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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
If your sole connection to the Pro Bowl and the playoffs is stats, then you are missing much of the game.
A lot of it is situational, and how a player performs in all conditions of play. Is Folk the most stat-happy accurate kicker in the NFL or even the NFC? Nope. But Folk nailed down his Pro-Bowl selection in Monday night game in Buffalo. He hit 2 consectutive 53-yarders to win the game in a pressure cooker situation in front of a nationally televised audience with the game on the line and his teams (at the time) undefeated record on the line. He answered the call. And it was a game-winning kick in what many sportswriters tabbed as the best MNF game in the last decade.
There are a small handful of PK's in the league that could have pulled that off.
Now I know and am willing to accept a ton of crap from you guys if Folk does miss a crucial field goal in the playoffs.
Just as long as you guys are prepared for a healthy dose of "I told ya' so" when he does well.
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Folk will miss a crucial kick sooner or later... all kickers do, even the great ones.