I agree. There are so many unknowns right now that could lead to (a) status quo performance-wise, (b) marginal improvement or (c) significant improvement. Just the ones that come to mind...
- Overall OL health- their week one starters missed 25 games last year vs.
zero in 2018 and 2017 (which was
such an outlier- hence the need for better depth entering 2020)
- Can Whitworth give one more good season?
- Does Havenstein stay (in which case I would presume they feel his decline was injury-based and he reclaims the RT spot) or is he traded during the Draft?
- To what degree do Evans and Edwards improve?
- What do the Rams coaches think about Corbett? Is he a starter, utility backup, etc.? Do they find a quality LG in the Draft? Does Havenstein possibly returning to form then push Evans to RG and Edwards back over to LG?
- Does Allen make the team? Right now I see him as their 8th OL. Drafting an OL could make him the 9th guy on the depth chart- or possibly off the roster come late August.
I do think they will add an OL somewhere in the top 90 picks of the Draft. Ideally they find a LG that could push Corbett to be the 6th man (G/C) with Noteboom the 3rd OT. But again Havenstein is such an x-factor.
