Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay redesigned his offensive scheme in 2023, choosing a extra bodily, run-first method that labored wonders behind a revamped offensive line.
With McVay enjoying extra of an emphasis on gap-scheme ideas, Kyren Williams flourished within the backfield as he was named a Second-Staff All-Professional and earned his first Professional Bowl nod. Williams turned the lead again for Los Angeles as soon as they traded Cam Akers and he’ll look to conintue because the workhorse within the 2024 season.
Nonetheless, Williams has a checkered damage historical past, which is why the Rams made certain to draft a top quality backup within the 2024 NFL Draft in Blake Corum.
Corum entered the draft as one of the productive backs in faculty and will compete for snaps early in his rookie season. McVay admitted that he sees plenty of Williams in Corum, by way of Sarah Barshop of ESPN:
“One of many issues that jumped off is there’s plenty of traits that jogged my memory of Kyren Williams,” McVay mentioned. “Clearly I like Kyren and he’s been so essential and simply the human being, however then additionally once you simply take a look at the way in which he works at it, the manufacturing and the issues that he was capable of carry to our offense final yr and even actually a few of the issues that he labored by his rookie yr — I believe there’s plenty of similarities.
“Kyren will put Blake beneath his arm and be an ideal mentor.”
Like Williams, Corum’s a shifty working again that may hit a spot shortly and make defenders miss with soar cuts. Whereas Corum additionally has his personal damage historical past, he confirmed he was absolutely wholesome at Michigan final season as he helped lead the Wolverines to the 2024 CFP Championship.
McVay has additionally beforehand acknowledged that the group want to cut back wear-and-tear on their working backs so Corum ought to get alternatives to spell Williams all through the common season. Williams and Corum make for a stable one-two punch within the backfield and it’ll be enjoyable to see how the duo fares as soon as the 2024 season kicks off.
Blake Corum excited to construct relationship with Rams’ Kyren Williams/h2>
Kyren Williams isn’t collaborating in OTAs resulting from a foot damage, although Sean McVay introduced he could be good to go for coaching camp. Though Williams isn’t at present working towards, Blake Corum is worked up concerning the alternative to bond with him and construct a relationship with him.
