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Los Angeles Lenny
The wrestling background sold me, and besides Mike Webster was not tall.
Many things have changes since Mike Webster, but the best rated Center last year was Jason Kelce of the Eagles at 6'3, but light at 283, IMO, Mike Pouncey if the Chargers is one of the best at 6'5 & Mitch Morse at 6'6, but I will trust Rams OL Coach Aaron Kromer on this. Bigger Centers were available when he drafted Brian Allen and Kromer loves offensive linemen with wrestling backgrounds because of hands and leverage.
I could see the Rams trading down into the 2nd, picking someone like Chris Lindstrom from Boston College and starting him at RG and have Austin Blythe and Brian Allen battle it out at Center, but Allen led an offensive line at Michigan State that ran the ball extremely well and he was the leader, so again, I trust Kromer.
Allen is listed at 6'2" 303. Those dimensions are not rare for a center:
Jason Kelce, the Eagles's first rate center, is listed at 6'3" 295.
Corey Linsley, the Packers's first rate center, is listed at 6'3 301
Rodney Hudson, first rate center for the Chiefs then the Raiders, is listed at 6'2" 300.
Those are 3 of the best in the game, they say. There's more.
David Andrews, the Patz center, is 6'3 300.
Pat Elfein, the Vikes center, is 6'3 303.
Ryan Kalil, the Panthers center, is 6'2 300.
6 is enough to make the point so I stopped looking.
Can Allen play? Stay tuned. But if he can't, it won't be because of size.