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snackdaddy said:
Special teams have been bad for several years. From 2022 to now their best ranking was 19th. Their DVOA ranking was 31st last year and they are dead last through 5 games this year. It's is an ongoing problem that has not been fixed for years. That is on coaching and management. And not just the special teams coach.
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Funny story, to fix our broken special teams, we hired the guy who oversaw the special teams unit that ranked 32nd in DVOA last year.
 
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DzRams said:
Fair enough. I'm not saying that the ST coach is not part of the problem. I'd have him ranked as the last part of the equation.

The biggest part of the problem is McVay. Looking anywhere else is not going to move the needle in changing anything.

I'm not sure if you saw the NY Times article by Mike Sando regarding ST posted on this board today, but it was damning. It measured five key metrics: core special teamers, depth ST rate, depth ST degree, low-use players, and starters who played on special teams. The Rams ranked 31 out of 32. It also mentioned that McVay doesn't devote much practice time or meeting time to ST.

There is no coach who can make up for these shortcomings. Sure, change the ST coach. It won't make a difference until McVay actually invests real resources, time, and energy into improving that unit.
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I'm not saying these aren't problems. I'm not saying if we hire a competent coach that we're going from #32 to #1. But I respectfully disagree that the coach who oversees the unit is the last part of the equation or that it won't make a difference. Going from #32 to #22 is a big difference. And a competent coach is capable of doing that.
 
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RonM11 said:
Forget the publicity angle. The guy's last full season in 2024 was a dumpster fire. He hit only 22 of 30. They were booing him in Baltimore. I think he's all washed up, and a tryout isn't going erase the shitty stats that guy has had the last three seasons with the Ravens.
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But why does it hurt to bring him in for a tryout? If he sucks ass there, then that's one thing. At least with tryouts, it shows they are trying even harder to get it right. Just giving the position to one kicker without any tryouts is a lame ass move.
 
El Chapo Jr said:
But why does it hurt to bring him in for a tryout? If he sucks ass there, then that's one thing. At least with tryouts, it shows they are trying even harder to get it right.
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Regarding Tucker, it's probably not about bringing him in for a tryout to see what he's got to try to get it right but the negative implications of bringing in someone who was accused of something so egregious.

That's a non-performance issue that would apply to Justin Tucker but not other place-kicking options.
 
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El Chapo Jr said:
Dude, all our special teams players suck. Sorry, but McVay isn't being fired (not saying that needs to happen by the way) and coaches can make a difference. As someone said earlier, we hired a ST coach that fielded the worse ST unit last year. That's just unrealistic to trust that guy.
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FIFY. Love McVay, but it’s on him to hire a reputable ST Coach. Blackburn & now Ventrone just looked clueless from the start.
 
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Grupe looks like he fell off a charm bracelet, but looks to have a decent leg for a lil feller.

Gotta hire a good coach to work with the players we can afford on ST. That's what happens when u have a bunch of highly paid skill players.
 
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El Chapo Jr said:
Bring Tucker, bring Pablo Escobar's hitman, bring anybody. Its just absolutely stupid as fuck to just roll with one kicker without any competition for that spot.
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Agreed with the second sentence above. Disagree with the first.

Players with verifiable horrible character often tend to bring their own set of problems.

Yes, competition is good.

But no rapists or muderers or pedophiles please. :)
 
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Allen2McVay said:
Regarding Tucker, it's probably not about bringing him in for a tryout to see what he's got to try to get it right but the negative implications of bringing in someone who was accused of something so egregious.

That's a non-performance issue that would apply to Justin Tucker but not other place-kicking options.
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If we want an old vet, we can bring in Matt Prater for a tryout.
 
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Limmer off the field goal blocking team.

A new solution ASAP for handling running quarterbacks that does not include Nate landman

The special teams coach ASAP

Make Sean McVey sit down with Dan Campbell, and talk about the benefits of aggressive Football

Quentin Lake out of covering receivers and onto blitzing and covering tight ends and running backs only

Get a new punter

Get it all done this week assholes
 
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jrry32 said:
I'm not saying these aren't problems. I'm not saying if we hire a competent coach that we're going from #32 to #1. But I respectfully disagree that the coach who oversees the unit is the last part of the equation or that it won't make a difference. Going from #32 to #22 is a big difference. And a competent coach is capable of doing that.
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I understand your position. I don't think they'll go from #32 to #22. I think we'd see marginal improvement like #32 to #30. The foundation is broken. But we can agree to disagree.
 
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Allen2McVay said:
Regarding Tucker, it's probably not about bringing him in for a tryout to see what he's got to try to get it right but the negative implications of bringing in someone who was accused of something so egregious.

That's a non-performance issue that would apply to Justin Tucker but not other place-kicking options.
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Leonard Little disagrees with this statement.
 
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El Chapo Jr said:
So I'm calling him Albino Tutu
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CGI_Ram said:
For as thick as Mevis was he should have had a stronger leg TBH.



That was an early morning post, bro. Put the bottle down.


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Probably doesnt have the quick twitch power that some smaller guys generate. Maybe a little too lumbering. That also might make him a 1/2 beat slower to the ball?
 
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