Lucas Havrisik has been the Rams’ kicker for eight weeks. In five of those games, he missed at least one field goal attempt, including Thursday’s win over the Saints.
He’s now 2-for-6 from 40-49 yards and 2-for-3 from beyond 50, raising some concerns about the Rams’ constantly struggling special teams unit. They considered making a change when they brought in Mason Crosby a few weeks ago, but they’ve since cut him and leaned on Havrisik.
Since then, Havrisik has missed two more field goals, both from 40-49 yards.
Don’t expect the Rams to bring in any competition at that spot, though. Sean McVay told reporters Friday that the team isn’t considering bringing in kickers for a workout and will instead look at the entire kicking operation before moving on from Havrisik.
He seems to be indicating the snaps and holds may not be as consistent as they need to be.
Sean McVay says the Rams aren't considering working out a kicker, saying the Rams are examining the full operation instead of pinning the blame on Lucas Havrisik for his recent misses
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) December 22, 2023
The Rams have been without long snapper Alex Ward in the last two games after he landed on injured reserve. Carson Tinker has stepped in as the long snapper and while he hasn’t had any obviously bad snaps, McVay believes that change from Ward to Tinker has had an impact on Havrisik’s struggles.
Ward will be out for at least two more weeks so the Rams have to manage until he can return, but regardless of who’s snapping the ball, Havrisik has to be better.
The Rams have missed 11 field goals this season, which is already the most by any team since 2015.
The Rams' 11 missed field goals are the most by any NFL team since 2015, but they are not interested in working out a new kicker this week, Sean McVay says: "There's a lot of layers to it. We want to look at everything that makes our operation tighter."
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) December 22, 2023