History tells us that the Los Angeles Rams special teams (ST) play has gone steadily downhill under the Sean McVay regime. His 2017 maiden unit was ranked as the best in the NFL, but has since tumbled, eventually to 32nd (last place) in 2023. Last year, under new ST Coordinator Chase Blackburn, L.A. showed a modest improvement to 22nd.
Those numbers are according to Rick Gosselin, a 50-year NFL writer. Gosselin has put out yearly ratings of his own formula, based on 22 individual special teams metrics. Since 2017, the Rams have rated 1st, 9th, 20th, 30th, 16th, 29th, 32nd, and 22nd.