Two Words...AGAIN!!

[bk400]

Totally agree. I am shocked that there aren't more kickers in the Hall of Fame. The successful ones are mentally the strongest players on any given team.

[Kzoo]

It seemed to start off ok, but that kick had a 'late breaking' slice to it. I noticed the little 'streamers' on top of the goal posts were only indicating a slight breeze.

[D. Bergin]

It's actually amazing how good these kickers are nowadays.

Mark Moseley, who inexplicably won an NFL MVP Award in the 80's, and was considered an elite kicker of his era, had a lifetime FG% that would get him laughed off the worst team in the leagues practice squad. Hell, he was barely 50% in the Playoffs.

His longest FG his MVP year was 48 yards.

I understand field conditions and all that are also different, but kickers are expected to have perfected their craft from early childhood now...just like QB's, RB's, WR's and MLB pitchers.

[Beercan collector]

after the game I sent my brother a message
“ we got Butker they got someone else “
He’s been the difference in several wins this year

[mortimer brewster]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

It's actually amazing how good these kickers are nowadays.


I understand field conditions and all that are also different, but kickers are expected to have perfected their craft from early childhood now...just like QB's, RB's, WR's and MLB pitchers.

Agreed. Players are bred to play at an early age today. In Mosely's era and earlier Football was a part time profession. Players had to work jobs in the off-season to prepare for life after football. There were no kicking schools or passing academies back in the day etc. Heck a player today could set his grand children and great grand children up for life just by being a long snapper.