kurtfaulk said:
BonifayRam said:
Some of my thoughts here on this addition...Starks was being used @ Left OT for the Chargers & was not tried @ ORT due to the presents of DJ Fluker having nailed down the ORT. I would not expect to see Starks playing any Left OT. I think Boudreau is looking @ this enormous large OT strictly @ Right OT spot. So I not thinking swing OT here. Been a while since Starks has played Right OT seems to fit him more than OLT at this time in his NFL life.
Nor am I thinking that Boudreau is considering any move of this large man inside @ the moment...I am not sure if Starks has ever played the OLG position where Chris Williams is ailing.
Rams have five interior OL'ers waiting in line for a chance to play OLG. Three of those OLG candidates available right now have played OLG in pre season & know how to do it .... Tim Barnes, Shelley Smith & Brandon Washington plus there's youngsters Mike Persons & Barrett Jones.
I like this addition very much.
you don't think alot of teams were in need of help at rt?
the rams scraped the bottom of the barrell. i hope you're right though with your enthusiastic approval of this addition.
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As far as other teams needing help @ ORT question ....yes of course teams are looking for
youthful good talent but when you review the injuries to OT's ongoing presently it is overwhelming injuries to
Left OT's not ORT's. Something Starks has proved last yr & during this pre season he is not capable of doing any longer. But its interesting that ORT Barry Richardson did not get a call he must have done something really bad last season.
Now onto Barrel Pickens are just that...adding a veteran ORT @ this point of the year is a good ideal IMO kurtfaulk
what ideal would you have suggested instead?
This is how I looked at it & maybe you can help put me right if I am just plain wrong here.....Fisher has two starters hurt now (Saffold & Williams). If they had gone into Sundays game without the addition of Starks ...Question for you is
who would have backup'd the two starters @ OLT & ORT if they were injured?
Rams do not have any reserve OL'ers who have started any NFL games other than the 6-4 297 pound OG Shelley Smith. They do not have any reserve OL'ers who have played OLT even in pre season. If Long went out you would be forced to insert either Brandon Washington to protect Sam's blind side or you would flip Barksdale to OLT & insert Washington in @ ORT. :ahahah:
That's an UGLY situation to be in. If Chris Williams was fully healthy he might get by for a very short period of time @ ORT saving us the UGLY of Washington's play but he is not much better that Washington & with him limping now might be worse. Otherwise all Boudreau would have left is the newbie Mike Persons or what seems to scare most ROD'mers is having Barrett Jones take up a OT starting position.
Ram also took a look @ two other OT's. One was UDFA rookie R.J. Dill
Rutgers he is swing OT.
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The other OT was Demetress Bell former Bill & Eagle left OT.