Just don’t kick FGs anymore unless it’s in the closing seconds and we’re down by 3 or fewer. Apparently we are not going to make a roster change, so we need to make a strategy change.
You are so dramatic it's crazy
Dude rebuilt this team from top to bottom
Yea this past off season was pretty much a waste but in time those draft picks will contribute
it's an art form
Still can’t believe we passed on Blankenship for some Hawaiian project qb that’s not even on a teams practice squad!
I can't really buy that because it's not like Succup or Santos were on their first team when Tennessee signed them and how much does the ST coach get in on "how the kicker kicks"?
I'm thinking he's responsible for the blocking, maybe some of the snap timing (maybe. that really seems more Vrabel's job) and possibly which players are on the field for each kick.
Succup was a Vet signing coming off a couple pretty good years so I don't think he forgot how to kick, although I can see him needing time to get into form, again, not really on the ST coach.
I say this in the ST coach defense of FG/XP only. His punting situation is awful all the way around.
I rescind all of these apologies. He had me fooled for a couple weeks. the honeymoon period is over.
I'm just over here cryingView attachment 18010
Bye Bye Bironas the best we ever had.
What's the over/under on how many points this fool leaves on the field today? 4.5?
He is 28% from 40-49 yards. I'll apologize when he corrects that. Until then, I wish he'd go for a joyride with Rob Bironas.
Keeping Gostkowski on the roster at this point is professional negligence. We went through a handful of kickers last season who were all as productive as this loser and somehow he's still playing.
Patriots favoritism at its finest.
Patriots favoritism at its finest.
To be honest, I want the special teams coach gone, more than Gostkowski. He's just the easy target. Since Week 1 last year, our special teams coach has went through 6 kickers with averages of:
Less than 30 yards = 50%
Less than 40 yards = 60%
Less than 50 yards = 60%
Do we really sign 6 duds in a row? At some point, the coach needs to shoulder the blame.
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I think blaming the special teams coach for the performance of veteran kickers is dumb. These guys have all been in the league 6+ years. They have their technique down. It's just a matter of making the damn kicks.
The problem, outside of Succup, is we brought in guys who were released because they were terrible in the previous stop. They continued to be terrible here. That should not be a shock to anyone.
it's sad when you have to point out the kicker didn't miss <=40 yard FGs or extra points
truly
He's fixed!
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