As the norm around here (for nearly a decade), I have always been one of the BIG worrywarts on the Rams OL. Should I have concerns that I am losing this distinction?
All my worrying is @ OG. I have zero concerns @ LT.
Can anyone deny that Snead has jammed Carberry's OL unit with numerous OT's & very few OG's OL'ers. Last season the offense went at a time without their starter Whitworth & the main reserve LT Noteboom along with the IR'd OT Tremayne Anchrum. Coach Carberry went with Edwards & Jackson with no fall-off in LT post performances.
Current Rams OT's 3rd yr Chander Brewer & 3rd yr OT Tremayne Anchrum has seen a good amount of action in past TC's / preseasons @ LT post too.
I should mention OT Bobby Evans in here too. I have been very pessimistic about Evans being designated as an OG. I have posted he will be a high probable release as preseason ends if he is again tasked to play OG.
He received many awards while starting @ Oklahoma @ OT. He was drafted as an LT in the 3rd round in 2019, in his 4th season. Evans might have finally worked on his body since we last saw him in February. Carberry should have advised him that he would be getting most of his work @ OT in this upcoming season. Evans did do a good job starting in his rookie season for Havenstein. Does anyone think that Carberry will waste time again being involved working @ OG after the awful early 2021 OG disaster failure? Evan is the most experienced OT after Havenstein/Noteboom.
The LT post-starter Noteboom will not be seen in the preseason. Look for Jackson & Evans to be given every opportunity to win the top back LT post with a large number of snaps even Brewer might see some. Then there are the other 3 OT's who are more RT types, Rookie Ram drafted AJ Arcuri, 2ns yr OT's Max Pircher & Adrian Ealy. Finally, there is the older than dirt LT Andrew Whitworth lurking with McVay, who would be surly available to fill in in an emergency. Whitworth did collect a sizeable Ram paycheck this 2022 season already.