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Let’s see they’ve got a 40 year old LT, who is defying Father Time. I say the rosary every time he takes the field.
There’s Corbett who couldn’t play Center in Cleveland, now being moved to, you guessed it, Center.
There’s Evans who was awful last year when he filled in at OG
Then there’s Havenstein and Edwards who were good at run blocking, less so at pass pro.
None of these guys look like they’ll be in a pro bowl. And those are your 5 best.
The other 6 are a bunch of question marks and obvious weaknesses. I mean, how do you look at someone with a straight face and say Demby is a good player.
I sure hope McVay doesn’t get an unpleasant surprise.
Demby is gone. He doesn't factor into the final 9.
Whit's the big gamble. But he is coming off what may be his finest season. Are they crazy? Maybe. But they're rolling the dice and chasing a ring.
Corbett's failures in Cleveland were in a different situation. He was a good all-around OG for us last year. He will be playing the pivot with a QB behind him who is a pre-snap guru, a guy who helped shape Ragnow into one of the league's best centers.
Hand wringing over Edwards is ridiculous. He's a fine young OG and is probably poised for a high end season. In fact losing him vs Green Bay was a catastrophe for our line.
We know who Hav is. He's a plus run game OT who needs help vs speed rushers. Better than average RT he's not a concern.
Not trying to minimize your concerns but if you look closely at this line I make two assumptions that I think are fair to make:
1. Whit is the big risk. If he goes down or sucks we're in trouble.
2. Corbs would not have been a good center candidate in front of Goff but in front of Stafford he'll be fine.
Rams will be filling RG in-house from among guys who have been in their pipeline. Filling OG is not the toughest thing to do. I would have preferred an iOL in the draft too and I also have questions re: Evans who has not impressed me. But this is not the massive meltdown level situation some seem to think it is. Teams make moves like this every season and have to in order to field a unit.