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Bill Plaschke: Rams have only one option left with Todd Gurley: Trade him

LOS ANGELES - They tried resting him, and it didn't work.

They tried running him, and it didn't work.

The Los Angeles Rams exhausted seemingly every option this season in attempting to operate their offense through Todd Gurley, yet his sore and slowing legs could not carry them past mediocrity.

The inconsistency of his usage was a constant distraction. His production didn't warrant the team jumping through hoops. In the end, slowed further by a makeshift offensive line, the hero actually became a hindrance, forcing the Rams into an unsettling limbo while waiting for the burst that rarely came.

They enter this offseason desperately needing to revitalize

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