Fans of the Los Angeles Rams were up in arms this week after the team’s offense finished with only 10 carries by running backs versus 43 drop backs by quarterback Matthew Stafford in Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Sean McVay, of course, pulls the strings of the Rams offense, but a key focus of this past offseason was a revamping of LA’s running game. This was an important aspect in McVay’s choice to hire Mike LaFleur as offensive coordinator, though LaFleur’s comments in the days following the game suggest he and McVay may not regret much in terms of how the play calling and run/pass mix unfolded:
“What we’re always going to want to do is still to help our pass protection out, still continue to get a run game going, not abandon the run in the fourth quarter and that’s something you always want to do.