01-25-2019, 02:53 PM
(01-22-2019, 04:22 PM)Wyche Wrote: With so many more pressing issues at the moment, I'm not sure it is. Randy is solid and reliable, just not a lot of range. This is a position that will need to be addressed soon though.
(01-22-2019, 05:12 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Randy was 17-18 inside the 50, and I think his only miss was blocked.
I can live with that.
55 yarders are impressive, but missed sub-40 yarders are the heartbreakers. Nothing worse than losing gimme points and coming away from a drive in or near the red zone with 0 points.
You show me where they can get a guaranteed Justin Tucker, and I will gladly agree, but until then there's nothing wrong with Randy.
Agreed with Wyche and LL.
Kickers that consistently hit 50+ yarders and are also consistent on everything else are extremely rare. There's only one Justin Tucker on the planet. What we have is a pretty solid guy who is consistent on the shorter kicks, he hits his XP's, and if we need him to hit a 50 yarder, he's shown the range to do so. He's just not going to hit them consistently (he's 3/6 as a Bengal, 8/17 career).
Tbh with Kickers, you're either at the top 5%, your kicker is "just a guy", or your kicker sucks. As long as your kicker doesn't suck, there's little difference. The top kicker in % missed 1 kick in 34 tries this year. The 20th ranked kicker missed 5 kicks in 32 tries. 22 kickers hit at least 82% this year, which is solid...and as Fred pointed out, not many kickers are hitting those 50 yarders often.
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