{"id":8246,"date":"2019-12-23T20:56:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T20:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=8246"},"modified":"2019-12-23T20:56:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T20:56:27","slug":"theres-no-easy-fix-for-rams-in-2020-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/theres-no-easy-fix-for-rams-in-2020-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s No Easy Fix for Rams in 2020 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We continue with our look in one\nwhat could be solvable for the Los Angeles Rams in 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE SALARY CAP<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Rams are not in as dire a salary\ncap situation as people want to think. They have $24.734 available\nnext season. The problem is, there\u2019s no real way to move on from\nthe big contracts they already have on the books. They\u2019re under\nwater on pretty much everyone and cornerback Jalen Ramsey needs to be\nsigned long term. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles does have some key free\nagents shaking loose that they\u2019d probably like to keep at the right\nprice. Linebacker Cory Littleton has earned a good payday, but\nluckily for the Rams, MLB is not an expensive position. Dante Fowler\nJr. has probably played himself into a contract L.A. won\u2019t be able\nto match after the best season of his life. If Snead can work some\nmagic, this is the guy he needs to use the spellbook on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defensive tackle Michael Brockers\nhas likely played his last down as a Ram barring a discounted\ncontract. Center Austin Blythe has shown value, but ideally he\u2019d be\na reserve next season. Andrew Whitworth has expressed a desire to\nreturn and, presumably that would only be with the Rams, but he took\na major step backwards this season. He won\u2019t be worth the contract\nhe\u2019d previously signed and, frankly, if the Rams do bring him back,\nthey should put him at right tackle. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marqui Christian should be an easy\nand inexpensive re-sign, but Los Angeles is deep in the defensive\nbackfield and his loss could be mitigated. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only two free agents the Rams\nshould count on keeping are Littleton and kicker Greg Zuerlein and\nneither guy will break the cap. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE OL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Changes need to be made, obviously,\nbut unlike past seasons, you can\u2019t count on anything major\nhappening to the roster. L.A. has a second, a third, three fourths, a\nsixth and a seventh in April 2020\u2019s draft and, frankly, it would\nnot be a mistake to use all of them on offensive linemen. Whatever\n\u201choles\u201d the Rams have elsewhere, and there really aren\u2019t many,\nthat\u2019s the biggest one. They have to find future starters and\ndepth. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rams lost Joseph Noteboom and Brian Allen for the season to injuries and they\u2019ll be back. Whitworth, if he comes back is not an elite left tackle anymore. Rob Havenstein had an off year at right tackle. None of it was good. Barring a freak trade or vet signing a low deal with the team, these are the guys the Rams will have to build their line from in 2020. I would try Noteboom at left tackle, move Whitworth to right and put Havenstien at left guard. The Rams had a huge hole there after letting Roger Saffold go in free agency. And, not coincidentally, Saffold was once a right tackle as well. With those three in place, you pick your center and right guard from Allen, Blythe, Austin Corbett, David Edwards, Jamil Demby, Chandler Brewer and whoever you bring in on draft day. And, like I said, there needs to be multiple guys added. At the very least, use those second and third round picks on OL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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