After an offseason predicated on diversifying the Rams’ running back room, the team rewrote that narrative with Kyren Williams controlling the majority of running back snaps against Detroit on Sunday night in the 26-20 loss.
Of the 74 offensive plays the Rams ran, Williams was on the field for 67 of them. Coming in second surprisingly was Ronnie Rivers with seven and Blake Corum finished with zero snaps.
That’s right, the rookie Corum didn’t play a single offensive snap despite being talked-up by coaches and players all offseason.
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While Williams’ grip on the position is established, one has to start questioning the thinking and logic of the Rams’ offensive coaching staff. Already there are question marks surrounding the attempted change of Steve Avila’s position along with their receiver rotations, but if the plan was to play Williams for the majority of the game and have Rivers be the backup, why was Corum held out all preseason?
What did Rivers do to leap Corum on the depth chart? Was Corum unprepared for Sunday night’s matchup? If he was, why and why hasn’t he seen any actual game time? Why were Zach Evans and Boston Scott absorbing all the preseason reps to not even be on the team?
Williams’ usage, though justified by his production, just leaves more questions than answers when it comes to the running back room.