Sometimes, the thing that you’re looking for is where you least expect it. Other times, the answer to a problem isn’t what you expected it to be. For the past four years, the Los Angeles Rams have been preparing Joseph Noteboom to be left tackle of the future for when Andrew Whitworth finally retired. That hasn’t necessarily gone according to plan to say the least.
Nobody could have anticipated Whitworth playing as long as he did. Last season, he became the oldest player ever to play the left tackle position. The Rams drafted Noteboom in 2018 with the idea that Whitworth would retire a year or two later.