4 hours ago
(Yesterday, 07:02 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It wouldn't be just because of this kid. It's been brought up a bit over the last two years.
3 different teams made at least one 60+ yard FG last year.
26 different teams made at least one 55+ yard FG last year.
All 32 teams made at least one 50 yard FG last year.
4 teams made at least 10 FGs of 50+ yards.
21 teams made at least 5 FGs of 50+ yards.
Go back 10 years to 2014...
0 teams made a FG of 60+ yards.
12 different teams made at least one 55+ yard FG.
29 different teams made at least one 50 yard FG.
0 teams made at least 10 FGs of 50+ yards.
7 teams made at least 5 FGs of 50+ yards.
They went from 0.2 made 50+ yard FGs per game to 0.4, doubling in frequency. 2011 was the first year it reached 0.2, too. So it's actually quadrupled in frequency in the last 14 years.
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Combine that with the ball often starting on the 30 now and it's too damn easy to get in FG range now. They either need to move the post back 5 yards to the wall, or they need to make the uprights more narrow.
How many opposing teams scored on the drive after one of those missed fiel goals? I'm sure they have it somewhere; the NFL statisticians track everything.
Right now, most of those uber long kick attemps are only happening at the end of games...too much of a field position risk otherwise
"We have to play with a Santa Clara standard."
