Jim Thomas: Will Rams Look To Trade Zac Stacy? –920AM for 10/24

Thomas: Have to Wonder if Rams Looking to Trade Stacy
By Brendan Marks

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St. Louis Rams rookie running back Tre Mason broke out in a big way against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, piling up 85 yards on 18 carries in the 28-26 win.

Benny Cunningham caught five passes out of the backfield while Zac Stacy, who entered the season as the starter, only played one snap and didn’t touch the ball.

The game represented what we can probably expect the rest of the season: The team will continue to ride the hot hand.

But there’s only enough touches to go around in what’s currently one of the deepest backfields in the NFL, especially when taking talented rookie Trey Watts into consideration.

St. Louis Rams beat writer Jim Thomas says there may be a way to remedy what looks to be an overcrowded backfield.

“You just wonder the trade deadline is coming up next if they’re talking to teams about Stacy. They have a ton of depth. I still think Trey Watts is going to be a pretty good complimentary back,” Thomas told The Ryan Kelley Morning After on Friday.

In today’s NFL, however, teams aren’t willing to give up a lot for a position perceived to be most replaceable.

“(Running backs) usually don’t fetch much, but you just wonder the Rams seemingly have more running backs than they can use back there,” Thomas said. ”

Having too much at one position seems to be a good problem to have, and it will be interesting to see if the Rams can get some value for Stacy come the deadline.

Thomas also talked about excitement surrounding Austin Davis and previewed the Rams-Chiefs game on The Morning After Friday