The above suppose able puzzling situation by the Rams in keeping Wells at this time is not so puzzle thing to me. Rams just just took action to permit
three of the Rams four starting OG's the last two season depart. Stop digest that for a moment...a 33 yr old vet a 29 yr old vet and a 27 yr old young vet....all three were starters. Just a week ago the Rams had became aware that it was now possible they were going to loose all four of their starting OG's over the last 2 seasons....but a freaky bit of outstanding luck turned for us. Saffold returned soo ...Amazing!
Center Barnes who has been a Ram for the last three seasons (2011-2012-2013) just finally saw his first action as a starter in the last five games of last season. Multipurpose OC/OG/OT Barrett Jones never saw the field in 2013 regular season. Wells may yet be released but this 33 yr old vet sure has some serious worth now with a OL is so much turmoil.. due in part to the OLT injury...While I hear & read that All pro CB Revis is just now getting fully healthy two yrs removed 2012 from the same injury that Jake Long endured in week 16 in late December & the entire Ram world expects Jake in the line up in full form playing lights out all pro level in August of 2014....oh but Ol'ers knees are totally different and they do not have the stress that skilled players knees have...really OK maybe the OLG or a ORG or a center but has anyone every seen what kind of stress a
RIGHT knee undergoes to set then press left kick out on a left OT in pass protection? its a big different form a OG or OC.....
Keeping Wells looks real sound to me currently that 2013 broken leg (IR'd 2013) & 2012 broken foot (IR'd 2012) issues should not be the big issue its that knee of Wells that worries me ...surgery in spring 2012 & then injury in pre season then later surgery again winter of 2013 from that injury on that same knee. Looks to me that Boudreau is betting that Wells may have JUST
one more healthy season left in him. Wells can be used as the old vet in the middle working with Saffold for the first time in TC & pre season as a interior OL and the new younger Ol'ers like Jones-Barnes-Washington-Persons and whomever they draft.
This will be the first time in
Rodger Saffold's life where he will go into TC & pre-season as a OG. Should be interesting to see who much better Saffold will be with a full TC & preseason under his belt @ OG. Currently Boudreau does not have a legit swing OT on his roster he has two unknowns projects in Hooey & Pocic. One would think that
Barrett Jones is the only Oler who could go into TC & preseason and perform @ the OLT post.
If the Org bets wrong and Wells does what he did the last two season he will be released with a possible 4.5 million cap savings.