Modern kicking

[dayman]

Probably a dumb question but do we believe kickers are so much better now, across the league, or are we just letting everyone use insane kicking balls now?

 

I feel like if we are going to give you the ball at the 35, and not let anyone touch anybody on defense, so you can throw 2 mid-range passes to get into range, then least we should do is not give the kickers a balloon they can kick 70 yards. 

 

Should it not be impossible to kick 70 yards FG? I find it hard to believe anyone is kicking the ball from the 90s that far.

[BuffaloBillyG]

Just now, dayman said:

Probably a dumb question but do we believe kickers are so much better now, across the league, or are we just letting everyone use insane kicking balls now?

 

I feel like if we are going to give you the ball at the 35, and not let anyone touch anybody on defense, so you can throw 2 mid-range passes to get into range, then least we should do is not give the kickers a balloon they can kick 70 yards. 

 

Should it not be impossible to kick 70 yards FG? I find it hard to believe anyone is kicking the ball from the 90s that far.

Yes, the balls come into play. But also, the path of the kicker as well.

 

Used to be kickers were small. The most unathletic guy in the field. Now, we are seeing larger, athletic, stronger guys as kickers. 

 

Kickers actually lift these days and work on strength and power. However for the most part it seems they lack the consistency on a regular basis that we saw 30 years ago. 

 

 

[SinceThe70s]

Whether it's the balls or the conditioning/evolution of kickers I'm not a fan of the long FGs. Narrowing the goal posts would be a good next step. But the NFL and it's fans love the drama of the down-to-the-wire games so I won't hold my breath expecting changes. 

[BillsShredder83]

Send everyone responsible straight to jail!

[Ya Digg?]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yes, the balls come into play. But also, the path of the kicker as well.

 

Used to be kickers were small. The most unathletic guy in the field. Now, we are seeing larger, athletic, stronger guys as kickers. 

 

Kickers actually lift these days and work on strength and power. However for the most part it seems they lack the consistency on a regular basis that we saw 30 years ago. 

 

 

The kickers today are worlds more accurate than kickers 30 years ago. If a guy was 80% he was considered one of the best in the league. Nowadays 80% will have any teams fanbase calling for your head 

[BuffaloBillyG]

9 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:

The kickers today are worlds more accurate than kickers 30 years ago. If a guy was 80% he was considered one of the best in the league. Nowadays 80% will have any teams fanbase calling for your head 

True, but this also derives from the world of technology we live in. 

 

30 years ago you would have some idiot loudmouth at a bar spew dumb thoughts. Then it transferred to the post game call in shows. Then to internet boards like this and Twitter ECT. Perfect example, there is literally a thread on this very board calling for Allen to be benched. And, being that these days people are either scared or unable to have original thoughts of their own, they mimick and repeat what they hear. Not for nothing, but again, right here on this very board how often do you see someone try and prove their opinion with the term "Joe Marino says..."

 

Of course, modern technology also leads to things like Red Zone, where you will see a long streak of kicks that "should" be converted, missed. So perhaps it seems like more kicks missed than actually occur. 

Edited 1 hour ago by BuffaloBillyG