Considering all the replacements on our roster right now, it isn't just Hill who's going to be tested this week. It's darn near everyone. Little, Barron, Witherspoon, and Wilkins are about the only ones who won't be tested this game. All players depend on each other to do their jobs effectively. The four names I mentioned are less dependent on perfect execution of the other players. The only reason why I say this is because Wilkins is 'protected' (sure, he still gets hit...), Little is a veteran who knows how to execute even when things fall apart, Witherspoon is the same way, and Barron, being the only 'original' left on the O-line, is too busy doing his job, and helping the guys around him, to do things differently.
I'm glad Alex has dodged the injury bullet this year. I also wish he had a younger brother the same size and talent level as him that could come into the league next year...someone we could groom as a bookend on the left side, when Pace needs a replacement.
Doesn't one of the Rams have a little sister who's an O-lineman on a high school team that should be ready for college soon?
Before you say it...there are a LOT of women out there tougher than most guys. I used to date this cute little woman who was quite tough. I watched her punch a guy once at a store. He lost a couple of teeth, and she knocked him out. BTW, he was about 100 pounds heavier, and 10" bigger than her. Of course, her father being a former Green Beret in 'Nam, as well as the "last man out" for a certain motorcycle social organization, probably helped her know how to fight. Then there was Eddie...a former state champion women's bodybuilder....I saw her send a guy flying with an uppercut....
As long as they have supper ready when I get home, there's nothing wrong with a woman playing football. (Apologies to John Wayne for altering his quote in the last sentence.)