The Los Angeles Rams look like they have things humming at the moment, with a 6-2 record that has them tied with the Seattle Seahawks for first place in the NFC West. However, there’s a chance the Rams could be 8-0 if they didn’t have to keep overcoming kicking game woes, something that Rams head coach Sean McVay touched on after Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Saints, which had a missed field goal and an extra point.
“I know you guys are going to ask me — it’s got to get better. We’re going to be able to figure out how to fix this, but it can’t continue like this with regards to our kicking operation,” [McVay said.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HXm6DaM_Z8) “Not going to get into blaming anybody specifically. Ultimately, it’s my responsibility. It’s gone on for too long, and we’ve got to be able to fix it.”
McVay is well aware that this could be the difference between a deep playoff run and an early exit.
“It’s going to cost us — it’s cost us already,” he said. “It’s been a momentum killer. It does take the air out of our sails. Our guys have shown they can respond and overcome it. But you do have to be — the harsh and the truth of it is, is this is not sustainable to continuously go where we want to go.
“And that’s really, just trying to be able to get our seventh win against an excellent football team. We’re fortunate that we’ve gotten away with it. But it has cost us throughout the season. And that’s something you can’t run away from. That’s the truth.
“But what I will say is, hopefully you can appreciate and respect, is that the granular elements of why it has or hasn’t gone down, I don’t necessarily think this is the appropriate time to acknowledge that. I don’t believe in putting anybody out there. And it does fall back on, it is my responsibility to figure it out. And I thought we were trending in the right direction, and today was a step back. And that’s disappointing and that’s unfortunate.”
He also touched on how he plans to evaluate the kicking game.
“It’s about acknowledging the totality of where the issues are,” McVay said. “And, again, I don’t think this is the venue or the setting to be able to blame anybody. That’s never what I believe. But we’ve got to be able to get it fixed. And it is, it truly takes all 11. And there are some instances that I could go in depth of what occurred, but that doesn’t move us forward in the right way.
“Ultimately, I’ve got to be able to figure out, alright, collectively, with our coaches, let’s address the issues, let’s see what the possible solutions are, and we go from there.”