What next on o-line?

(Jim Thomas: Depth on O-line suffers blow)

Mark Setterstrom's injury Saturday night was sad, because he just went through a similar challenge that sidelined him almost all of last season. From the Rams' standpoint, though, by itself you can't call the injury a crushing one to the team. Setterstrom's their best backup guard, but his absence won't be felt unless Richie Incognito or Jacob Bell gets hurt and their substitute struggles. And there's a lot of candidates to backup at guard, including Roy Schuening, who took over for Setterstrom Saturday night; John Greco, who'd probably be the lead candidate if a starting guard went down; or Adam Goldberg or Nick Leckey could play there in a pinch. So they have plenty of options. It's a hit to depth, no question, but I think Greco would be OK there if needed.

Gorin's injury doesn't affect the o-line as much, as I see it. He was fourth tackle at best, with Adam Goldberg having stepped up into the #3 role, and looked like a long-shot to make the team. That'd mean only three true tackles on the roster, though Greco "could" play there (results so far have not been promising), or, in an emergency, they could move Bell out on the edge; he has played the position a little.

Another o-line injury, though, and we're going to be scrambling again.