10-22-2024, 07:58 AM
(10-21-2024, 09:53 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I have pointed this out several times but it seems some keep ignoring the fact McPherson was horrible last year on field goal attempts of 50+ with Robbins holding for him. He wasnt good even with Robbins. McPherson has made some nice kicks in the playoffs but overall when you look at his stats, he isnt that great of a kicker.
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The guy has never been close to a top 10 kicker in any season despite all the hype of Money Mac.
Spot on. It's been making me laugh seeing all this stuff about the holder being a major issue (one bad hold, a game-coster granted) and how Money Mac is 'automatic' from beyond the 50.
He's got a reputation as a good kicker as he's generally decent and seems to have a knack for making the big kicks. Made some big ones in our postseason runs.
But last I checked he was 75%-ish from 40-49 and the same from 50+. On what planet that's 'automatic' I've no idea, but it can't be the one where numbers mean much.
But let's also slow our roll on this... we're not halfway through the season and any miss will skew the stats. In each of his seasons so far, he's ended the regular season with 5 missed FGs. He's currently on 3. So if you assume he continues as he is, he'll end the season with 6-7 misses. Obviously a regression from past year if that bears truth, but would hardly suggest he's gone off a cliff either, or that he 'can't work with the holder'.
