The NFC West is stacked with productive running back talent
I am not saying that the Los Angeles Rams have the weakest running back room in the NFC West, but I am saying that you can absolutely make the argument.
Please keep in mind this is not a knock on the Rams and Kyren Williams, as it’s more of a testament to how talented the running backs throughout the NFC West are.
The Rams have had Williams as their primary RB the past couple seasons, and if not for his costly fumbles, he might be a top tier back in the league, but Williams has fumbled at the worst of times, and I believe it’s costing him literally (I think his fumbles abolutely have impacted the Rams wanting to extend him) and it’s costing him in some RB rankings, as recently he wasn’t even listed in the top-15 by ESPN.
For comparison, ESPN did have NFC West rival running backs Christian McCaffrey and James Conner listed in their top-15.
If the San Francisco 49ers have a healthy McCaffrey this season, then one would imagine they’ll be a top running team in the league, while Conner with the Arizona Cardinals has continued to be productive at the NFL level.
Factor in the Seattle Seahawks, who have one of the best one-two punches in the NFL and perhaps the strongest RB room in the NFC West with Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet, and again it’s not insane to say that the Rams have one of the weaker, if not weakest, running back rooms in the NFC West.
Of course, there will be new names and faces on each team this year, so by the end of this season, it may turn out that the Rams have the best running back room in their division, but until then, I don’t think they have the strongest argument, and in fact, I think you can more easily rank L.A.’s RB room as third or fourth in the division as opposed to top-two.