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den-the-coach
Now, they did protect Evans more in the passing game and Havenstein has proven to be very good when healthy, but I would be shocked if Havenstein is traded based on depth alone, for if Evans wins the battle and Noteboom is not 100% where do they go? However, if Chandler Brewer really steps up & Evans is the clear winner, then trading Havenstein is very possible.

inclined to agree.

the rams 1st made havs affordable for 2020 with the restructuring. they bought time to let things play out between him and evans.

2nd, they made havs very tradeable if evans wins and out and there's a suitable backup. for about vet min, and not much more than a low round rookie, another team could take a chance on having a potentially serviceable starting rt for up to 3 years. could be extremely attractive just before the trade deadline mid season to a team who just lost their starting rt and still in the hunt . . .

3rd, havs would be a 3.6M cap savings if he sticks around and is cut after the 2020 season.

4th, if havs returns to form and reclaims the starting rt role, his cap hit for 2021 & 2022 is manageable and reasonable for a starting rt.

really a win-win situation and a nifty piece of cap management by the rams given their position.

if i had to make a prediction, i would guess that evans wins out to start the year and havs is still around as the backup. this gives the coaching staff sometime to figure out if they have a reliable backup to evans besides havs. i think another team comes calling close to the trade deadline late october and the rams pull the trigger on the trade. unfortunately, i think we'll be disappointed with the return on a havs trade because of his lacking of starting time post injury.