Bengals brilliant in taking Kicker Elliot over Gonzalez

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(05-16-2017, 08:09 PM)Steve Wrote: that's not the video I watched....everyone was wearing t shirts, shorts....some type of practice....Elliot made every kick...had a good wind at his back....warm day....

hey if Elliot works out fine....I just don't like reaches....I bet 99.9% of big boards everywhere has Gonzalez as the #1 guy.... 
post draft I read a scathing report on this pick.....they totally ripped the bengals for this & I agree w/ them....but we'll see....perhaps we won't need any 50 yard field goals all season....???  yea right...  Do'h

Elliot performed very well against competition in lower altitude, and with colder temperatures than Gonzalez.  Darrin Simmons said as much.  From what I understand and Dan Hoard said something similar as he had seen a lot of Elliot against UC over the years, is that Elliot was the best kicker in all of college football over his career under 30 yards.  

They need consistency more than they needed a guy that can make 50-plus yard FGs.  That being said, going something like 10 for 16 from 50-plus is pretty impressive.  

We just need to relax and let it play out.  Elliott is going to likely be our kicker for some time moving forward and I am excited to see him work.