Rams sign K Brandon McManus
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I think the wind got into his head. The 55-yarder was taken by the wind left. Tough kick that he should have started more right. It just about had the distance. He hit low to drive it. In the other direction IMO he didn't hit it enough to hid left which the wind took it right. I think he miss hit. He really had a bad ball strike on the xpt. Very disappointing for the team and probably a good team move to find someone else. It could be a good learning experience.
I don't see that as meaningful. We signed Matt Gay in November 2020. He had spent the entire season to that point on a practice squad. He ended up being great for us. Nobody else wanted him on their roster. McManus has a long track record. It's weird how fixated you are on one season.
I don't trust Ventrone. I don't think McManus is elite. But I am relieved that a Kicker of his caliber (i.e., proven in the NFL) is still available. I remember the days of Sam Ficken, Sam Sloman, Lucas Havrisik, etc. Fact is, as bad as McManus was from 40-49 last year, he was 57 of 62 (91.9%) from that range over the prior seven years.
fearsomefour
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I cant really muster up enough to care about McMannis.
Fitting he finished his last go round with three missed kicks in the playoffs.
Odds something happens to him as well.....or he will just miss kicks?
Fitting he finished his last go round with three missed kicks in the playoffs.
Odds something happens to him as well.....or he will just miss kicks?
fearsomefour
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Yep, just gotta make the kicks you're supposed to make and not kick kickoff out of bounds.
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Well, if the blocked kicks still happen then we know it wasn't the kicker. I think Mevis woulda missed that one anyway. But that guy shoulda never got that much penetration. There is also a problem up front. The only way to prevent big returns is all kickoffs go in the endzone and all punts out of bounds. Our special teams coverage needs to be protected from themselves.
As far as returns, just cover up the ball, run forward and wait for the tackle at the 25. All punt returns might as well be fair caught. Its not like anyone can break of a big return.
As far as returns, just cover up the ball, run forward and wait for the tackle at the 25. All punt returns might as well be fair caught. Its not like anyone can break of a big return.
El Chapo Jr
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Not someone who choked that badly in his last game and showed he doesn't have range either is what I didn't expect. 50% from 40 and beyond is really fucking bad, WTF don't you get about that?
El Chapo Jr
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Probably because this is a what have you done for me lately league and he's older too. Tired of kickers with no range and he seems to have lost it there. McManus clearly showed he struggled with anything past 40 yards, thats plain bad.
El Chapo Jr
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I'm sure there were better choices but we'll be holding our breath on any long field goal attempts.
El Chapo Jr
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Why did he have to tackle someone? His first kick showed he at least had a boot so we could get points on long FGs if needed.
Our Special Teams are SO bad he became the last line of defense.
Yet another McVay issue.....
Just guessing here...
Perhaps they chose McManus b/c he lifts the ball better than the others? Maybe his trajectory is more like using a pitching wedge than a 4 iron. The blocking has been so bad that maybe they wanted someone to lift the ball higher on impact to at least give it a chance? I noticed on Grupe's one kick he lifted the ball well, unlike Mevis who's trajectory was much flatter. I don't know just guessing. I can't figure out anything they are doing right now.
Not to be another "debbie downer" here but do we really believe at this point picking up a kicker will help all that much? Before this past game I would have said "Heck Yeah"! After what we watched on Sunday? That uninspired and dreadful display? Add to it all the injuries...not sure even adding Brandon Aubry to this roster would turn this ship around. I just don't understand what has happened and how the wheels have completely fallen off! Sooooo confusing!
Perhaps they chose McManus b/c he lifts the ball better than the others? Maybe his trajectory is more like using a pitching wedge than a 4 iron. The blocking has been so bad that maybe they wanted someone to lift the ball higher on impact to at least give it a chance? I noticed on Grupe's one kick he lifted the ball well, unlike Mevis who's trajectory was much flatter. I don't know just guessing. I can't figure out anything they are doing right now.
Not to be another "debbie downer" here but do we really believe at this point picking up a kicker will help all that much? Before this past game I would have said "Heck Yeah"! After what we watched on Sunday? That uninspired and dreadful display? Add to it all the injuries...not sure even adding Brandon Aubry to this roster would turn this ship around. I just don't understand what has happened and how the wheels have completely fallen off! Sooooo confusing!
Again kickers are like unicorns or some kind of mythical beast. I hate talking about them because I feel like it's going to put them in a spiral or something.
Hope McManus can do the job.
Hope McManus can do the job.
You're conflating different issues. McManus has plenty of range. He has a huge leg. Can hit from 60+. He's always been a streaky kicker. But if he can hit 95+% of his PATs and 80-85% of his FGs, which is typical for him during his career, good enough for me.
And kicking in SoFi is way different than kicking in Green Bay/Chicago in January. Right now we just need McManus to do at Home and during warm weather elsewhere what Mevis, and before him, Karty couldn't. Grupe may have been able to but we saw how THAT went.
Well it’s true that kicking in GB or Chicago is likely more challenging than at SoFi. But as for this year, I’ll be amazed if our post-season (if we have one) is played at home, other than the SB.
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I hope you're right, I'm just not confident in the guy. He clearly hasn't done well from distance much more recently so saying he can hit from 60 plus tells me nothing. In the past sure, but this ain't the past. Gonna be interesting and telling to see what distance McVay lets him kick from.