Redskins vs Bucs Post Game Reaction

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Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Yep. Fact is, we are going to be in a lot of close games this year and my guess is the kicker is going to decide more than half of them. Can't have someone out there missing 30-40 yard field goals...unsat.

Yup...this is what Redskins Confidential had to say from the link above:

"Billy Cundiff has a reputation for being confident. Even when maybe he shouldn’t be. Like Sunday. This isn’t meant to be a joke, but it’s hard work for a kicker to remain confident for too long in this league. That’s why Cundiff said after the game that he kept telling himself that he’s been through these situations in the past and come through. That confidence made a difference in the end. But let’s be real about Cundiff: he’s made more than 80 percent of his kicks only once in the six seasons he’s attempted at least 17. That means he’s an ordinary kicker at best. His kickoffs are excellent, but he has struggled as a placekicker throughout his career. In the last four years he’s made 80 percent of his kicks under 49 yards, but that’s far from elite and if a guy is going to miss all the time beyond 50 (13 of last 15), he’d better be more automatic from closer distances."