Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Watching some of the games this year and the kickers seem to hardly ever miss. Then I am watching guys making 50+ yard FGs and hitting high into the net behind the goalposts. The Cowboy kicker made a 53 yarder yesterday that would have been easily good from 63 yards.
I checked the total FG % for all FGs attempted in the NFL. Since 2013 the NFL average for FGs made has been right around 86%.
Year 2012 to now total FG % has held steady right around 86% With PATs still made a a 93-94% even moved back.
Year 2000: Total FG %-- 79%
Year 1990: Total FG %-- 74%
Year 1980 Total FG %-- 64%
Year 1970 Total FG %--59%
86% success seems way too high and without much risk. Of course a kicker will hook a short one once in awhile but these guys are like machines now.
The advent of soccer style kicking made kicking a football much easier than straight on like the old days.
Not sure what the answer is since they can`t move the goal posts back anymore. Goal posts are 18ft 6 inches wide now. Make them 14 ft would knock off 2 ft on each end to add a little more drama to each kick?
Any other ideas to make FGs a little more interesting?
I checked the total FG % for all FGs attempted in the NFL. Since 2013 the NFL average for FGs made has been right around 86%.
Year 2012 to now total FG % has held steady right around 86% With PATs still made a a 93-94% even moved back.
Year 2000: Total FG %-- 79%
Year 1990: Total FG %-- 74%
Year 1980 Total FG %-- 64%
Year 1970 Total FG %--59%
86% success seems way too high and without much risk. Of course a kicker will hook a short one once in awhile but these guys are like machines now.
The advent of soccer style kicking made kicking a football much easier than straight on like the old days.
Not sure what the answer is since they can`t move the goal posts back anymore. Goal posts are 18ft 6 inches wide now. Make them 14 ft would knock off 2 ft on each end to add a little more drama to each kick?
Any other ideas to make FGs a little more interesting?
