Despite his pregame protestations to St. Louis Rams head Brandon Scherff Jerseyathletic trainer Reggie Scott, running back Todd Gurley finished Sunday's loss to the Green Bay Packers still wondering what he can do when he's at full speed.

That's because Scott refused to allow Gurley to play against the Packers without the brace that protects his surgically repaired left knee.

"I had the brace on today," Gurley said. "Reggie, man. I just listen to what they say."

No matter, Gurley followed up lasthttp://... week's breakthrough with the type of workhorse performance that removed any remaining doubt about who the focal point of the Rams offense is. Just three games and two starts into his NFL career, the answer is Gurley.

On a day when offense was again mostly hard to come by, it was Gurley who gave the Rams hope. He carried 30 times for 159 yards, both career highs in his small three-game sample.

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But the Rams got Gurley rolling in the fourth quarter against the Cardinals last week, and his carries rose to 19. But even if that was just a product of how the game went, Sunday's game offered definitive proof that the Rams no longer have any doubts about Gurley's health.

"You never know what to expect," Gurley said. "If you are having a good game, Coach is going to keep feeding you. So I have just got to be prepared for that. These guys believe in me to run the ball. We are doing a great job. We just have got to put stuff together and finish."

Over the last two weeks Gurley's 49 carries are the most in the NFL (not including Monday night's game). The same is true of his 305 rushing yards. For [url=http://www.raidersnflprostore.com/Authentic-Amari-Cooper-Jersey]Amari Cooper Kids Jerseythose keeping score at home, that's a 6.22 yards per carry, which is fifth among running backs in that time. For the season, though Gurley hasn't played in every game like the names on the list above him, he is tied for 12th in rushing yards with 314, and his 5.71 yards per carry on 55 attempts is tops in the league among running backs.

Perhaps more impressive is Gurley's knack for big plays. He already has nine carries for 10-plus yards, which ties him for 10th in the NFL, but those nine runs have gone for a total of 225 yards, second only to Tampa Bay's Doug Martin on such carries.

"He’s doing a great job," tight end Lance Kendricks said. "He’s definitely giving us some big plays down the field and some explosives which are hard to come by, especially against a good defense like them. I think we’re on the right track. We have just got to get all the pieces together."

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Whether it's Gurley or someone else doing the scoring, the Rams are well aware they must find the pieces to complement their burgeoning star back. The hope in the Rams locker room is now that Gurley is establishing himself, the rest will fall into place.

"Todd is doing a great job," quarterback Nick Foles said. "Coming off an injury like he suffered and to be in the NFL, his second game really breaking through and once he hits that hole, he’s hitting it. So that’s going to help us open up a lot of things.

"We’ll keep working to be a complete offense. Our running game, that’s the start of it. You have got to have a great running game in the NFL because the clock keeps moving and it wears down the defense a little bit. We’ll build off that for sure."