The Rams are not kicking the can down the highway on the subject of their kicking issues.
On Wednesday, the Rams signed kicker Harrison Mevis to the observe squad to compete with second-year professional Joshua Karty. The transfer got here a day after the crew signed veteran long-snapper Jake McQuaide to compete with Alex Ward.
“It’s all geared towards attempting to have the ability to simply get some options and a few kick consistency actually with our field-goal operation,” coach Sean McVay stated Wednesday. “I believe it’s necessary to have good competitors at some spots that we really feel we will have improved play.”
The Rams are getting ready for his or her recreation on Sunday in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
The Rams are 6-2 — and their losses in opposition to the defending Tremendous Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles and the 49ers each resulted from issues within the kicking recreation that resurfaced with out dire penalties in final Sunday’s rout of the New Orleans Saints.
Towards the Saints, Karty missed a 39-yard area purpose try and an extra-point try. Karty has made 10 of 15 field-goal makes an attempt and 23 of 26 extra-point makes an attempt.
McVay stated after the sport that the Rams would consider “all elements of the place we go together with this operation.”
On Tuesday, they turned to McQuaide, 37, who performed for the Rams from 2011-2020 and was a part of a particular groups unit that additionally included kicker Greg Zuerlein and punter/holder Johnny Hekker.
“If all issues go properly with Jake, we count on him to be our long-snapper,” McVay stated.
On Wednesday, they introduced in Mevis, who made 89 of 106 field-goal makes an attempt at Missouri, together with one from 61 yards. Within the United Soccer League this previous season, he made 20 of 21 field-goal makes an attempt.
So Karty and Mevis will duel throughout expanded particular groups drills this week.
“We’ll implement greater than we usually would on a Wednesday and a Thursday and really be capable of form of use it as a contest,” McVay stated.
