Jeff Fisher and Frank Cignetti have a big problem.
The Rams coach and his new offensive coordinator stress the importance of running the football, but here we are three games into the season, and a charred patch of turf is the only part of the Rams' ground game that has been on fire.
The run-first Rams can't run.
Cignetti's comments after his February promotion from quarterbacks coach are worth revisiting after the Rams (1-2) mustered 71 rushing yards in Sunday's 12-6 loss to Pittsburgh.
"You have a base identity as a play-caller," Cignetti said at the time.