NFL 2022 Season

[celticsclay]

For all the talk about the Bengals upgrading their O-Line, Burrow is basically on pace to be sacked 80+ times this season. Yikes

It's terrible. Their run game is also being brutalised. Mixon has 2.7 YPC, 0.8 worse than his previous worst (his rookie season).

Yet the ravens are tied and staring down an identical record to the patriots who to some, are apparently a laughingstock.

[SparzWizard]

So Browns kicker missed a game winning 54 yard field goal.  Those are still really far, yet I feel like everyone just expects their kicker to hit them from that distance.  And I know kickers have bigger and bigger legs, but that is a really far kick. 

So does every team just expect a 54 yarder to be a gimme these days and if so, isn't that just unrealistic?

Unless they have Justin Tucker (who is automatic from around the 53s or mostly anywhere), 50s are tough for many.

Then again, kickers have only one job and it's to score points by kicking

Carlson. McPherson. Tucker

Those are the 3 guys I trust the most if a team needs a 53+ yard field goal very late in the game to tie or win. Tucker more so than the other two obviously but McPherson and Carlson have typically been clutch in those situations too. Maybe there's another name or two I'm missing but there are a lot of kickers in the NFL and quite a few who are capable of hitting 55+, it's just they might not always convert it like Tucker.

Speaking of Tucker, he just nailed a 61-yarder like it was nothing. And got the entire stadium bowing to him with that pose 

[Moranis]

So Browns kicker missed a game winning 54 yard field goal.  Those are still really far, yet I feel like everyone just expects their kicker to hit them from that distance.  And I know kickers have bigger and bigger legs, but that is a really far kick. 

So does every team just expect a 54 yarder to be a gimme these days and if so, isn't that just unrealistic?

Unless they have Justin Tucker (who is automatic from around the 53s or mostly anywhere), 50s are tough for many.

Then again, kickers have only one job and it's to score points by kicking

Carlson. McPherson. Tucker

Those are the 3 guys I trust the most if a team needs a 53+ yard field goal very late in the game to tie or win. Tucker more so than the other two obviously but McPherson and Carlson have typically been clutch in those situations too. Maybe there's another name or two I'm missing but there are a lot of kickers in the NFL and quite a few who are capable of hitting 55+, it's just they might not always convert it like Tucker.

Speaking of Tucker, he just nailed a 61-yarder like it was nothing. And got the entire stadium bowing to him with that pose 

It was 58, but point well taken (I believe they put up a graphic that it would have been good from 61).  I do think on some level his brilliance has clouded what people think is normal for kickers.  Tucker isn't normal, yet when he just hits them with such ease everyone thinks their kicker should be able to do it. 

[Phantom255x]

lol this is setting up for Tucker to probably hit a game winning 60-yarder 

[slamtheking]

that's right people.  envy the Commanders ability to make lemonade out of the lemons this franchise has become.  #1 pick will be ours!!

[nickagneta]

lol this is setting up for Tucker to probably hit a game winning 60-yarder 

Or for Lamar Jackson to choke again.

[celticsclay]

Ugh ravens avoid 2-3. Was really hoping for that.

[Phantom255x]

Ugh ravens avoid 2-3. Was really hoping for that.

Thank Zac Taylor for that

[Moranis]

that's right people.  envy the Commanders ability to make lemonade out of the lemons this franchise has become.  #1 pick will be ours!!

CJ Stroud your cup of tea?

[Celtics2021]

lol this is setting up for Tucker to probably hit a game winning 60-yarder 

Glad I had Tucker in my DFS today.  He saved my bacon.

[Moranis]

This is from a couple years ago, but I suspect it still looks pretty similar

https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/stats-articles/comparing-kickers-across-the-league-on-accuracy-between-the-uprights/

Back then Tucker's average kick was just 1.1 yards off of center.  The game winner today was so close to center that if the uprights were 1.5 feet wide, he would have still made it. 

His power is unquestioned, but his accuracy is what really makes him the best ever.  Almost every kick, no matter the distance, is right down the middle.

[gouki88]

This is from a couple years ago, but I suspect it still looks pretty similar

https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/stats-articles/comparing-kickers-across-the-league-on-accuracy-between-the-uprights/

Back then Tucker's average kick was just 1.1 yards off of center. The game winner today was so close to center that if the uprights were 1.5 feet wide, he would have still made it. 

His power is unquestioned, but his accuracy is what really makes him the best ever.  Almost every kick, no matter the distance, is right down the middle.

Insane statistic. Most talented kicker of all time, by quite a significant margin. Just needs a few more seasons and the GOAT crown is unquestionably his

[Neurotic Guy]

This is from a couple years ago, but I suspect it still looks pretty similar

https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/stats-articles/comparing-kickers-across-the-league-on-accuracy-between-the-uprights/

Back then Tucker's average kick was just 1.1 yards off of center. The game winner today was so close to center that if the uprights were 1.5 feet wide, he would have still made it. 

His power is unquestioned, but his accuracy is what really makes him the best ever.  Almost every kick, no matter the distance, is right down the middle.

Insane statistic. Most talented kicker of all time, by quite a significant margin. Just needs a few more seasons and the GOAT crown is unquestionably his

How reliant is the accuracy of a kicker on the holder?  I would think it’s impossible for a kicker in mid-stride to adjust his kick to compensate for a hold that isn’t quite right or timing that is off.  How much credit goes to snapper/holder to ensure the consistency of kick accuracy?  Also, what difference has K-ball preparation made in distance and accuracy?

[MarcusSmartFanClub]

This is from a couple years ago, but I suspect it still looks pretty similar

https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/stats-articles/comparing-kickers-across-the-league-on-accuracy-between-the-uprights/

Back then Tucker's average kick was just 1.1 yards off of center.  The game winner today was so close to center that if the uprights were 1.5 feet wide, he would have still made it. 

His power is unquestioned, but his accuracy is what really makes him the best ever.  Almost every kick, no matter the distance, is right down the middle.

Yeah, the Ravens have a good kicker. Now they need a defense and a coach.

[Phantom255x]

Wow. Matt Rhule fired, according to Schefter