Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay has a reputation for featuring a balanced offense, usually running the ball around a 42-to-44 percent clip, and almost always centering his rushing offense around one feature back.
Most head coaches – especially ones who don't have Saquon Barkley or Derrick Henry – like to keep the mileage off their top ball carrier, but McVay is perfectly willing to run his No. 1 into the ground. Rams RB Kyren Williams finished third last year in carries per game after leading the NFL in that category in 2023, his first season as a starter.
Already, Williams has taken the league's seventh-most handoffs through two weeks (James Cook, who played Thursday night, doesn't count because he played his third game Thursday).
But the Rams are also quietly integrating backup Bl