Shoutout Ryan Fitzgerald

[SaltAndPepper]

I know his performance wasn't great against the Pats but the man has been an absolute boon for us otherwise. When was the last time we were proactive in figuring out something before the majority of the league did? 

[therealmjl]

Are you serious? 

[LinvilleGorge]

Every other team in the league practically has a kicker that's good from 60. This guy barely made it to the endzone on a 55 yarder that was wide right even if it was long enough. Like Cam said, keep the main thing the main thing. Cool, you have a nifty little kickoff trick. That's nice. But putting the ball through the uprights is the main thing.

[Jon Snow]

I agree. Until the Pats game he was money. The entire special teams group decided to sit the pat's game out.

[*FreeFua*]

Easily the weakest leg in the league 

[Proudiddy]

I’m still trying to figure out…  bc when we signed him and I read he made a 59 yarder, I thought for sure he had a solid leg.  But that attempt against the Pats and that 50-some-yarder in the preseason that barely died over the cross bar, I just don’t know.  I’ve never known a kicker to take something off their kicks to compensate for more accuracy on long attempts.  I’ve also never heard of kickers who up the arc/trajectory on long kicks.  They typically drive the ball with a lower trajectory, which equals more power and velocity.  So I’m not understanding how you kick a 59 yarder and then struggle with the distance of 54?

unless the wind was really at his back, idk what to make of it?

 

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Proudiddy said:

I’m still trying to figure out…  bc when we signed him and I read he made a 59 yarder, I thought for sure he had a solid leg.  But that attempt against the Pats and that 50-some-yarder in the preseason that barely died over the cross bar, I just don’t know.  I’ve never known a kicker to take something off their kicks to compensate for more accuracy on long attempts.  I’ve also never heard of kickers who up the arc/trajectory on long kicks.  They typically drive the ball with a lower trajectory, which equals more power and velocity.  So I’m not understanding how you kick a 59 yarder and then struggle with the distance of 54?

unless the wind was really at his back, idk what to make of it?

 

Every kicker has a brain fart now and then. It happens. Now if it carries over to the next game then things will get serious real quick. 

[uncfan888]

2 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I’m still trying to figure out…  bc when we signed him and I read he made a 59 yarder, I thought for sure he had a solid leg.  But that attempt against the Pats and that 50-some-yarder in the preseason that barely died over the cross bar, I just don’t know.  I’ve never known a kicker to take something off their kicks to compensate for more accuracy on long attempts.  I’ve also never heard of kickers who up the arc/trajectory on long kicks.  They typically drive the ball with a lower trajectory, which equals more power and velocity.  So I’m not understanding how you kick a 59 yarder and then struggle with the distance of 54?

unless the wind was really at his back, idk what to make of it?

 

Not to mention the fact he made a 57 yard field goal the week before. I swear the whole team just didn't want to work sunday

[PNW_PantherMan]

NFL kicker wins 0 additional games with this 1 neat trick.

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

NFL kicker wins 0 additional games with this 1 neat trick.

I wouldn't necessarily go that far. I mean, if you can significantly impact the other team's starting field position on kickoffs that should show up in the results in the long term but it's definitely gonna show up in the margins. Putting the ball through the uprights or not is going to be the much louder signal in the data.

Neither is gonna matter when you're going out there and just getting straight wood shedded. LOL

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

I wouldn't necessarily go that far. I mean, if you can significantly impact the other team's starting field position on kickoffs that should show up in the results in the long term but it's definitely gonna show up in the margins. Putting the ball through the uprights or not is going to be the much louder signal in the data.

Its just funny because its on our team.  The field position makes no difference.  We can't move the ball and we struggle to stop anyone.  9 times out of 10 that field position is instantly erased by how bad we are at actual football.

It's a neat trick to game the kick offs, but its funny its literally the only thing we can do.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Its just funny because its on our team.  The field position makes no difference.  We can't move the ball and we struggle to stop anyone.  9 times out of 10 that field position is instantly erased by how bad we are at actual football.

It's a neat trick to game the kick offs, but its funny its literally the only thing we can do.

Oh for sure. We could have the greatest lab built kicker in the history of football and we'd still be getting our ass kicked. LOL

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Oh for sure. We could have the greatest lab built kicker in the history of football and we'd still be getting our ass kicked. LOL

Plus you get to kickoff more when you actually score.  This play gets more value the more times you can score, because then you're pinning the other team deep more often.

Our guy just gets to do this at halftime lol

[Tr3ach]

He hit a 57 harder easy in the game before this one.  He doesnt have a weak leg, not sure what happened on the one in pats game.