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Steven Jackson has had a great career, but he's 29 years old with 2100+ carries of mileage. In NFL RB terms, he's been living on borrowed time for years. It's impossible to say exactly when he'll finally break down, but you have to think it will probably happen within the next 1-2 seasons.
With that being the case, there's some potential value in locking up his successor before the reins are officially passed down. Isaiah Pead looked like the frontrunner for that role after the Rams spent a 2nd round pick on him in April, but he has seemingly been passed on the depth chart by fellow rookie Daryl Richardson. Richardson was favored over Pead in the final two preseason games. That pattern carried over into the regular season opener, in which Richardson had 2 carries for 20 yards while Pead had zero offensive touches.
It's still early, but some of the tea leaves suggest that Richardson has impressed the Rams and far surpassed the expectations for a late 7th round pick. If he can continue to play well and earn the team's trust then he could be in line for an expanded role in the near future. Given that the Rams have holes all over their roster and that they just drafted two RBs in April, it seems somewhat unlikely that they'll spend another high pick on the position next year if their current stable of backups shows any significant potential.
I don't think Richardson is a lock for success by any means, but he has freakish athletic ability and a wide open opportunity to challenge for a significant role on the Rams offense going forward. He has been productive so far in limited duty. If he's still available on your dynasty waivers, grab him. And if he's already rostered, see if you can acquire him for roster trash, a late draft pick, or as a throw-in. The potential payoff is pretty significant considering the low sticker price.
With that being the case, there's some potential value in locking up his successor before the reins are officially passed down. Isaiah Pead looked like the frontrunner for that role after the Rams spent a 2nd round pick on him in April, but he has seemingly been passed on the depth chart by fellow rookie Daryl Richardson. Richardson was favored over Pead in the final two preseason games. That pattern carried over into the regular season opener, in which Richardson had 2 carries for 20 yards while Pead had zero offensive touches.
It's still early, but some of the tea leaves suggest that Richardson has impressed the Rams and far surpassed the expectations for a late 7th round pick. If he can continue to play well and earn the team's trust then he could be in line for an expanded role in the near future. Given that the Rams have holes all over their roster and that they just drafted two RBs in April, it seems somewhat unlikely that they'll spend another high pick on the position next year if their current stable of backups shows any significant potential.
I don't think Richardson is a lock for success by any means, but he has freakish athletic ability and a wide open opportunity to challenge for a significant role on the Rams offense going forward. He has been productive so far in limited duty. If he's still available on your dynasty waivers, grab him. And if he's already rostered, see if you can acquire him for roster trash, a late draft pick, or as a throw-in. The potential payoff is pretty significant considering the low sticker price.
You could however look at how....Turner is a burden to his offense where as Sjax is the center piece of his...Sjax came into camp 10-15lbs lighter looking spry as a mofo where as everyone acknowledged that Turner had obviously lost a step...Turner historically starts off hot, slowing down in Dec. like clockwork where as Sjax has no problems with consistency.Or you could just watch both of them run and not make such foolish comments.
