Week 4 at Arizona
Making his NFL debut, Todd Gurley rushed six times for nine yards and caught one pass for five yards in the Rams Week 3 loss to the Steelers. On his first carry, he didn't show enough patience while attempting to cutback on a stretch run. A crease eventually developed where the run was supposed to go but after he cut back, he wound up meeting a linebacker in a gap. On most of Gurley's other runs, he was suffocated by his own line. The Rams are starting two rookies, one second-year player in Greg Robinson, and an inexperienced center in Tim Barnes along their offensive line. That group has struggled mightily with the team's switch to a zone-blocking scheme and the backs are paying for it. At some point the Rams will hand the keys to the offense over to Gurley, but it's going to be a few weeks before he's ready to carry the ball 12-15 times a game. Be patient. Gurley ranks as our RB45 for Week 4 and should be avoided.