The one game I re-watched him in last year (and I specifically watched him every play he was in) and he played like a rich man's Tim Barnes. He got pushed around, pushed back, missed blocks... everything that Barnes did only less bad. Probably less athletic than Barnes,

Perhaps he was still recovering from an injury and it was only one game. I agree with those who say he is an upgrade though. The Rams have had issues at center for quite a while so it would be nice to get better play from the position.