Evan McPherson

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(12-27-2022, 10:35 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Where does one find such wind that is strong enough to move a football off its flightpath while simultaneously not being strong enough to move a plastic flag at the top of the goalpost.

I get it. I even said in the game day thread the plastic flags weren't moving a lot. I'm no expert on the wind at NE. But I do know everybody says the wind swirls on that end of the stadium and it's hard to kick there, especially in the winter. The other guy missed 2 down there as well.

(12-27-2022, 10:45 AM)grampahol Wrote: Wind in the dead of winter in freezing cold weather isn't always uniformed. I've seen it in trees where one section of the same tree looks perfectly still toward the top and blowing like crazy a few feet down.. Just because flags may have been still doesn't mean there was no wind at eye level. I'm going to assume you've all stood outside in the freezing cold when the wind is cutting right through..  Fun, huh? Especially if you have to fix your car! There's nothing more fun than emergency below freezing car repairs in high winds..At least he didn't have to fix his car out there. 

Exactly

I've never been a kicker. But I've got a lot of experience as a hunter/shooter. And I can say without any doubt what the wind is doing where you're standing and what the wind is doing 50, 100, 300 yards away can be vastly different. Yes I realize he wasn't kicking 300 yards. Butt.... when you add in swirling wind being rerouted by a stadium you easily could get funky results. Wind is swirling here, putting down pressure on ball. And 25 yards away wind is calm.

At any rate I'm not overly concerned, yet.