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Originally Posted by qb1717
It has nothing to do with you being a Dallas fan. It has to do with facts and statitistics - nothing else. If I didn't know the facts, I would think this guy was 17 - 35 instead of 29 - 35 and blew every pressure kick he had this season. Well, this is not the facts. He blew one meaningful kick this year. Now, unfortunately it was in a playoff game and did affect momentum - but the same could be said for numerous other players in the game.
With your reasoning - are you going on the Titans forums and calling Bironis a choker and he should be released. He missed a 38-yard field goal in the third quarter that could of brought them back - another momentum changer?? Well of course not - he did not play for Dallas at one time.
Have you ever followed the route most of the kickers in the NFL take. They very rarely stick with the first team they play with - there seems to be a learning curve. (Akers, Bironis, Gould and the list goes on and on)
Compare the kicking stats of Folk vs Suisham in the two games they played head to head. Compare the kick off distance and field goals. I do not see any difference. I am not running Folk down - I think he is a decent kicker. But, let's be real - would he be a pro-bowl kicker if he did not play for the first place Dallas Cowboys. He did not have even the second best stats in the NFC. Robbie Gould should have been the Pro-Bowl kicker - he lead the NFC in percentage and kick-off yardage.
We will see how Folk handles the pressure of the playoffs. Of course, if he misses one I'm sure you will be calling for his head. Maybe you can bring Vanderjagt back - after all he has the stats you are looking for - the most accurate kicker in NFL history!!
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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.