..how he has certain blind spots. Failing to address the kicker situation (during the offseason and then during the season) was very costly to the Rams. It very nearly cost them the game against the Giants, which could have kept them out of the playoffs. It is essential to be able to kick a longer-than-chip-shot FG with confidence that it will be good rather than leaving the opponent with good field position. It is essential to know that you can let the clock wind down late in a game and then kick a game-winning FG in the final seconds. The Rams don't have those abilities. In fact, they can't even count on making extra points. In 2017, McVay shut the team down late in the season. Predictably, they were flat in the playoffs and were one-and-done. In my opinion, that was McVay's strongest team. Gurley was fresh as was McVay's approach. That team was in a good position to win the Super Bowl. What has he been thinking sticking with Derion Kendrick, who is perhaps the weakest starting CB I have seen in 50+ years of following the NFL. Poor personnel decisions in the secondary definitely cost the Rams some games in 2023. I could go on, but the point is that it is strange that a head coach can be so blind in some ways and yet brilliant in others.
