Durant Brooks Venting Thread

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Yeah sometimes you've got to stick with a guy for awhile. I think that if he gets the coaching he needs and just sticks it somewhere for a couple of years he'll be fine. Maybe no Feagles or Hunter the Punter, but who is?

What is it with kickers? It's not like kicking in the NFL is any more complex than kicking in college. My theory is that kickers (and punters) are the biggest head cases in the league. Just look at how FG percentages have plummeted this post-season compared to the regular season.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

What is it with kickers? It's not like kicking in the NFL is any more complex than kicking in college. My theory is that kickers (and punters) are the biggest head cases in the league. Just look at how FG percentages have plummeted this post-season compared to the regular season.

I guess just the pressures of doing it at a higher level and being expected to make the bigger kicks, whereas in college it's not terribly uncommon to miss some of the ones that should be nearly guaranteed.

As far as head cases, maybe.. I bet like the mechanics of a QB it's got to be extremely tough to change the mechanics of a kicker. I've never played high level football but it seems like the kickers never got much coaching, once you're a kicker you're a kicker and you're good or not good. I mean I've seen some guys told to kick with a higher trajectory or whatever, but I wonder how technical the coaching gets. Can't say that I've heard much about foot placement, approach, etc like you do footwork with linemen; but maybe that's just because linemen are "sexier" than kickers to talk about.

Anyone care to chime in?