So Hacksaw,
Going back to my Math memories....
maximum permutations for 5 units is:
5 factorial no? ie. 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1 = 120 potential interfaces between 5 guys!
Good thing the Rams OL are only involved in blocking the opposing
D players across from them on a sportsfield....and not rocketing astronauts to the Moon, eh!!
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Seriously though....McSnead have 10 OLinemen under Contract for 2020 as of now. All of them presently on the 2020 payroll....except Havenstein (entering his 6th season) are 2019 Rookies like Evans, Brewer, Nate Trewyn & Edwards...
or 2018 "vets" (Allen, Kolone, Noteboom, Demby and Austin Corbett). UM, that's alot of Yutes!!
....well at least their cheap, Corbett is the only one over $1M salarywise....and just barely.
The 3 presently unsigned Ram Free Agents are vets Whitworth (entering 15th season), Blythe (entering 5th season) and newbie yute ERFA Coleman Shelton. There are reports that Los Ramos may bring all three back for 2020.....Whit and Blythe out of need, Shelton because he'll be cheap.
All this "Natural OL Yutes Improvement By Osmosis" doesn't really mean much to me, BECAUSE THE RAMS OL YUTES ARE NOT OPERATING IN A VACUUM!!! IE. the SF, Seattle, and Arizona Defensive Yutes are also going to improve their respective unit efficiency thru their own:
weight room regimen
playbook/system familiarity
high level of coaching technique
dietary expertise of their in-house staffs
etc etc are they not???
Some guys here seem to feel the Rams have enough in-house OL talent and don't need to spend Draft picks or FA monie$ on OL talent. I strongly disagree. To me, our O skill positions, QB, RB, WR, TE are all manned (and paid) very well.
Where we need an injection of outside TALENT for the 2020 Ram O....
is on the OL.
On D, our CBs and Safeties are top drawer. DL and ILB need some outside talent to come in for sure....and maybe one ER/OLB as well. So, whilst our roster for 2020 may have a few holes.....they are not that complicated to identify.....
....and on O, it's the OL that needs to get shored up for 2020.
As always, JMO.