Rams sign K Brandon McManus
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13 straight years on a NFL roster says otherwise. He has made 82% of his career kicks between 40 and 49 yards. One bad year is one bad year. Hopefully, he rebounds.
El Chapo Jr
Legend
Yet no one gave him one single tryout except the Rams. Same ones that trust Bubba. Yeah, wonder why I'm pessimistic about this signing.
I painfully found and watched his playoff kicks. Painful to find the kicks. His 55-yarder did get pushed by the wind. The 44-yarder was a poor kick, as was the xpt. I don't know why they picked him. Read here: he's better at KOs.All I hear is excuses for someone that struggled overall in his last year. Green Bay wouldn't have cut his ass and went with a rookie if it was a one off game.....well at least I don't think so
Yeah but…
He’s smart, works hard, loves football and can run block
pvtdragon39
Pro Bowler
Well its still better Percentage than what we have had, I guess! We all thought the Same with Matt Gay too.
Look, from the list of possibilities, none of the kickers available at this time are above average kickers. They all have issues. Rams went with McManus. The other choices were an old kicker, kicker with no NFL experience, and two other kickers that are not sure things either.
It is what it is. McManus will be about as good (or bad) as any of the others. Rams just have to deal with it as it is what it is.
@sloramfan wrote previously "just get it to the 32 yard line". That's a 49 yarder and McManus has issues from 40-49. He's great though under 40. So, maybe "just get it to the 22 yard line" has to be how it goes. All I can say that is better than having no kicker as we did for the Cards game.
So, whatever. I'm rolling with McManus and will cringe at every attempt hoping he makes it.
Rams have so many other issues to improve and massive injuries to deal with, that this kicking issue is moving down the list of concerns.
It is what it is. McManus will be about as good (or bad) as any of the others. Rams just have to deal with it as it is what it is.
@sloramfan wrote previously "just get it to the 32 yard line". That's a 49 yarder and McManus has issues from 40-49. He's great though under 40. So, maybe "just get it to the 22 yard line" has to be how it goes. All I can say that is better than having no kicker as we did for the Cards game.
So, whatever. I'm rolling with McManus and will cringe at every attempt hoping he makes it.
Rams have so many other issues to improve and massive injuries to deal with, that this kicking issue is moving down the list of concerns.
El Chapo Jr
Legend
Still a major concern if we have to get it to the 22. I'll keep saying it, think this choice is horrible. Pray to God that I am wrong.
We don't even know how the other kickers did during tryouts.. so maybe, just maybe, McManus was the better kicker on that particular day?
Can we give the guy a chance, or are we going straight to pitchforks and torches
Can we give the guy a chance, or are we going straight to pitchforks and torches
LARAMSinFeb.
Legend
Pitchforks and torches, for me. Isn't that what we do here ?
Classic Rams
Hall of Fame
Jezus, how many other teams are looking for a kicker to bother giving him or anyone else a tryout? WTF do you expect to find in free agents going into week 7?
Yeah, McManus' problems hopefully were exacerbated by cold weather. If he's able to make his basic kicks at SoFi (40-55 yds) he will be a net positive on Mevis, who couldn't.During the Packers' 31–27 NFC Wild Card loss to the Chicago Bears at a windy Soldier Field on January 10, 2026, kicker Brandon McManus missed three total kicks that left 7 points on the board:
The Weather Conditions:
- 55-Yard Field Goal: Missed as time expired in the 2nd quarter.
- Extra Point (PAT): Missed with 6:36 left in the 4th quarter.
- 44-Yard Field Goal: Missed with 2:56 left in the 4th quarter.
Kicking conditions were severely impacted by sustained winds of 11.4 mph and powerful gusts peaking up to 34.9 mph blowing from the west-northwest.
Brandon McManus discloses emotions after 2 missed FG's and PAT attempt in Wild Card loss to Bears
Green Bay Packers kicker Brandon McManus provides his thoughts on how he feels after missing 2 field goal attempts and one extra point try during his team's matchup against the Chicago Bears during Wild Card Weekend.www.nfl.com
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Hall of Fame
And he had bad kicks in horrendous conditions in Chicago. If WE wanna get to where we wanna go, McManus just has to make his kicks at SoFi, San Francisco and Seattle, nowhere arctic. If we're fortunate enough to make tournament and he has to kick in Chicago or Green Bay, so be it.