The Rams entered training camp with an open competition for the starting running back spot between Daryl Richardson and Isaiah Pead, and it looks like one has already moved into the lead.
"I think Daryl comes back as our starter," head coach Jeff Fisher told the team's sideline reporter Tuesday. "He played significantly more last year than anybody"
This is the first time Fisher has really indicated that one player or the other is in the lead, but it does not come as much of a surprise. Richardson entered the offseason with more playing time last season, despite being drafted five rounds after Pead in the 2012 draft.
Richardson ran for 475 yards on 98 carries last season, while bringing in 24 catches for 163 yards, and thinks he is ready to take on a bigger role in his second season.
"I'm a good quality back," he said. "I feel I can do it all, be an every down back".