Something tells me that the LA Rams drafted their starting RG…

When the LA Rams allowed starting offensive center Austin Blythe to test the free agency market, it was clear that the LA Rams were not overly zealous to re-sign him to the roster. There was that low-ball offer that was beaten by the Kansas City Chiefs, who promptly drafted a starting center and had Blythe on the bench.

That pretty much places the LA Rams’ assessment of Blythe’s skillset on an objective litmus test.

But when the LA Rams allowed starting offensive right guard Austin Corbett to walk out via free agency, there was not the same level of reassuring rhetoric that accompanied Blythe’s departure. In fact, the Rams were uncharacteristically quiet this off-season about the future plans of the offensive line.

The LA Rams know full well that their success hinges upon the performance of their offensive line. And after the team struggle to run the ball effectively, changes were bound to be under consideration this offseason. But at which positions? Right guard is the battleground.

The Rams have plenty of veterans who can step into the role. As such, the team’s real ‘need’  was to draft an interior offensive lineman late, or even to sign one after the draft. The need was to ensure adequate depth on the roster.

But, much like the team’s choice of drafting an inside linebacker relatively early in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Rams’ decision to address the interior offensive line vacancy with an early draft pick should be interpreted as a commitment from the team to find a starter.  So Logan Bruss, eh?

This is not an encrypted message here. There is no need. Everyone who plays on an NFL team knows that roles are competitive. Players will only remain in their roles until they are injured or someone wrests that role from them by playing better.

So let’s revisit rookie Logan Bruss’s draft profile

He may not know the LA Rams offense, the coaching staff, nor even life in Los Angeles. But of all the directions that the Rams may have gone at 104, the Rams chose the top offensive lineman on their board.

I think the conclusion for this is obvious. The Rams believe that Logan Bruss has what it takes to win the right to start at the right guard. By choosing him at the first opportunity to make a draft selection, the LA Rams have said more than we want Logan Bruss on the roster. They are declaring that the starting right guard position is his to lose.