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The Current Kicking Situation


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One thing I was not thrilled about was our lack of interest in a Kicker either in the draft or as a UDFA. We are currently rostering two kickers:

  • Joey Slye - Incumbent Kicker, Leg like a shotgun blast with roughly the same accuracy
  • Matt Ammendola - Rookie we brought in early in the offseason from OKSU and potential IG Model if the whole kicking thing doesn't work out.

The names above don't inspire the most confidence heading into the 2021 season. Slye's college FG% was 72.9%, his Pro FG% has jumped a few points up to 79.4%. 

Ammendola's College FG% was 76.9%. That's all we've got on him.

Kicking in college tends to be more difficult than in the pros due to the wider hashes and lack of specialized balls used specifically for kicking.

How confident are we in the current state of our Kickers, and should we be looking elsewhere for a kicker?

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I’m not making excuses for Slye, however, it seems to reason that when an offense tends to consistently stall out leaving 50+ yard FG attempts you would tend to have a lower than expected FG percentage.

 

Enter an offense that is more potent and can gain even 8-12 more yards on average and you’d assume that percentage would start to go up.

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2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Misperception. FG make percentage has been trending upward despite the distances also trending upward.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/NFL/kicking.htm

Not just talking about field goals.

When I was young, missed extra points were something you saw about as often as you saw a unicorn.

These days, it feels like I see at least one per week (and not just from us).

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