Still can’t stop a 2-pt conversion. Defense was torched, but not shocking given that Josh Allen was the arsonist. I don’t know… to me Lake, Kinchens and Curl aren’t exactly strengths for the Rams. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like they’re Rich Coady awful but sometimes they seem like JAG’s who can be exploited by good offenses. Kudos to Kinchens for his hustle in OT though. Landman and Speights also underwhelm me. The Rams do not want to invest a lot of cap space in their MLB’s and on days where the d-line is getting blocked, Landman and Speights don’t often come to the rescue.
Anyway, pointing out how awful the special teams are seems like a cliche now. It’s just been a real slog for this unit since Fassel left. There was some stability with Matt Gay kicking, but they let him go and it’s been a nightmare ever since. It appears as if nobody in the Rams front office knows how to solve the problems that have plagued the special teams for quite some time.
They still might find themselves in a wildcard position if everything goes perfectly from here on out, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Pretty disappointing first 5 weeks.