Xavier Smith waived, No recall

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This is in the Special Teams thread.
 
It was time. After the NFC Championship Game last year, he had to be on thin ice. He has done nothing this year to bounce back. And then he stupidly fielded that punt inside the one yard line. Might have been the final straw.
 
Hate to say it but...

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Also I wish him the best and appreciate that he did more for us on that WR depth chart than most of those clownfucks on the WR depth chart over the past five years or so who never amount to shit and/nor never try their luck on teams.

Smith had to go for accountability reasons. But I appreciate he stuck his neck out on teams to at least try to give us a return game.
 
Well... it's a start. First the long snapper, then Mevis, then a new ST coach, then Stuard, now X Smith. The Rams are getting there incrementally.
 
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Sure, his hands always look so sound when catching short passes, yea, make him the punt returner. Got to be some better option out there. Puka would make probably make a great returner, sound hands, tough to tackle in the open field, just saying, jk.
TUTU or Connors Maybe? Maybe it is time to pull a Belicheck, and Put starters on Special Teams. He had a If you cant handle Special teams, get the fuck off my team moto. I hate the Guy but It obviously worked!
 
TUTU or Connors Maybe? Maybe it is time to pull a Belicheck, and Put starters on Special Teams. He had a If you cant handle Special teams, get the fuck off my team moto. I hate the Guy but It obviously worked!
Can guarantee Kyren handles punt returns this week and next until they find a guy they can trust to just catch the ball.
 
The bigger issue is the coordinator is clueless. We see it across special teams.

But maybe someone with some more pop will be returning kicks.
I don’t think that guy is on the roster. You’ve got Puka, Adams and generally speaking, a whole lotta hard working lunch pail types who must be good blockers and love football. This is what the Rams have brought in since 2023.

It was a great strategy to rebuild the ranks quickly, but IMO has hurt the team now that we’re contenders again. Athleticism, speed, dynamics are lacking.

Someone mentioned Presley. I liked what I saw in preseason. Maybe stick Tutu on returns until he breaks.

Idk man. Not bringing in a return specialist was clearly a mistake.