:rolleyes:
There goes 2nd all time points scoring kicker Gary Anderson. And Scott Norwood. And one of the NFL’s most accurate kicker Mike Vanderjadt. And Pro Bowler Billy Cundiff.
I don’t think I’d ever want you running my football team.
Did he not prove he was unreliable when he was needed the most? Even the coach said after the game, “he has to make that”
He proved he missed a field goal. That doesn’t prove he should be cut, which is what you seemingly want it to prove. With your thinking, guys like Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Jim Kelly, Leon Lett, and Wes Welker should have been cut when they cost their teams games. It’s preposterous.
As I said, I’d never want you running my football team.
When kicking the ball is your only job then I think it’s mandatory you make a chip shot FG. Jim Kelly and Brett Favre are not good examples because they were consistent winners who made poor decision in playoff games.
Well, and add Peyton Manning, who cost his team 16 points in SB XLVIII (the safety, the interception that led to a TD and the pick-6): we all saw how fired he got after that dismal showing.
When carrying the ball is your only job then I think it’s mandatory that you not fumble late in the 4th quarter to set up the opposing team’s game-winning field goal. Guess the Vikings have to release AP too.
They did fire someone, the OL coach :smack:
Firing everyone who makes a big mistake late in the game that cost the game will pretty quickly leave you with a team who is never in contention late in the game.
Well you see when you lose a game like that someone will be fired I just didn’t think it would be the OL coach
Not sure those are the best examples. Both Anderson and Norwood posted the worst year in their career the year following their respective playoff blunders, clocking in abysmal 62.1% and 63.3% respectively. That’s when Norwood’s career ended, and even though Anderson stayed on for many good years, it’s not unreasonable to see now that a hardcore playoff choke appears to really hurt a kicker’s confidence the following season. So maybe not a bad idea to cut them after all. Not sure which year Vanderjagt choked.
Another example is Doug Brien, the Jets kicker who choked away a playoff game against the Steelers in 2004. (Technically, early 2005.) He was Mr. Consistency low-80s kicker for years and years up to then, but the Jets rightly cut him immediately. (Not sure he was even on the flight home with the team, to be honest.) The following year was his last in the league, where he was a laughable 1 of 4 for 25%.
By catch rate for receivers with at least 50 targets this regular season, Baldwin is ranked #1 at 76%, Lockett is #3 at 74%, and Kearse is tied for #5 at 72%. Kearse has just one less target than Lockett. So you have to include Kearse as very good this year.
Saw a picture that revealed why Blair Walsh missed: the holder was clearly Lucy van Pelt.
I can’t wait for the Panthers-Seahawks game on Sunday. I think it will be a good game. I also think it’s difficult to beat a good team twice in the same season, and Seattle is certainly playing better now than when they met earlier in the season. On the other hand, the loss to Atlanta has hopefully re-focused the Panthers.
Both teams are relatively healthy. Who knows what will happen with Marshawn Lynch. I think the team that turns the ball over the least wins.
No prediction here. Too close to call.
Odds from Vegas Insider. Injury reports are a pain to get and reconcile. For example, Vegas Insider lists Julian Edelman as probable, but you go to Rotoworld, and they have him as Questionable, yet saying that earlier in the week, he said he “was ready to go full throttle.” Caveat Emptor.
Saturday, 4:35 P.M. Kansas City @ New England. Game Temperature 45, 20% chance of light rain.
Open: New England -5, 44.5. Currently, New England either -4.5 or -5, 42.5 or 43.
Lots of people marked Questionable for this one. Tamba Hali, Justin Houston, Jeremy Maclin for the Chiefs; Gronk, Edelman, Amendola for the Patriots. Who knows what’s going to happen with Chandler Jones, but he’s questionable too. FWIW, ProFootballTalk thinks that Justin Houston is more likely to play than Maclin, that Houston’s knee hurts about as much as it did against the Texans, while Maclin’s high ankle sprain’s been keeping him limited at practice.
Depending on actually plays for both teams, I actually like the Chiefs to win this one outright in a mild shocker. Though that may be from my doubling down on my SDMB Super Bowl Contest prediction. You’d think that Brady will eventually run out of people to throw it to. Anyway, I’m guessing KC +4.5.
Saturday, 8:15 PM, Green Bay at Arizona. Game temperature 58, no rain listed, mild wind.
Open: Arizona -7.5, 50. Currently, Arizona -7, 49.5 to 50.
Green Bay: Davonte Adams is Out. Andrew Quarless is listed on IR. Sam Shields and Quinten Rollins are questionable. Arizona: Frostee Rucker and Josh Mauro are Questionable, Cory Redding is on IR, and that’s about it.
I guess it’s a question of which Arizona team shows up: the one that annihilated Green Bay 38-8 at home, sacking Rodgers nine times, or the team that got punked by Seattle at home 36-6? Also, Green Bay looked good in taking apart Washington last week; perhaps they’re a better team than they showed the last time they were in Arizona? I’m still taking **Arizona **and laying 7.
Sunday, 1:05 PM, Seattle at Carolina. Game temperature 46, cloudy with wind 4-9.
Open: Carolina -3, 43.5. Currently, Carolina -1.5 to -2, 44.
Other than Will Tukuafu, everyone else on Seattle is listed as probable. Including Marshawn Lynch. Bobby Wagner isn’t listed at all. For Carolina, Ted Ginn, Jr. is questionable, Fozzy Whittaker is out.
I don’t know what to think of this game. Normally, I’d plug in the last result of when they played, and Carolina beat Seattle 27-23 in Seattle. So, why am I taking Seattle and the 1.5 points? Especially after they needed a shank for the ages to get out of Minnesota with a win? I think it’s a holdover from just not personally giving Carolina any respect all year, as well as acknowledging that Russell Wilson’s been playing much better the last, what, two months? FWIW, Football Outsiders thinks Seattle’s the better team. Not enough to overcome Carolina’s home field advantage, but still. I think Wagner being healthy makes a bit of difference too.
Not too confident in this pick, but I’d take Seattle +1.5.
Sunday, 4:40 PM, Pittsburgh at Denver. Game temp 33, wind chill 27. Supposed to be sunny.
Open: Denver -5.5, 40.5. Currently, Denver -7 to 7.5, 39 to 39.5.
Steelers got some great news and terrible news lately. Antonio Brown is out. So is DeAngelo Williams. OTOH, Roethlisberger is Questionable, but a full participant at Friday’s practice. Take this FWIW, but Martavis Bryant claimed that Ben’s throwing strength looked the same as usual. For Denver, Brock Osweiler is questionable, everyone else including Manning is probable or better.
The Steelers have a lot of heart, and beat Osweiler and Denver at home 34-27 a month ago. I just can’t see them doing the same thing without Brown or Williams, and with a probably shot-up-to-the-moon on pain meds, Roethlisberger. Denver -7.5.
What’s the air pressure in the footballs?
Piitsburgh needs to hope for a low-scoring game. Don’t take chances against the Denver defense and just count on 2 touchdowns being able to win the game. My bracket is
Denver vs KC; Arizona vs Seattle
KC vs Seattle in Super Bowl L.
I’m probably wrong but I’m not sure why.
Depends on the room temperature in the locker rooms.
Whatever’s the opposite of what Alex Smith “confidentially” discussed with Chiefs’ staff in the Visitors’ Locker Room at Gillette… I mean, that’s kinda’ the final frontier for Patriots’ cheating, isn’t it? Bugging the opponent’s locker room?
The ball’s air pressure’s still going to be greater than whatever it was last week in Minnesota when it was -20 degrees C at kickoff.
PV=nRT isn’t just a good idea(l), it’s the law.
No, it was the warm Gatorade, definitely the warm Gatorade.
ESPN’s coverage this morning includes some shots of the Pats locker room, and next to a scale is this piece of equipment. Looks like some type of adjustable blower, fan, dryer thingy…
