The Facts: Mason said Thursday that Rams coaches told him he will compete for the starting job in the team's backfield this season, according to Ryan Van Bibber of SBNation.com.
Diehards Line:As NFL.com suggested, this is probably news to Zac Stacy, who played like a rising star during his rookie season in St. Louis. In all likelihood, Mason, the team's third-round pick in this year's draft, is going with the usual company line most teams put out this time of year, claiming competition at all positions. We'll remind you that HC Jeff Fisher said in March he believed Stacy will become that "70-percent of the carries guy." If Stacy is allowed that type of workload in 2014, Mason is more likely ticketed for a change-of-pace role to start his NFL career. And that makes sense. Daryl Richardson is gone; Isaiah Pead has fallen out of favor. And nobody -- not even Fisher (before Mason's arrival) expected Stacy to get all the carries. So fantasy football owners should monitor this one. But it's not time for Stacy fans to panic.