The Los Angeles Rams could be making a change at kicker following Brett Maher’s three misses against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Maher missed from 51 and 53 yards, and also yanked an extra-point attempt way left, leaving seven points on the board and helping set up the Steelers with great field position.
Sean McVay said after the game that the Rams would look at his performance and admitted Maher has “got to be better,” which no one would argue against. On Monday, McVay added that it’s possible the Rams will bring in kickers to further evaluate the position this week.
“There’s a possibility,” he said. “I talked to Chase (Blackburn) and Jeremy Springer earlier and I’ll talk to Les (Snead) after this. You want to evaluate the landscape, see what that looks like. Brett’s been pretty consistent throughout his career. He’s had some long attempts that are difficult kicks to be able to make that we’ve missed. You obviously want to be able to hit the extra point, but those will be things that we could possibly look into.”
Maher has attempted the most field goals of any kicker in the league this season (23), and he’s also made the most (17). But after going 1-for-3 on Sunday, and also missing a PAT, the Rams are considering a change.
No one expects a kicker to make all of his 50-plus yarders, but Maher has struggled as of late and six misses from any range in the first seven weeks isn’t a great trend.
