A cogent OL post by BonifayRam...

As a personal aside, I consider BonifayRam to be a particularly knowledgable poster on OL matters. I've followed him for years. FWIW, anyway. Lol.

Here's BonifayRam...

You guys know I have some thoughts here on this subject....

Pace Murphy played a lot in the first two games when Darrell Williams was used sparingly then they reversed the two in the final two games. When Pace was in he played well & without mistakes that could not be said of Darrell. Darrell's last pre season game was not as bad as his third but just putting in a few good blocks in the last game would make Darrell look better. His 4th pre season game was NOT a good one IMO.

Pace Murphy has not had a bad game or even a mediocre game in pre season Darrell would get both those awards. We had heard reports in TC that Darrell looked rusty & seemed to have regressed. Appears those short reports were correct

I feel strongly that the Rams will not add another veteran OT as long as Rodger Saffold is healthy. Rams have on their active roster 3 OT's who played OLT....Robinson, Saffold & Murphy in pre season. Very small mention here on OLG David Arkin started his senor season in college @ OLT. Arkin is a jackknife of a OL'er he can play all five OL posts in an emergency. I would consider him our 10th OL'er at the moment. At ORT Boudreau has played Havenstein, Donnal & Saffold this pre season. This could also be an element of the OT discussion where they may bring ORT Garrett Reynolds back from the IR early if they can.

Once Havenstein gets back in full operation & proves he has moved past the injury then Arkin is sure to be released & DB or an interior run stopper added to this roster way before considering another OT. Arkin took the injured Reynolds roster spot. I not sure what happened to Darrell Williams & if he did have an injury of some kind it was the perfect time to shelve him & give Boudreau time to see if he can refurbish him. After all Boudreau has not had the opportunity to practice his hobby lately.....Bou refurbishes broke down OL'ers & Darrell Williams fits that description, Pace Murphy is a sound rookie find.