08-17-2016, 11:21 AM
(08-17-2016, 10:49 AM)Sled21 Wrote: All those figures can be tossed right out the window, because they are apples and oranges comparisons. To accurately rank Nugent among his peers, you have to compare him almost strictly to AFCN kickers. Comparing his average to kickers for teams that play in warm weather or especially in a dome, let alone in Denver, is ludicrous. If Nugent kicked in 80 degree weather or inside all the time like some of these other kickers, his percentage would skyrocket. Kicking in the AFCN off of frozen or wet turf, in cold weather and in swirling winds is a brutal profession.
How often is the field at PBS frozen? Yes, it happens, but it is rare. A kicker in a dome or warm weather still plays half his games on the road... Miami plays at Buffalo, New England, and New York every year. You compare him to other NFL kickers, because that is what he is.
