Not going to happen!Just think if Pead wakes the hell up and becomes the force we all expected, he will be the starter IMO. Remember he was our highest drafted RB thus far in the Snisher era! :heh:
Stacy did get Banged up alot last year. Rams may not be convinced that he can be a bell cow type of RB. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. If someone does beat out stacy then good for the Rams cause we know what he can do. If he gets beat out the Rams are in a better position offensively
Yes we shall! I pray im wrong though! lolWe shall see come preseason eh?
But some players it takes that last possible chance to light a fire under their ass. I've never heard Pead sound so confident or determined to find a way into our backfield this year, this preseason is huge for the kid!Drafting Mason as high as they did makes me think that the Ram brass felt we needed some real help at RB. I think there is a real belief in Zac's talent by the coaching staff,,, but I don't feel the same about Cunningham and Pead.
Enter Mr Mason !
But some players it takes that last possible chance to light a fire under their ass. I've never heard Pead sound so confident or determined to find a way into our backfield this year, this preseason is huge for the kid!
So let's just assume for a minute that Pead looks amazing, you think they would just ignore it and roll with Stacy and Mason anyways?Obviously I wish greatness on all Ram players... but drafting Mason certainly sends a clear message.
So let's just assume for a minute that Pead looks amazing, you think they would just ignore it and roll with Stacy and Mason anyways?
I wouldn't say that. If Pead wins the competition at RB... I'd expect to see him taking snaps with the offense and not just playing special teams.
All I'm saying is that drafting Mason when they did gives me the impression that our decision makers felt we needed some serious help in the RB Dept. Both Cunningham and Pead should feel some serious heat on their asses as a result.
I expected them to take a running back - just later in the draft - to keep the pipeline flowing. RBs get hurt too often and have too short of a career not to keep choosing them. I think it will be a rare draft when Fisher and Snead don't take a RB. I don't think they expected Mason to fall to them in the third round though. When he did, they went ahead and snagged him as too good of a value to let fall further.
That seemed just like a "great value at the pick" pick. Which is also what I thought about the Donald pick rather than either being about lack of confidence in those already there.Drafting Mason as high as they did makes me think that the Ram brass felt we needed some real help at RB. I think there is a real belief in Zac's talent by the coaching staff,,, but I don't feel the same about Cunningham and Pead.
Enter Mr Mason !
That seemed just like a "great value at the pick" pick. Which is also what I thought about the Donald pick rather than either being about lack of confidence in those already there.