01-23-2018, 02:30 AM
(01-22-2018, 07:31 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Well, he's 6 for 12 career in 50+ yard field goals and has only attempted 2 in the last 3 years.
That tells me that when his team is in a 50+ field goal situation, they normally just punt it, as they don't believe he has the leg to consistently hit those kicks.
Maybe he has been on teams that just, for whatever reason, never ended a drive between the 33 and the 43 yard line.
But that seems kind of unlikely.
Well you have to consider that he missed 17 games in those 3 seasons while waiting for teams to give him a call. He also played on some terrible offenses in that span, including the Texans, Jets and Bengals. He only attempted 52 FGs from any distance, with 2 coming from long range.
You also have to consider more than half of that time came playing for conserva-Marv, who would often prefer to play field position over a long FG attempt.
The only real evidence we have is the kick he attempted, and he totally drilled it. I get it though, people hate the kicker for some reason, despite the fact that he's been lights out as a Bengal. Let's face it, people aren't giving this dude a fair shake at all. Ripping him over his belly and made up stuff. It's silly.
This fan base has to be the most fickle in the NFL. Sometimes I think our fans take their frustrations with the franchise out on certain players, no matter how good they turn out to be. We really seem to hate a ton of great players.
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