# What next for Boise States kicker? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 28, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159 "2010-11-28T11:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/1 "2010-11-28T11:00:23Z")
Did Boltzmann torpedo his chances at an NFL contract by missing 2 game winning field goals inside 30 yds? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/2 "2010-11-28T15:46:54Z")
Nah. The Bengals will draft him with their first round pick. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/3 "2010-11-28T15:57:40Z")
Was he really good enough to make the NFL? That’s one of the most difficult positions for that because each team only has one and the average life span of an NFL kicker is significantly longer than the other positions. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/4 "2010-11-28T17:09:08Z")
If he’s good enough, he’d get a tryout regardless – though it _is_ possible that, if it’s coming down to him vs. another kicker when an NFL team is deciding who to keep, that having missed two clutch kicks in a huge game may factor into the decision whether to keep him or not. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/5 "2010-11-28T18:58:52Z")
He just added his name to a great list of guy’s whose name start with B. Buckner, Bartman and now Boltzmann. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/6 "2010-11-28T23:26:48Z")
Dancing with the Stars? ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/7 "2010-11-28T23:33:25Z")
Those misses will cost him when he is compared to more established kickers, but he should have enough exposure to get signed in the off season to a team looking to save wear and tear on their regular kicker in the preseason. What happens then depends on how good he can do there. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/8 "2010-11-29T22:18:19Z")
Did anyone else think that the first kick looked good? There were no good camera angles shown. But just from the angle/distance and experience in watching football constantly, I thought it was a good kick (barely of course). ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/9 "2010-11-29T22:38:16Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Did anyone else think that the first kick looked good? Yeah, I sure did. I couldn’t understand why the crowd was screaming. I thought, “Where have all those Boise fans been all night?” ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/10 "2010-11-29T23:08:09Z")
I have it on good authority that standing directly under the goalposts really does make it very easy to tell if a kick is good. I though they both looked clearly wide. ESPN later showed both kicks with the posts digitally extended and that made it easier to see from the camera’s angle. The kid was going to be an undrafted free agent anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/11 "2010-11-30T00:08:57Z")
He knew what he was doing. He didn’t want a team whose toughest competition each year is Hawaii or Nevada preventing a more deserving team to play for the Championship; so he purposefully missed those kicks. His name is Brotzman, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-next-for-boise-states-kicker/562159/12 "2010-11-30T08:16:26Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Was he really good enough to make the NFL? That’s one of the most difficult positions for that because each team only has one and the average life span of an NFL kicker is significantly longer than the other positions. All I know is what I read in this article: [The Best of Recruiting and High School Sports](http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25-boisest-bashingbrotzman) > [@](#): > > One thing is certain: It was a rare moment of futility for Brotzman > > During his career, the Lou Groza semifinalist has banged the ball through the uprights more than any other kicker in conference history, surpassing former Hawaii kicker Jason Elam three weeks ago to become the WAC’s all-time leading scorer. > > His 425 career points make him the leader for scoring among active players in major college football and at one stretch the former walk-on nailed 118 straight extra points. > > And how can any Bronco fan forget Brotzman’s perfect 30-yard pass to Kyle Efaw on a fake punt that set up the game-winning touchdown in last season’s Fiesta Bowl victory over TCU? So it seems that he is actually a decent kicker.