Ram was at 50% of his real self when he was on the field. We will definitely be better this year. New scheme plus some youth. But nowhere close to what we have grown used to.
The problem is: 100% of Trevor Penning may not be as good as 50% of Ram. I'd like to think that there is some inherent growth that each player can show, but frankly the NFL is littered with guys who peaked at replacement level. Of course, that replacement level *may* be better than what we had, at times, last year!