Prior to the onset of the 2016 NFL season, Los Angeles Rams' (now former) head coach Jeff Fisher made one thing abundantly clear: the Rams were going to run the football.
And they did...just very unsuccessfully. Behind shoddy offensive line play, 2015's Offensive Rookie of the Year Todd Gurley struggled to get things going on the ground -- finishing the year with 885 yards on 278 carries (3.2 ypc). He finished his rookie campaign with over 1,100 yards on 49 less touches.
Rams' backup running back Benny Cunningham, however, proved serviceable in 2016; often providing the team with a much-needed spark on offense.