{"id":97968,"date":"2022-10-15T14:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T14:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/with-cam-akers-apparently-on-the-outs-the-rams-dont-rule-out-adding-a-running-back-2\/"},"modified":"2022-10-15T14:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T14:14:05","slug":"with-cam-akers-apparently-on-the-outs-the-rams-dont-rule-out-adding-a-running-back-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/with-cam-akers-apparently-on-the-outs-the-rams-dont-rule-out-adding-a-running-back-2\/","title":{"rendered":"With Cam Akers apparently on the outs, the Rams don’t rule out adding a running back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Well, it looks as if No. 3 will be available for Odell Beckham, Jr., if he re-signs with the Rams.<\/p>\n

The team’s decision to rule running back Cam Akers out for \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d this weekend, coupled with comments made by coach Sean McVay regarding the situation, creates the clear impression that Akers’s time with the team is coming to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re working through some different things right now,\u201d McVay told reporters regarding the third-year tailback. \u201cLike I said, just want to kind of want to be able to . . . Hopefully you guys understand and respect that we want to just be able to keep things internal right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

They want to keep things internal, because they apparently are figuring out what to do about Akers. Ideally, they’d like to trade him. If it’s obvious they’re moving on, it becomes harder to get maximum value.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s one of those deals where, like I said, kind of want to be able to just keep things internally, but as it relates to just the football stuff, it is certainly not all on our running backs,\u201d McVay said when asked about a need for urgency has led to Akers being ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Panthers. \u201cWe’ve got to be better, starting with myself being able to execute the fundamentals of the techniques, being able to get a hat on a hat, being able to press the line of scrimmage. The run game truly does take all 11, but there’s a lot of layers to it and that’s kind of where we’re at with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s clear there’s an issue, because McVay explained that he hasn’t had many issues like this during his time with the Rams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I’ve been very fortunate with, going into the sixth year, I think you realize how blessed and fortunate you’ve been where those things have been at a minimum,\u201d McVay said. \u201cBut that is what you sign up for. You’ve got to be able to deal with it the best way that you know how, leaning on the resources, asking the right questions, being willing to listen then learn and then you can lead and make decisions the right way. Never are they always easy, but I’m always going to try to do what I think is best. There’s a lot of instances where you’re saying, ‘I haven’t really been here, who can I lean on to help provide some perspective and some context?’ That’s what you try to do in any of these types of situations. But I do know that dealing with things clear, open, and honest, and in the best way that you think, based on those values \u200b\u200bfoundationally that kind of guide our everyday approach and behavior have helped. Is it perfect? I will never claim to be that, but I always do try to learn from the mistakes and make sure that you use both the good and the bad to make sure that you’re doing what’s best for everybody that you’re responsible for as it relates to the decision making and some of those different things.\u201d<\/p>\n