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But as it stands right now they have 3 original 2nd rounders. So there's yer "I need pedigree" fix right there.
Who are those 3 original 2nd rounders?
A zillion year old OT, a limited pure RT who is bad at pass pro, and a reject OG who couldn't start for one of the worst OLs in the NFL.
Thats a heck of a pedigree.
Then we've got a 7th rounder OC who gets overwhelmed against power DTs.
This smells similar to last year to me, with the one exception that Evans and Edwards showed more than Noteboom and Allen. But the downside is that Allen doesn't look like a quality starter, and Noteboom showed little before a severe injury and is now a huge question mark.
So many risks on this OL, more than I am willing to accept.
And, therefore, the round someone is taken in
doesn't
matter
as much as you claim it does.
And you have no idea if this OL has "risks" or not. But you do convey that you personally would feel less anxious if they used high picks. That's all I am getting from this. Not anything about the OL per se...just about your own personal anxieties about it.
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Sure its possible to find great OL after the top rounds, but thats true of any position, even QB.
The concept here is that you have a much better chance of finding a stud OL in the early rounds than the later rounds. The Rams haven't found a stud OL with any of their high picks. They picked up a reject 2nd rounder who is far from a stud, and they have a zillion year old 2nd rounder who understandably isn't the same level player that he once was.
The only thing different this year is Evans and Edwards. I will acknowledge that we may get a stud out of one of them, maybe to the level of the guy we let go, Saffold, but I've seen enough out of the other guys on the OL to believe they are pedestrian at best.
There is no evidence here that we will have a good OL this year, and if its dreadful I won't be surprised in the least. And I could care less if someone says its because they were playing injured all year or some such alibi.
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