Special Teams will once again ruin anything else.

[Antonius]

Maybe Mcvay can call his buddy Liam Cohen for special teams advice

The Jags beat the Eagles with two special teams plays at the end of that game

A kick returner brings out out to field goal range. The kicker hits a 50 yarder down the middle , game over. Two plays the Rams can’t even fathom won the game for the Jags.

 

[Tumak61]

Again the left side seems to block out instead of down to prevent quick penetration. no idea what Shelton and Q are doing on that play.

 

[dang]

was the kick low or did the defender just time it right?

It looked a little too far left from what I could see, which played into the defensive players position. It was a very well timed play by the defensive player, but the combination of letting him through the gap and the kick directed towards him resulted in the block.

 

[Pupped]

Here we go with the Explosive RB stupid shit again! You realize we are 2nd in the league for Explosive plays by Running backs in the NFL?

Instead of wasting all that money on TUTU last year, Mumpfield, or Jwhitt, They could have kept Kupp, Ben skowronek, and Got another Soild Linebacker. Hell Reeder is Better than all these Dumbasses on Special Teams!

Special teams conversation

 

[jrry32]

I remain furious over special teams. It was an absolute disaster last year. We should have been serious about fixing it after it arguably cost us a Super Bowl. And instead of fixing it, McVay hired the one special teams coordinator who may have overseen a unit worse than ours last year. Thought he was the smartest guy in the room on that one, and we're paying for it again. I honestly would fire Ventrone today and try to hire a special teams coordinator who recently retired or who is older and serving in an advisory role elsewhere. Even a competent coordinator will make a huge difference there.

 

[DzRams]

The players play the game, and the coaches make the decisions quite frankly this loss falls squarely on the coaches. Someone please explain to me why the clock was not running when the Rams lined up for the field goal attempt in OT.

It wouldn't have mattered, there was so much time left. That's why it was crucial for McVay to be more aggressive and go for the 1st down because in case of a FG miss, you're putting your defense in a very bad position.

 

[DzRams]

I remain furious over special teams. It was an absolute disaster last year. We should have been serious about fixing it after it arguably cost us a Super Bowl. And instead of fixing it, McVay hired the one special teams coordinator who may have overseen a unit worse than ours last year. Thought he was the smartest guy in the room on that one, and we're paying for it again. I honestly would fire Ventrone today and try to hire a special teams coordinator who recently retired or who is older and serving in an advisory role elsewhere. Even a competent coordinator will make a huge difference there.

I disagree. Firing the ST coordinator will send a message, but I seriously doubt that it will move the needle on improving special teams play. The coach to blame is McVay. Period.

The Sando article above is damning. McVay and Snead have severely underinvested in special teams over the years, which explains why no coach is getting good results. They need to tweak their philosophy on team building and increase ST's priority. Firing the ST coach is putting lipstick on a pig when it's McVay's fault that they have a pig.

It was a bad hire but those rarely can be fixed mid-season. At this point, they need to acknowledge that it's a huge weakness and work around it.

 

[muggmeister]

Just saw another stat, 38 missed kicks since 2023, 7 more than the second place team, been a fucking problem for too long.

 

[jrry32]

I disagree. Firing the ST coordinator will send a message, but I seriously doubt that it will move the needle on improving special teams play. The coach to blame is McVay. Period.

The Sando article above is damning. McVay and Snead have severely underinvested in special teams over the years, which explains why no coach is getting good results. They need to tweak their philosophy on team building and increase ST's priority. Firing the ST coach is putting lipstick on a pig when it's McVay's fault that they have a pig.

It was a bad hire but those rarely can be fixed mid-season. At this point, they need to acknowledge that it's a huge weakness and work around it.

Coaching makes a world of difference. You can underinvest in special teams and still put together a competent unit with good coaching. We haven't had good coaching.

 

[DeaconJones]

Recalling previous versions of this Groundhog Day for kickers, we will publicly give Mevis a Vote of Confidence, sign another kicker to the practice squad, and if he works out, release Mevis and promote the new guy. I would bring Koo in (formerly of Atlanta). His FG accuracy dropped from like 92% to 81% over the past few years. Mevis is 55.6% right now.

Not sure what they can do in short order otherwise. Mr. Ventrone might want to cancel his gym membership and get his affairs in order.

 

[Psycho_X]

Maybe Mcvay can call his buddy Liam Cohen for special teams advice

The Jags beat the Eagles with two special teams plays at the end of that game

A kick returner brings out out to field goal range. The kicker hits a 50 yarder down the middle , game over. Two plays the Rams can’t even fathom won the game for the Jags.

Not that we need any other reason to be upset today but that kicker for Jacksonville was drafted 3 spots after Karty.

 

[DzRams]

Coaching makes a world of difference. You can underinvest in special teams and still put together a competent unit with good coaching. We haven't had good coaching.

Coaching is a difference maker but it's not a panacea. Personnel, whether they commit starters to teams, etc. are more important. Besides, you're not gonna find a good coach mid-season. They changed coaches in the middle of last season and it didn't move the needle.

 

[jrry32]

Coaching is a difference maker but it's not a panacea. Personnel, whether they commit starters to teams, etc. are more important. Besides, you're not gonna find a good coach mid-season. They changed coaches in the middle of last season and it didn't move the needle.

We might find a competent coach midseason. Go call up every recently retired STC and all the STCs who have taken steps back to serve in consultant roles. Sell them on us being a Super Bowl contender and winning a ring. It's better than doing nothing. And they did change coaches last season, but it was to Blackburn's assistant.

 

[Merlin]

In a way the Rams have gotten away with their kicker decisions and mostly avoided falling fully into that kicker hell range. But it seems we're there now. And once you get there typically you're not gonna fix it until the offseason.

 

[DzRams]

We might find a competent coach midseason. Go call up every recently retired STC and all the STCs who have taken steps back to serve in consultant roles. Sell them on us being a Super Bowl contender and winning a ring. It's better than doing nothing. And they did change coaches last season, but it was to Blackburn's assistant.

Finding a better kicker will have the biggest impact.

 

[Merlin]

We might find a competent coach midseason. Go call up every recently retired STC and all the STCs who have taken steps back to serve in consultant roles. Sell them on us being a Super Bowl contender and winning a ring. It's better than doing nothing. And they did change coaches last season, but it was to Blackburn's assistant.

McVay should look at the collegiate ranks and go with a strong leader who is sound schematically. I want some fucking energy by that coach on the sideline. Someone who that shit comes naturally for. The type who you want to sit in a foxhole with.

Recycling the same old bastids is something I am tired of. McVay has a great eye with staff. Use it.

And btw obviously the issue is the roster. But I agree that the ST Coach needs to go.

 

[pvtdragon39]

The #Rams are moving on from K Harrison Mevis, per me Rappaport and @MikeGarafolo, as coach Sean McVay authors a special teams shakeup. They are signing Blake Grupe off the #Jets practice squad!

 

[PhillyRam]

I disagree. Firing the ST coordinator will send a message, but I seriously doubt that it will move the needle on improving special teams play. The coach to blame is McVay. Period.

The Sando article above is damning. McVay and Snead have severely underinvested in special teams over the years, which explains why no coach is getting good results. They need to tweak their philosophy on team building and increase ST's priority. Firing the ST coach is putting lipstick on a pig when it's McVay's fault that they have a pig.

It was a bad hire but those rarely can be fixed mid-season. At this point, they need to acknowledge that it's a huge weakness and work around it.

Yeah, the 5 TEs and 6 WRs on the roster means at least one less LB and one less CB that could be used on STs. Not to mention having only one WR who is an active STs contributor.

That has to change. So if they change that philosophy, where it's currently more important for the depth guys to be a fit for the offense vs being a core STs player, then that's maybe 3 or 4 more players that could be core STs guys.

 

[DzRams]

Yeah, the 5 TEs and 6 WRs on the roster means at least one less LB and one less CB that could be used on STs. Not to mention having only one WR who is an active STs contributor.

That has to change. So if they change that philosophy, where it's currently more important for the depth guys to be a fit for the offense vs being a core STs player, then that's maybe 3 or 4 more players that could be core STs guys.

100%. Why can't the TEs and most of the WRs be STs contributors?

 

[TheTackle]

We might find a competent coach midseason. Go call up every recently retired STC and all the STCs who have taken steps back to serve in consultant roles. Sell them on us being a Super Bowl contender and winning a ring. It's better than doing nothing. And they did change coaches last season, but it was to Blackburn's assistant.

I agree

Now where do we find a proper return specialist, even if it means we have to send something the other team's way!

It kills me to watch so many special teamers make impacts on other teams that started or were with the Rams!!