r the playoffs C.J. Anderson Jersey , the majority of the NFL is in offseason mode. Which means mock draft season is a full go.Mocking the Draft’s Dan Kadar has a new mock this week, his first since Oregon Ducks QB Justin Herbert announced he will return for his senior year. That decision didn’t prompt Kadar to include any new quarterbacks in his mock (Ohio State Buckeyes QB Dwayne Haskins and Missouri Tigers QB Drew Lock remain his only other first-rounders), but it’s interesting nonetheless.In his last mock, Kadar had Herbert going to the Miami Dolphins at 15. This week with the top 20 order set, the Dolphins are at 13 and take Auburn Tigers DT Derrick Brown who Kadar mocked to the Rams two weeks ago. See how the ripples spread outward? Speaking of ripples, the 15th pick now goes to the Washington 15th Pick Havers who, as Kadar notes, sure could use a QB themselves. Kadar has them taking Washington Huskies CB Byron Murphy for now.In his mock last week (which I missed), Kadar had the Rams taking:Florida Gators EDGE Jachai PoliteThis week though, Polite goes at #12 to the Green Bay Packers. So he’s out of play. One inspiring note? LSU Tigers ILB Devin White goes at #20 to the Pittsburgh Steelers...SO YOU’RE TELLIN ME THERE’S A CHANCE!As for those edge rushers Kadar alluded to Samson Ebukam Jersey , he takes a bunch of them off the board before the Rams who he has at #30. Kentucky Wildcats EDGE Josh Allen goes at #2 to the San Francisco 49ers. Clemson Tigers EDGE Clelin Ferrell is next at #8 to the Detroit Lions. Polite goes at #12. Mississippi St. Bulldogs EDGE Montez Sweat comes off at #22 to the Indianapolis Colts and Florida State Seminoles EDGE Brian Burns is at #28 to the Oakland Raiders via the trade with the Chicago Bears for Khalil Mack. One other edge rusher factors in Boston College Eagles EDGE Zach Allen at #27 to the New England Patriots. So Kadar takes a ton of edge rushers off the board before the Rams are even on the clock.Still, he’s got the Rams pegged to the need:#30.) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs EDGE Jaylon FergusonI don’t know that I’d endorse holding hard to the need at the edge over taking any other prospect, but you could do worse than Ferguson. He was a production machine at Tech who, as Kadar noted, has the career sack record with 45 after notching 17.5 of them this year.So while we’re getting ready for the playoffs, we’re going to have to multitask for the next few weeks as mock draft season is a go. Todd Gurley’s knee injury late in the season opened the door for an RB2, but Brown’s previous injury meant it was CJ Anderson’s chance to shine. Now that Brown is healthy again, are big things on the cards for the fifth-year vet?"WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub ✕2019 Los Angeles Rams Regular Season2019 NFL Playoffs2019 Los Angeles Rams OffseasonIs Los Angeles Rams RB Malcolm Brown headed for a big 2019?New,31commentsTodd Gurley’s knee injury late in the season opened the door for an RB2, but Brown’s previous injury meant it was CJ Anderson’s chance to shine. Now that Brown is healthy again Cooper Kupp Jersey , are big things on the cards for the fifth-year vet?CDTShareTweetShareShareIs Los Angeles Rams RB Malcolm Brown headed for a big 2019?Los Angeles Rams RB Malcolm Brown carries the ball against the San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 21, 2018.Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsThe Los Angeles Rams’ treatment of RB Todd Gurley and reliance on RB C.J. Anderson throughout the playoffs was one of the strangest sagas in team history. Perhaps stranger is that it seemingly was aided by the absence of RB Malcolm Brown.Brown, an undrafted free agent who joined the team in the 2015 season along with Gurley, has long operated outside the limelight. With Gurley having exploded onto the NFL scene as the 2015 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, there hasn’t been much opportunity for the rest of the running back depth chart since Gurley got his first start in Week 4 of his rookie season. And with RB Benny Cunningham as the RB2 for 2015 and 2016, Brown was an afterthought in his early NFL career.Over the last two seasons though, Brown has seen an expanded role. Blowouts in 2017 and 2018 gave Brown some crucial playing time and his insane releve against the New Orleans Saints in the regular season was a clear example of his athleticism:Brown injured his clavicle in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions. When Gurley aggravated his knee two weeks later, it opened the door for Anderson late in the regular season and into the playoffs. Had Brown avoided the injury in December, would he have produced as well as Anderson did in his short time with the Rams? We’ll never know John Johnson Jersey , but the fact the Rams opted to retain Brown and not Anderson at least indicates he remains the preferred alternative to Gurley for the Rams’ coaching staff and front office.So with Gurley having succumbed to “wear and tear” issues down the stretch, could we see and expanded role for Brown in 2019?Brown averaged more than 5 carries per game in 2017, though that number is skewed by three blowout games in which Brown hit double-digit carries and the Week 17 game against San Francisco in which Rams Head Coach Sean McVay opted to rest the starters. If you take those four games out and look at his regular usage in competitive games, Brown had just 1.86 carries per game as the Rams leaned into Gurley’s production and didn’t even log a single carry in seven games. Not surprisingly, Brown also performed better with more carries averaging 4.08 yards per carry in those four “irregular” games in which he had 12.5 carries per game and 3.23 ypc in the “regular” contests. And it was a similar story in 2018. In ten “regular” games, Brown had 1.8 carries per game though he hit 5.61 yards per carry thanks largely to a big game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3. Two blowout games saw Brown hit 12.5 carries per game and a very good 4.44 yards per carry.Will Brown get more than 2 carries per game in your average Sunday game of competitive football? It’s hard to think not given what transpired in the NFC Championship and Super Bowl LIII. If the Rams and McVay are sincere about keeping Gurley healthy and fresher for a playoff run than they did this year, it certainly has to mean good things for Brown. And after Anderson’s productivity thanks largely to the Rams offensive line along with the Rams’ preference to keep Brown over Anderson, it’s hard not to think an expanded role for Brown could mean many more highlights to come.If it goes well, it could mean the Rams have set up a two-headed attack that offers more longevity than the one they used through the playoffs last year.As if the Rams’ offense needed any more help!