02-22-2024, 07:00 PM
(02-22-2024, 12:35 AM)bfine32 Wrote: I assume you are saying that because of completion percentage, but we need to look closer.
The guy didn't miss a FG inside of 50 yards, He was only 1 of 4 to do that.
That; 's because of the number of 50+ we ask of him Only 1 kicker was asked to kick more 50+ than MM. Gay had 13 to MM's 12. Gay had a completion percentage over 3 points lower than MM.
He had 0 FGAs blocked. 15 of the top 25 did
he missed 0 XPs 17 of the top 25 did
He had 0 Kickoffs out of bounds 11 of the top 25 did
So, I'll disagree with the mediocre rating and say there's yes way to him being among the top kickers in the NFL
(02-22-2024, 10:38 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Anyone saying he's not a top 5 kicker, let alone arguably the best is just being negative for negative sake: both McPhersons are absolute stud kickers and nobody makes longer kicks in practice than Evan does: I'm still waiting for the day when he has an opportunity to hit a 65 yarder or whatever to end a half, 'cause I know he'll hit it lol.
Also, he kicks one of the best-looking balls in the league, which means the ball gets less affected by wind and other elements than wobbly balls like Mason Crosby kicked or Fat Randy kicked.
Having said that, 3 of his 4 misses were kicks that the wind took and blew this year and those you can't really do anything to mitigate: he's not like the 2 above mentioned guys that would miss horribly because they kicked it horribly.
And, also as mentioned above by others, we attempt a lot of 4th downs that could be FG tries, so Evan gets a half-dozen to dozen less chances to kick the long ones than other Ks in the league.
Anyways, barring falling off the face of the Earth, Evan will be our kicker until he retires.
What Bfine and Truck said. McPherson is a top Kicker and can get better, you keep this guy. Sucked when we had Kickers who weren't clutch.
BTW, when will McPherson's bro be available who looks to be one heck of a Punter as well?
