The Los Angeles Rams’ run game has morphed into a legitimate two-headed monster featuring Kyren Williams and Blake Corum.
Williams has long-held the starting running back spot, but head coach Sean McVay has expressed a strong desire to keep the star as healthy as possible given his injury history. With that in mind, McVay has given Corum more and more touches the past week and he has delivered with the added responsibility.
Corum broke out in a huge way in the Rams’ blowout win against the Arizona Cardinals, taking 12 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Corum’s longest run of the day came on a 48-yard rumble in the second half that resulted in a touchdown and a huge celebration along the sidelines.
After the game, Corum admitted that he felt like he was due for a home run play and credited the Rams’ offensive line, via Wyatt Miller of TheRams.com:
“(Breaking a big touchdown run is) definitely something I’ve been wanting to do and feel like I’ve been super close. The line has blocked it really well a couple of times and it was just up to me to finish the play off.”
Los Angeles’ offensive line has been one of the best groupings in the NFL this year, and they absolutely deserve Corum’s praise for their performance against Arizona. However, Corum should get his fair share of the credit because he’s been lights out the past few weeks.
Corum looks more and more like the running back the team thought they drafted in the third round of the 2024 NFL season, and he should be in line for even more work moving forward. With how well Matthew Stafford is also playing, it feels like the Rams offense is starting to hit its ceiling which should spell trouble for the rest of the league.
McVay has always been praised for his schemes regarding the passing game, but his true bread and butter is the run game. While Williams remains a steadying force on the ground for L.A., Corum has proven that he can help take the offense to the next level.
Blake Corum has gotten speed and explosiveness back going into Year 2
Blake Corum’s rookie season was largely forgettable as he largely struggled toting the football. After seeing his year end prematurely due to injury, Corum used the offseason to get healthy and work on getting back to his college physical peak.
Corum seemed to impress the coaching staff in the offseason, namely running backs coach Ron Gould who said he had gotten his speed and explosiveness back.
