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Why has this era of kickers in the NFL become so inconsistent?
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:09 pm
no longer are the John Carney's and Morten Andersen's who were reliable for decades
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Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:11 pm to hsfolk
Aren't post 2000 kickers accuracy percentages extremely higher than any other time in league history?
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:12 pm to hsfolk
Seabass for life.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:13 pm to hsfolk
quote:
no longer are the John Carney's and Morten Andersen's who were reliable for decades
Everything was better in my day?
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:15 pm to wildtigercat93
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Aren't post 2000 kickers accuracy percentages extremely higher than any other time in league history?
This. Top 10 all-time:
Bailey
Tucker
Gostkowski
Hauschka
Vanderjagt
Kaeding
Bironas
Graham
Gould
Bryant
ETA: Carney is 22nd, Morten 49th
LINK
This post was edited on 10/24/16 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:16 pm to hsfolk
quote:Kickers are waaaaay more accurate these days. You simply notice misses more now because they are expected to make them now. Back in the day, missing a 42 yarder wasnt as big a deal
no longer are the John Carney's and Morten Andersen's who were reliable for decades
This post was edited on 10/24/16 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:19 pm to hsfolk
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no longer are the John Carney's and Morten Andersen's who were reliable for decades
This is a laughable statement. Andersen had a career average of 79%. 21 kickers this season are 80% or better.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:21 pm to BraveTiger225
Teams are a lot more willing to try new guys these days rather than recycle kickers. Guys like Wil Lutz, Andrew Franks, or Jason Meyers probably wouldn't have gotten a shot.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:22 pm to BraveTiger225
Kickers have become victims of their own success. Not only are they more accurate, but many coaches don't even blink at sending them out for a 50+ yard attempt. I remember when anything between 40-50 yards made coaches stop and weigh their options, even with good kickers.
On a related issue, I feel like I've seen a lot of college kickers miss short field goals at the end of games simply because they are trying to angle the ball in from the wide hash marks.
On a related issue, I feel like I've seen a lot of college kickers miss short field goals at the end of games simply because they are trying to angle the ball in from the wide hash marks.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:22 pm to wildtigercat93
quote:Probably. But that won't stop people from saying otherwise
Aren't post 2000 kickers accuracy percentages extremely higher than any other time in league history?
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:26 pm to hsfolk
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no longer are the John Carney's and Morten Andersen's who were reliable for decades
Anecdote much?
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:26 pm to hsfolk
Without looking up any stats on the matter, I'd say kickers are uniformly much, much more consistent than pre-2000 era, so they are used much, much more in situations that they previously would not be expected to perform in. Thus when we do get a miss it seems much more memorable, and when we get multiple misses we mistake it as a systemic issue vs a random string of happenstance.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:29 pm to hsfolk
Y'all posting in a troll thread.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:33 pm to hsfolk
Are you trying to compete with goldennugget for shitty kicker thread of the day? That's a battle that cannot be won.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:34 pm to hsfolk
john carney missed an extra point after an 80 yard miracle play
probably not the example you were looking for.
probably not the example you were looking for.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:44 pm to hsfolk
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no longer are the John Carney's and Morten Andersen's who were reliable for decades
GET...OFF...MY...LAWN
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:52 pm to lsupride87
Dan Bailey GOAT
Posted on 10/24/16 at 2:56 pm to hsfolk
Soccer style sweeping leg kick. More variance in direction. Need to go back to the toe punch imo.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 3:00 pm to hsfolk
Jason Hanson 
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