Todd Gurley could be featured in Rams passing attack

ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reports Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley could be featured in the teams’ passing game in 2017. The extended injury of receiving back Lance Dunbar has seemingly helped open the eyes of new head coach Sean McVay to Gurley’s full skill set. Early reports show Gurley has even lined up wide in some formations during camp.
After a couple impressive stretches during Gurley’s rookie season in which he earned an overall grade of 80.4, he was a major disappointment in 2016. His 2016 grade of 50.7 ranked just 53rd out of 61 eligible running backs and his production metrics all seemingly dropped off from his rookie year.
Gurley was featured quite a bit in the passing game last season, ranking fourth among all running backs in snaps-in-route with 333. His receiving grade of 72.3 ranked 21st among qualifying running backs while his 0.98 yards per route run ranked just 39th.