10-10-2024, 12:42 PM
(10-10-2024, 08:14 AM)Sled21 Wrote: A 50 yarder is not what it was ten years ago. Kickers are now hitting from 70. They are expected to make 50's with ease now. They were actually talking about this on the radio the other day and why this happened. Kids are now starting to go to kicking camps at much younger ages now. There is so much specialized training now that the kicking game has vastly improved.
Success on longer field goals has increased but are by no means a "gimme". You mention ten years ago, so we'll use that as our cutoff. From 2021:2024, kickers made 50+ yard field goals 69% of the time. From 2011:2014, kickers made them 63% of the time. For McPherson's specifically, kickers have made 53 yard field goals 71% of the time since 2021. This is a decrease of 3% (74%) since the 2011:2014 period.
