown, havenstein holding their own against that DL.
J. Brown is my biggest "pleasant surprise"--I had no idea what to expect, with so many other "big names" still on the draft board. Havenstein living up to his draft status is probably next, then #77 Battle already looking "battle-ready" & prepared to back up G.Rob or Havenstein
I agree about Brown. He seems to be getting great praise and we really need these young guys to come through this year.
Ditto on Brown. It's great to hear that a rookie isn't just doing okay (Havenstein) but excelling.
I'd like to say Jamon Brown as well
I am very impressed with Jamon Brown, my initial impression is that he's going to be good. I think Havenstein will be good, and doesn't look like a normal rookie, but Brown has some serious potential.
Ahhh, a bunch of you are very perceptive....
http://www.scout.com/nfl/rams/story/1571619-rookie-linemen-earning-praise-from-rams
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Aug 07, 2015 | 02:12 pm
Rookie linemen earning praise from Rams
Nate LatschGridironGateway.com
ST. LOUIS — Rams coach Jeff Fisher was asked at the conclusion of Thursday’s practice session if anybody has caught his eye so far in training camp. He then pointed to a pair of rookie offensive linemen.
“You can look at our right tackle and our right guard right now and they look like they’ve been here for a while and that’s good,” Fisher said. “That’s good to have that feeling inside that you have confidence in both
Rob Havenstein and ‘JB’ (
Jamon Brown) that they can line up and play and it shows with the pads on. They’re doing that, so there’s a lot of good things going on.” The veteran coach, now entering his fourth season with St. Louis, had previously said he didn’t have a problem with starting two rookies on the Rams’ renovated offensive line. If those two earn starting jobs — and all signs point to that being the case — they could be the keys to whether the team can snap its decade-long streak of non-winning seasons. That is a lot to ask of two rookies, of course, but that’s the direction the Rams are heading going into the 2015 campaign with Havenstein at right tackle and Brown at right guard. Havenstein and Brown have drawn praise from the coaching staff as well as their teammates, including the players they have been going up against in practice every day throughout OTAs and now training camp. “I like those guys,” left defensive end
Chris Long said. “The guard (Brown) keeps getting better and better. I know people are really happy with him. Will (Hayes) and I think the tackle (Havenstein) has a lot of potential and he’ll be solid for us. “In two, three years from now he’ll be very good, I really believe that, and this year he just has to good. He’s a rookie. He’s going to have his ups and downs. But he’s fully capable of doing that. He’s athletic, he’s big, he’s long, he’s coachable and he’s got the right attitude. He’s a hard worker.” The 6-foot-8, 321-pound Havenstein was a three-year starter at right tackle for the University of
Wisconsin, where he blocked for running backs like
Montee Ball and
Melvin Gordon. Brown, who is listed at 6-6 and 323 pounds, was also a three-year starter in college at
Louisville, where he played right tackle before moving to left tackle. Havenstein and Brown have their work cut out for them in practice against a Rams defensive line that is among the best in the NFL and includes five first-round picks. Facing defensive ends like Long and Hayes and defensive tackles
Michael Brockers and
Nick Fairley every day should help speed up their readiness for the regular season. Of course, the rookies will get thrown to the wolves early with the season opener against the NFC champion
Seattle Seahawks and then games against the
Washington Redskins,
Pittsburgh Steelers,
Arizona Cardinals and
Green Bay Packers in the first five weeks.
