Orlando Tim Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Unless Bass is injured he needs to be cut after season, he can't kick in weather apparently and Buffalo has been known to have some 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpack78 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I have no faith in him. I have no idea how anyone on the team does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simstim Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I lean towards the idea that he must be carrying an injury. It could be the yips, but it doesn't feel right to me. Though as someone who isn't a kicker of any kind, I could be completely wrong. Just looks like he's having to deal with something physical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebert19 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yes. We should audition people this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It’s amazing how similar kicking is to golf. He just needs to get into a rhythm. The cold didn’t help today too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgoteam Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Hebert19 said: Yes. We should audition people this week. If it were regular season, I'd agree, trying out kickers sometimes creates more yips. IDK, kickers are weird. If they beat KC, Bass could easily go 100% in FGs the rest of the playoffs... again kickers are weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donuts and Doritos Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yes he's replacement level right now (statistically). I'm going to tryouts tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said: Yes. 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: Yes 1 hour ago, BuffaloRebound said: Yes. Not sure how mcdermott has any confidence in him 1 hour ago, Simstim said: Yes 1 hour ago, JBI$111 said: Yes What they said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I got flames years ago saying kicker was the second most important position. Bass was a monster before this year. Games are so close you can’t miss kicks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee75 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yeah, I am not legit concerned if a game comes down to a FG 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 As i said earlier, the decline of Bass is shocking. Used to be money, now i cringe even on extra points 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Einstein said: Bass is now 78% for the year (5th worst in NFL) and we haven’t let him attempt a field goal over 50 yards in 3 months. He also just missed a 20-some yard field goal. Can we trust him to make a game winning Playoff/Super Bowl kick at this point? He's 85% for his career which ranks him #25 lifetime out of a list of 178. So I think with those stats, he deserves a long leash. During the regular season he missed 2 that were 50+ and 3 40 to 49 yards. While the field looked real good on TV who knows how slick or frozen it might have been. Recall yesterday on one of the shows they were talking about, regardless how well they cleared the snow off the field, it was going to be frozen solid. Prior to this year, everyone was raving about him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2Moulds Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Definitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: He's 85% for his career which ranks him #25 lifetime out of a list of 178. So I think with those stats, he deserves a long leash. During the regular season he missed 2 that were 50+ and 3 40 to 49 yards. While the field looked real good on TV who knows how slick or frozen it might have been. Recall yesterday on one of the shows they were talking about, regardless how well they cleared the snow off the field, it was going to be frozen solid. Prior to this year, everyone was raving about him. Agree. What I will say, and I have been saying this for the last couple of seasons is that Beane and McDermott need to bring in camp competition in both kicker and punter positions for multiple reasons. I would like to see a new ST coordinator (or at least a new assistant with upside) too. It's not wise to have these 2 guys kicking throughout the entire year with no one able to come in if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 12 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Agree. What I will say, and I have been saying this for the last couple of seasons is that Beane and McDermott need to bring in camp competition in both kicker and punter positions for multiple reasons. I would like to see a new ST coordinator (or at least a new assistant with upside) too. It's not wise to have these 2 guys kicking throughout the entire year with no one able to come in if needed. Definitely agree on punter competition or just sign or draft someone who has better stats. Kicking think it's hard to bring in competition for a guy who is 85% lifetime and is still pretty young so it's not like his leg has worn out. Looking at the lifetime list there's not many kickers above him that either haven't long retired or active on another team. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fg_perc_career.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: Definitely agree on punter competition or just sign or draft someone who has better stats. Kicking think it's hard to bring in competition for a guy who is 85% lifetime and is still pretty young so it's not like his leg has worn out. Looking at the lifetime list there's not many kickers above him that either haven't long retired or active on another team. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fg_perc_career.htm Competition is needed to keep the mind right. It's the mind that gets kickers off their game IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: Looks unsteady He was terrible today. Almost missed an xp. Had the 49 yarder blocked because of low trajectory. And that 27 yarder was embarrassing. Don't blame the field. Steelers kicker was perfect. Bass's days are numbered. 12 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Competition is needed to keep the mind right. It's the mind that gets kickers off their game IMO. Well right now Bass's mind is on fishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 12 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: Well right now Bass's mind is on fishing He's our kicker for the playoffs. He needs to "get his mind right". Maybe eating 50 eggs will help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanislebills44 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 hes definitely lacking something right now...its a nailbiter any time he is out there currently...good kickers in the playoffs r mandatory... 2 not even have attempted a 50plus in 3months makes me envious of elliott n how easily he kicked that 60plus kick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Kickers are a funny lot… when they’re not in the right headspace they can struggle and it’s hard to get it back. It’s definitely a problem as he’s hardly “Bass O Matic “ right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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