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  • July 28, 2016 at 8:06 pm #49605
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    from Top under-the-radar storylines for all 32 NFL teams

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    During the offseason, Rams coach Jeff Fisher repeatedly said the team planned to bring in a legitimate kicker who could push incumbent Greg Zuerlein for his job. At the March owners meetings, Fisher was even specifically asked if the kicker brought in would be “more than a camp leg,” to which Fisher replied in the affirmative. By the end of free agency and the draft, the Rams added only one kicker, undrafted rookie Taylor Bertolet of Texas A&M. Bertolet profiles in similar ways to Zuerlein, which is to say he has a strong leg but accuracy hasn’t exactly been his calling card. He made five kicks of 50-plus yards in 2015 but converted just 71 percent of his field goal tries. Whoever emerges with the job must offer more consistency. Last year, Zuerlein missed a field goal and an extra point in a three-point loss to Baltimore, missed a 48-yard field goal in an overtime loss to Minnesota and failed to convert two field goals in a three-point overtime loss to San Francisco. For as many close games as the Rams have a tendency to play, a strong, accurate field goal kicker could be the difference between their first winning season since 2003 or continued mediocrity. — Nick Wagoner

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