Mevis gone

[Pedro Ram]

Not knocking the new kicker Grupe, but he looks like a jockey who showed up a few years too late looking for work at Hollywood Park. Unfortunately, they tore down the racetrack and built SoFi Stadium in its place! LOL!

Here's praying he's got a winning leg, because the Rams desperately need a closer!

 

[Tumak61]

It was Shelton and Q getting blown up on the left side that caused the penetration. You can see Dotson holding his ground while to his left Shelton and Q are getting obliterated. What's the answer? How about having some big bodies activated for the FG unit. My guess is when Trost is ready he will shore up that side of the FG unit.

 

[PhillyRam]

It's like opposite day on Seinfeld.

McVay is like, "Okay Les, we need to change it up. We had the fattest kicker. Now go find me the smallest kicker! Get on it!"

 

[Soul Surfer]

Grupe is just over 5'6".

From the Thicker Kicker to the Mini Kicky.

I was thinking from the Thicker Kicker to the mini fridge.

 

[Ballhawk]

https://www.espn.com/contributor/ian-rapoport/a30c58ce5457d

Per Ian Rapoport.

Now who the hell else do we bring in? A couple of guys have mentioned Grupe from the Jets who we’ve just signed.

Oh sure, that's going to fix the blocking and the kick coverage problems.

 

[Psycho_X]

Just thought of this but the kicker is the safety of last resort on kick off returns. Can you imagine Grupe at that size trying to bring literally anybody down in the open field? Too scary to think about.

Lol, logged into twitter and saw this sample.

View: https://x.com/RamsTapes/status/2110081623740043604?s=20

 

[methomas50]

Just thought of this but the kicker is the safety of last resort on kick off returns. Can you imagine Grupe at that size trying to bring literally anybody down in the open field? Too scary to think about.

View: https://x.com/RamsTapes/status/2110081623740043604


Yep just what I thought.

 

[Snaz]

If the kick wasn't blocked, would it have missed the FG?

Someone said was shanked left too much and the guy who blocked it made it go straight.

 

[XXXIVwin]

If the kick wasn't blocked, would it have missed the FG? Someone said was shanked left too much and the guy who blocked it made it go straight.

Really hard to say. The kick looked like it was heading left again. Sometimes it can start left and correct to center. But to me it looked questionable at best. Impossible to know for sure, but it was heading left initially.

 

[XXXIVwin]

Grupe college stats.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

Lol, logged into twitter and saw this sample.

View: https://x.com/RamsTapes/status/2110081623740043604?s=20

So I'm calling him Albino Tutu

 

[Bootleg]

Hopefully it works out. But I think McVay and the Rams should start looking into free agency going forward. Kicker is a very important position for a contender. And I think the importance is underrated. So quit looking in the draft or the scrap heap, find someone already good and pay them.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

Bring more kickers in......bring Tucker too. See if any of those kickers shows out more than the other.

 

[0311rams]

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New York Jets’ Current Field Goal Kicker in 2026​

The New York Jets’ starting field goal kicker for the 2026 NFL season is Jason Sanders Yahoo Sports.

How Sanders Got the Job​

The Jets began the season with a kicking competition between Jason Sanders and Blake Grupe during training camp Yahoo Sports+1. Grupe, claimed off waivers from the Colts, was initially the only kicker on the roster, but Sanders was elevated from the practice squad after performing better in practice Yahoo Sports.

On September 29, 2026, the Jets ended the competition, released Grupe, and signed Sanders to the active roster Yahoo Sports. Sanders had been elevated from the practice squad three times earlier in the season, and his consistent performance — despite a few notable misses — earned him the starting role Yahoo Sports.

Jason Sanders’ Background​

• Drafted: 7th round, 2018 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins Yahoo Sports
• College: New Mexico
• Notable career: First-team All-Pro in 2020 (36-for-39 FGs) Yahoo Sports
• 2025 season: Missed due to a hip injury; signed with the Giants in March 2026, waived in June, then joined the Jets Yahoo Sports
• 2026 season so far: Has been the Jets’ kicker in all games, including a 54-yard field goal in Week 5 NFL

 

[AZRams]

Now looking for our fifth place kicker since the start of 2023 and eighth since 2020.

I miss GZ.

I get you don't wanna pay a kicker, but letting Gay walk after the SB looks stupid now.

 

[tklongball]

This had to happen. Mevis came in with accuracy when we desperately needed it last year. He offered accuracy but lacked length. The problem with that equation is if you lose your accuracy, then you offer nothing.

 

[Ram Ts]

I get you don't wanna pay a kicker, but letting Gay walk after the SB looks stupid now.

Letting Gay walk was the right move.

The moves thereafter (for kickers and STs in general) were horrible.

 

[SWAdude]

Man have we had some kickers with interesting names if you think about it.

Thicker hit straight away every single time. Nothing like Greg the Legs moving target.

I am pretty certian he shanked it to the guy who got his hand on the kick and it changed its trajectory completely.

And it wasn't terribly short.

GO RAMS!!!

 

[rwscpa]

He looks pretty good. Yeah, he's a little short but hey. Good choice, McVay.
FG Kicker for Rams

 

[Rmfnlt]

How in the how is the ST coach not gone?

Yup. Letting the kicker go, with this Special Teams coaching, is like throwing marshmallows at a battleship. The problem is MUCH bigger than one kicker. Color me unimpressed.