To say we know nothing about Noteboom and Allen is a bit inaccurate.
We know this regarding 'Boom thru the 2018 preseason: "Only 11 rookie tackles have 0 QB pressure allowed this preseason. Of those 11, only three have more than 16 pass blocking snaps. Leading the way with most pass blocking snaps and 0 QB pressures allowed is #LARams' Joseph Noteboom with 71". And since Whit never played thru the 2018 at least some of those snaps came against other teams' starters, including Jadeveon Clowney and J.J. Watt. [
theramswire.usatoday.com]
'Boom also "... played in relief of Whitworth during the Rams’ 2018 regular season finale, and didn’t give up any pressures on 47 total snaps." [
www.profootballrumors.com]
We also know that 'Boom and Allen got first team reps all last season when Whit and Sully got their veteran days off. That was at least one practice a week.
And we know that these guys have been with the team over a year, have had a full offseason under the guidance of the Rams' strength and conditioning coaches, and have been thru OTA's twice.
And finally we know that the Rams' coaching staff have been evaluating these guys for 15 months (and longer if you count all the evaluations that lead up to the 2018 draft). They did not sign a single OL FA this year, nor did the draft an OL capable of challenging either 'Boom or Allen. In fact, they went the exact opposite direction by not resigning Saffold (which I imagine they could have done if they wanted) and by not picking up Sully's option.
The direction taken by the Rams regarding the OL speaks volumes about their opinion about 'Boom and Allen ... and even if what we as fans know about these guys is limited I am confident that the team has a ton of data to draw on. Their confidence in these guys makes it easy for me to have confidence in them as well.
AlbaNY_Ram
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2019 06:36AM by AlbaNY_Ram.
