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No, the LA Rams shouldn't panic and blow things up after losing to Eagles

  • Rebuilds take time and patience
  • The team can do much more with the current Rams roster

By Bret Stuter

Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay, Chase Blackburn
Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay, Chase Blackburn / Steph Chambers/GettyImages
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IV: The same fans simply haven't the patience to blow up the roster

The same fans who scream for the team to blow up the roster have no patience. And lo and behold, what is the one virtue that is the prerequisite of any NFL team that invokes a roster rebuild? You guessed it. Patience.

Take the example of rookie kicker Joshua Karty for example. Almost every rookie kicker struggles in their first season in the NFL. But the same fans who screamed for the team to draft a rookie kicker are now the same fans who are screaming for the Rams to cut Karty. Make it make sense.

  • K Matt Gay - FGM 27 of 35 (77.1%) | Xpt 43 of 48 (89.6%)
  • K Greg Zuerlein - FGM 23 of 32 (74.2%) | Xpt 26 of 26 (100%)
  • K Joshua Karty - FGM 16 of 21 (76.2%) | Xpt 21of 23 (91.3%)
  • 49ers K Jake Moody - FGM 21 of 25 (84%) | Xpt 60 of 61 (98.4%)
  • 2024 Ravens K Justin Tucker - FGM 16 of 22 (72.7%) | Xpt 38 of 39 (92.9%)

If you check out the data table above, the Rams are getting a rookie's worth of production out of rookie field goal kicker Joshua Karty. So what happens if the Rams cut the guy? Well, some other team ends up with a field goal kicker with all the makings of a future Pro Bowl kicker. And the Rams are stuck in a closed loop of trialing, keeping, and cutting loop over and over again.

The Rams signed second-year kicker Matt Gay and rode his production through a Pro Bowl season. He was cut after his rookie season by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The problem is not Joshua Karty, it's the excessive expectations of fans who ignore the facts. And it was the struggles of kicking in the NFL that prompted the team to re-sign kicker Tanner Brown.

Take a look in the mirror. If you are someone who has called for the Rams to cut rookie kicker Joshua Karty, how do you expect to handle a team with rookies at quarterback, tight end, offensive tackle, cornerback, and a myriad of other positions that they will staff for the first time in their NFL careers?

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