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Mahomes is choking.
This is going to be a patriots blowout
This is going to be a patriots blowout
I think they should have a extra quarter and whoever is leading at the end wins, like extra time in football. If no leader play another.
Isn’t it like that in Basketball?
I know it's hard, doesn't mean I have to be impressed with kickers. Odds are with him afterall to hit that kick.but its actually very hard. even in 2018 the best in the world at 63% from 50+ yards. and zeurlein just hit two of them in clutch spots
I wouldn't be impressed with that no. Penalty kicks aren't something footballers spend their time training. If they would they would hit penalties like that consistently.Am I right in saying you wouldn’t be impressed by a penalty kicked directly in the top corner (in a shootout or stoppage time) to win or go to the World Cup or Champions League finals? Not having a go, just curious.
I know it's hard, doesn't mean I have to be impressed with kickers. Odds are with him afterall to hit that kick.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize I had no control over what impresses me.A 57 yard field goal (that had yards left to spare) is enormously impressive, even more so under that level of pressure.
Eboue just posted them.From 57 yards?
Show us the odds.
Threading a ball to a team mate with perfect weight is probably the hardest. Also controlling the ball away from danger with someone stronger than you breathing down your neck is very hard. You see United attackers struggle with that every game.Which was the hardest?
I'm with you. No doubt it's skilful and very tough to pull off in tense situations, they're still very dull to watch compared to the rest of the sport. Overtime should be first to score a td!I'm sorry, I didn't realize I had no control over what impresses me.
Backup QBs usually.The guys who place the ball for the kicker, do they do anything else?
Well think about how much these kickers have practised throughout their life. How many years is it? They didn't start when they were 5 but rather something like 14-16. So they've got about as much experience kicking as a 15 year old that has played tennis since he was 5. Look at Morten Andersen. He was an exchange student in the US, tried kicking for his high school team and he wound up getting a scholarship because he was so good compared to other US kids and he had never kicked an American football before but by Danish standards he was a very good footballer. He was the best college football kicker in the US having only been a kicker for 4 years.I can remember when 57 yards was something only done at the end of a half or end of a game. It was unheard of years ago. These kickers today are much more physically fit and stronger.
Yeah. The Calvin Johnson one and then later Dez v GB get notoriety now, but that was the original great ‘catch’ which kickstarted the deep philosophical debate about what constitutes a reception.Rams have now twice benefited from officiating in an NFC title game. Anyone recall the Bert Emanuel catch in Jan 2000? Cost the Bucs a shot at kicking a winning FG.
Fair enough. I see where you’re coming from, the angle that they are paid professionals, and it’s their job to do it, which is understandable. True, most will be able to make a field goal from a reasonable distance with enough practice, even moreso for a pro (although a 48 yarder is quite some distance and his 57 yard try set the record for longest playoff game winner). Anyone can also convert a cool unsaveable penalty in practice or during a kickabout with their mates.I wouldn't be impressed with that no. Penalty kicks aren't something footballers spend their time training. If they would they would hit penalties like that consistently.
Sure. I mean penalty kicks are basically just being comfortable enough doing them so that the pressure doesn't get to you and field goals are similar in that respect, also being away in the Superdome. I'm not saying that the kick wasn't good or it's not hard to score from 50+ yards, I'm just saying I'm not impressed with kickers in general and that's probably because I had been practising and watching football for almost 2 decades before I saw these people being paid to basically take goal kicks. The bar for doing hard things with balls is just higher for me. Shit, even Messi has sort of raised that bar now. It used to be that scoring more than 30 goals a season was a amazing, now it's just good.Fair enough. I see where you’re coming from, the angle that they are paid professionals, and it’s their job to do it, which is understandable. True, most will be able to make a field goal from a reasonable distance with enough practice, even moreso for a pro (although a 48 yarder is quite some distance and his 57 yard try set the record for longest playoff game winner). Anyone can also take a cool penalty in practice or during a kickabout with their mates.
However, not many will be able to replicate that form on the biggest stage in front of 50 thousand plus fans screaming at you, millions watching from around the world, where the pressure of a nation and/or fan base rests on your shoulders, and a miss or make could define your life and legacy. No amount of training and practice will prepare you for that. Even the likes of Jordan, Messi and Cristiano have failed on the biggest stage. That’s what I and most will find impressive, rather than making the kick. Succeeding under the biggest pressure, and he came up big twice in the same game.
It’s a no-lose situation for the Super Bowl from here: a rematch of the best regular season game in memory, or old Goat vs new Goat.
The guys who place the ball for the kicker, do they do anything else?