The Rams continue to tinker with the depth chart as we inch closer to opening weekend.
Sean McVay said Thursday that he’s leaning towards starting free-agent acquisition Jonah Jackson at center and moving Steve Avila back left guard.
“I think so. He’s done a great job,” McVay said of Jackson. “He’s got that personality and the beauty of it is you’ve got really two guys that can play center or guard with Steve [Avila] or Jonah. Jonah hasn’t been out here so we’ve really wanted to make sure that if that was a route we went that we ended up giving him all the reps, especially because of the noise in the atmosphere. He’s done great.”
All offseason, Rams fans and media have been expecting Avila to be the center for the team after the Jackson signing. Avila started at left guard last season, but he also played center in college, so it made sense for him to be the center with Jackson being the left guard.
Avila had been getting reps at center all offseason, however it seems as though McVay has seen something that requires a change. With the season fast approaching, the Rams will need to square away their offensive line if they want to beat what’s expected to be a strong Detroit Lions team in Week 1.