LA Rams newest offensive lineman Max Pircher is not just a camp body

From the moment that the LA Rams failed to re-sign offensive center Austin Blythe, the unofficial social media shopping list for football positions to add to the cart during the offseason has not only included offensive linemen, but it has prioritized it. Perhaps no other position for the LA Rams gets as little true respect from fans as the offensive line.

But are the LA Rams in dire need of new blood on the offensive line to start the season? I mean, by the end of the NFL season, and heading into the playoffs, the Rams had lost Joseph Noteboom, Andrew Whitworth, and David Edwards. For the playoffs, Edwards was out and Evans was promoted to left guard, Whitworth was starting despite playing at 60-70 percent. And that was what the LA Rams fielded to enter the playoffs.

So how well did the LA Rams line perform? Most memories that flood the comments section seem to focus upon the Green Bay Packers game and cites that one of 18 games as the norm.  Let’s look at what the story is by checking out the facts at footbaldb.com.

Of course, I could really impress you (or bore you to tears) if I broke into the data at Pro Football Refercence.com and discussed how the LA Rams were 11th best at total quarterback pressure, Or how the LA Rams were 11th best in the NFL at rushing yards before contact, the truest indication of an effective running game. But to be honest, if you think that the LA Rams offensive line was bad in 2020, facts like these won’t change your mind.