May 12, 2019 07:36AM
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Kromer is gonna thoroughly mix and match all of his OL players to try to find an upgrade over Blythe. Nothing personal, but Blythe is now our weakest link on the OL.

Still “pretty good”, of course, but not really effective against the top D units.

So, we can expect a heavy dose of RG candidates getting snaps at RG throughout camp and preseason. Edwards, Evans, Demby, and any promising UDFA’s will get a whirl until somebody either stands out and claims the spot OR Blythe defeats all comers. Either way, the Rams win.

If I had to take a guess, I would think that Edwards might have the best shot at unseating Blythe this year. But it’s just a swag, so don’t even think about taking my guess too seriously.

I am high on all three of the likely candidates and who knows what gem Snead may have found among the udfa’s?

IF they are going to run a competition at ROG, I see Evans and Demby as the likely candidates.

I think Edwards is a redshirt and his eventual destination is tackle.

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Short term (for ‘19 season) I see Kromer giving everybody a shot at both LG and RG. I think Boom is overwhelmingly likely to be our ‘19 starting LG. But at RG? Who knows.

Long term (for ‘20 and beyond)? I see Boom as our LOT for a decade or more. I see Edwards, Evans, or maaaaaybe Demby as our starting LG and RG for maybe a decade or more. If all 3 plus Blythe disappoint, then I see the Rams drafting an OG in mid rounds of ‘20 draft and every year after until they find their next Saffold.

If Edwards develops I see him and Noteboom as toss-ups for the left OT spot.

In fact in that case Edwards might be the one who is better suited for OT.

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That’s entirely possible, zn. I’m a big, big Edwards and Evans fan, myself.

But I’m a HUGE Boom fan for LOT. If anyone can beat him out for LOT in ‘20 and beyond then we’ll have a helluva OL. One to rival some of the legendary Ram OL’s of yesteryear.

Obviously, we’re both spitballing here. This will all sort itself out over the summer.

But I think we can both agree on this. The Rams seem well positioned on OL for this season, both at starters and quality depth.
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  Where does David Edwards fit among the offensive linemen?

RamBill739May 10, 2019 11:55AM

  Re: My hope is he pushes Blythe

merlin187May 10, 2019 10:22PM

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zn341May 11, 2019 05:30AM

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merlin148May 11, 2019 11:18AM

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k3203May 11, 2019 12:41PM

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Steve116May 13, 2019 05:29AM

  Re: My hope is he pushes Blythe

Rams43116May 13, 2019 05:42AM

  as a developmental backup

LMU93146May 11, 2019 06:10AM

  Here’s how I see this playing out...

Rams43231May 11, 2019 07:57AM

  Re: Here’s how I see this playing out...

zn185May 11, 2019 09:07AM

  Re: Here’s how I see this playing out...

Rams43188May 11, 2019 08:29PM

  Re: Here’s how I see this playing out...

zn170May 11, 2019 08:40PM

  Re: Here’s how I see this playing out...

oldschoolramfan157May 12, 2019 05:33AM

  I gotta laugh...

jemach152May 12, 2019 07:56AM

  not so fast

zn153May 12, 2019 08:10AM

  Re: not so fast

Rams43288May 12, 2019 08:26AM

  Spoken like the prime...

jemach105May 13, 2019 04:40AM

  Re: Spoken like the prime...

Rams4397May 13, 2019 05:48AM

  Re: Spoken like the prime...

zn100May 13, 2019 07:07AM

  Optimism is fine...

jemach118May 13, 2019 04:39AM

  Re: You are misunderstanding the optimism............

oldschoolramfan94May 13, 2019 05:42AM

  Oh...now I see the qualified comments...

jemach79May 14, 2019 09:30AM

  EVERYONE knows all that

zn133May 13, 2019 06:42AM

  I'll just disagree...

jemach92May 14, 2019 09:29AM

  Re: I'll just disagree...

oldschoolramfan73May 14, 2019 05:34PM

  Re: Here’s how I see this playing out...

Rams43143May 12, 2019 07:36AM