Goalposts?

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(08-17-2018, 07:46 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Saw this article from Peter King on PFT.com

It got me thinking about the Bengal's practice fields next to the stadium.  I don't believe they have goalposts.  Interesting take from Patricia as to why they are important.  As someone that played a little QB, it makes sense....

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — So Matt Patricia doesn’t say much, or allow his players to say much, about the inner stuff of the Lions. When I asked Matthew Stafford about Patricia, he said some laudatory things about what a smart and prepared guy he was, then said he’ll keep everything specific behind closed doors. Okay. But I did learn one very Patricia thing this week, about his attention to detail. So when Patricia got the job and toured the Lions facility in suburban Allen Park, he looked around the practice fields and thought, Something’s missing. This is weird. He asked a couple of Lions’ people why there were no goalposts on the practice fields. He queried GM Bob Quinn, who’d gone two years at the helm of the team with no permanent goalposts (just temp posts, wheeled out during practice). Patricia said to Quinn, “The quarterbacks need that as a landmark.” Receivers too, on post routes. Patricia was befuddled about it. So when I showed up, I saw four permanent goalposts on the two long practice fields: two with standard width, and two with narrow width, for the kickers to be tested with tougher kicks.

I think regular goalposts must've looked like the narrow width ones for Nugent his last couple of years with us. Dude just tanked. He had a couple of pretty good years here. Not hating on the Nuge. It's just true. Guy just couldn't hit. Hell, he was missing extra points!!!!