The Offensive Line - Okung Could Miss All Of Camp

[jamrock]

Now this is an interesting thought !

In that other thread, I was just throwing it out there,
with some stickum on it.

He was an LT in college, was he not?

[wu-dai clan]

He was an LT in college, was he not?

Yes.
And a good one.
Blocked Bama all day long.

Taking a break from
The Institute of Snarkiness ?

:lol:

[jamrock]

Yes.
And a good one.
Blocked Bama all day long.

Taking a break from
The Institute of Snarkiness ?

:lol:

Lol. I guess he's needed more at OG??

[like54ninjas]

A torn ACL in training camp two years ago put Forrest Lamp's rookie campaign to an end before he was even able to take a professional snap. Now, Lamp is one of the most highly anticipated players entering the 2019 season, eager to show he's able to perform at a high level like in college.

Los Angeles will be giving Lamp every opportunity to win a starting job this season. Many fans are hoping that he cracks the starting lineup going into this upcoming and for NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah, he would be surprised if isn't starting.








Lamp made the majority of his collegiate starts at left tackle, but it appears that he will be kicked inside to compete at guard with Dan Feeney and Michael Schofield, like most anticipated when he was drafted. In training camp, he'll split reps with the ones and with the twos.

If Lamp is healthy, then he shouldn't have an issue of garnering a starting spot, knowing that Feeney or Schofield aren't premiere players at their position and don't necessarily have a locked in starter inside. EmailSign up Like this article?

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Feeney was one of the bigger problems up front last year. He finished with a below average grade of 45.5, according to Pro Football Focus. Schofield fared fairly well in 2018, but Lamp is more superior and would still be an upgrade.

With the mystery surrounding left tackle Russell Okung and his undisclosed injury, there's also a chance of him earning a starting spot as a tackle. If Okung misses a significant amount of time, Lamp would likely fill in at right tackle, assuming that they slide Sam Tevi over to the left side.

The bottom line is that this will be the most monitored positional battles throughout training camp and the preseason. Nothing is set in stone for Lamp, but there's a very strong chance that fans will get to see him Week 1 when the Chargers take on the Colts with a strong showing the next two months.

[jamrock]

relax people. we signed Brant Weiss

[wu-dai clan]

relax people. we signed Brant Weiss

Line 'em up.
Knee deep...

[powderblueboy]

Yes.
And a good one.
Blocked Bama all day long.

Taking a break from
The Institute of Snarkiness ?

:lol:

I just re-watched that game. There is no reason why he shouldn't be a quality starter. Two things i noticed this time:

1. That was Darone Payne having all types of difficulties shedding his blocks
2. He spots blitzers in the B-gap, from the tackle position, when assigned the edge rusher: who does that? These people might as well be invisible to Feeney.
3. He passes people off really well: Schofield & Tevi too often look like the Key-stone Cops trying to do that.

This guy can start at right tackle, right guard, left guard: it's impossible too imagine Feeney, Schofield, & Tevi beating this guy out if he's healthy. This guy was stone-walling Payne, Allen & Williams - 3 legitimate NFL starters with different skill sets.

[wu-dai clan]

I just re-watched that game. There is no reason why he shouldn't be a quality starter. Two things i noticed this time:

1. That was Darone Payne having all types of difficulties shedding his blocks
2. He spots blitzers in the B-gap, from the tackle position, when assigned the edge rusher: who does that? These people might as well be invisible to Feeney.
3. He passes people off really well: Schofield & Tevi too often look like the Key-stone Cops trying to do that.

This guy can start at right tackle, right guard, left guard: it's impossible too imagine Feeney, Schofield, & Tevi beating this guy out if he's healthy. This guy was stone-walling Payne, Allen & Williams - 3 legitimate NFL starters with different skill sets.

Thanks for the report pbb !

[Big Dog]

Everyone says he is not tall enough and his arms are too short, but I would think Lamp could be a RT for sure and even a LT and succeed if given a chance ...

I'm concerned the coaches don't like him for some reason, i'm Just not buying the chemistry bullshit they were shelling out last year ...

[blueman]

Everyone says he is not tall enough and his arms are too short, but I would think Lamp could be a RT for sure and even a LT and succeed if given a chance ...

I'm concerned the coaches don't like him for some reason, i'm Just not buying the chemistry bullshit they were shelling out last year ...

This and this.

[sonorajim]

Everyone says he is not tall enough and his arms are too short, but I would think Lamp could be a RT for sure and even a LT and succeed if given a chance ...

I'm concerned the coaches don't like him for some reason, i'm Just not buying the chemistry bullshit they were shelling out last year ...

It is my opinion that Lamp was a healthy scratch because they DO like him. He wasn't cleared to practice until @ the bye week, meanwhile the offense was humming along & doing very well indeed. The OL showed signs of wearing down on Dec 22. Following that they had solid games at Den and Bal before being mauled by NE It was a very good offensive season for LAC. Inserting a rookie who had very limited practice might have worked but I suspect would not have overcome our defensive weakness that was exposed Bal @ LAC & LAC @ NE.

This year they have a fully healthy stud OL in Lamp & a full training camp- preseason to let him earn his slot and prepare for the grind.....
And a considerably improved defensive roster and punter.

[powderblueboy]

I don't know what they think. It would be odd if they declared him the starting right guard/right tackle/left tackle right now: he hasn't played a down, it would be a slap in the face of Schofield/Feeney/Tevi, & they really do want competition. Perhaps, they really don't know where they want to place him, and they don't want to commit so early.