Malcolm Brown going down appears to be a big blow to the Rams running back depth. None of the backups have his power and have limited recent experience. Brown a bruising power back is close to 230Lbs @ 6 Ft. Dunbar is out this week but he is closer to 190 Lbs than 200 Lbs. Rookie Justin Davis is listed at 198 Lbs. Lastly Tavon Austin with the most recent experience is listed at 179 LBs. Brown was a good backup to Todd Gurley. Not as explosive but, always got positive yards and was not an easy tackle.
PLAYER ATT YDS YDS/ATT LONG TD
Todd Gurley 161 686 4.3 36 7
Tavon Austin 31 169 5.5 27 1
Malcolm Brown 37 138 3.7 16 1
Jared Goff 13 45 3.5 22 1
Gerald Everett 1 13 13 13 0
Robert Woods 2 12 6 8 0
Justin Davis 1 1 1 1 0
Sean Mannion 5 -9 -1.8 -1 0
I recently made a comment to
@dieterbrock that should injuries occur Tavon Austin would be the emergency backup He thought he was backup without the emergency title. IIRC. The Rams will be playing better teams and defenses in the second half. Gurley will need some plays off to stay healthy.
Questions come to mind:
Is Tavon going to be the #2 running back ? For how long?
How many more carries does he get above his 3.875 APG?
Can Dunbar or Davis step in as a #2 RB?
Will the Rams look for another player? Who?