CLIFTON, N.J. -- The biggest change for Marshall Faulk at Rams training camp this year won't be the absence of Dick Vermeil or the new faces on the offensive line.

	Marshall Faulk's holdout landed him a seven-year deal and $7 million signing bonus.

"My biggest adjustment is camp, period," Faulk said. "Just dealing with camp again and again."

Faulk skipped double days and Vermeil's notorious brutal camp conditioning last year due to a contract holdout that eventually landed him a seven-year, $45 million deal. The Rams, who acquired the running back from Indianapolis in a trade on the eve of draft day, found out he was worth the time and money.

Faulk had no problems picking up the Rams' spread offense. The six-year veteran then exceeded even Vermeil's perpetually rosy expectations by gaining the most yards from scrimmage ever in a single season with 2,429. He rushed for 1,381 yards and added 1,048 more with 87 catches to eclipse Barry Sanders' old NFL mark of 2,358.

Faulk continued to terrorize defenses in the playoffs, rolling up 107 total yards in St. Louis' memorable 23-16 victory over Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV. For an encore, Faulk intends to take the same non-chalant approach in the 2000 season.

"I didn't set out to do what I did last year. It just happened," Faulk said. "So, I can"t make any plans to try to do better this year. I've just got to go out there and, when my number is called, try to perform to the best of my abilities."

Mike Martz will still be calling plays for Faulk. But now Martz will be wearing a headset on the sidelines as St. Louis' new head coach. Martz, who drew rave reviews for his imaginative play-calling as offensive coordinator, succeeded Vermeil two days after the Super Bowl.

Kevin Carter and the defense might have to get used to Martz. For the offense, it"ll be status quo, says Faulk.

"Nothing changes. Not for me," Faulk added. "He was my coach last year. He coached offense. I don't see it changing much."

There"ll be plenty of tinkering on the offensive line. Andy McCollum and Ryan Tucker, both backups last year, were re-signed to replace the departed Fred Miller and Mike Gruttadauria.

Chemistry on the O-line was just as much a reason for the Rams scoring a league-best 526 points last season. Faulk isn't concerned by the turnover -- not yet anyway.

"We'll see how the season goes along," Faulk said. "You've got to give everybody a chance."

Joe Lago is the NFL editor for ESPN.com.