I think we all hold our breath when he gets out there. Unless his ankle isn't right, his ONLY problem exists between his own ears. But for a kicker that's HUGE. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish:
I’d be interested in knowing the results from an opponent’s drive after a missed PAT. Both against the chiefs and as well as league wide.
Last Sunday, the Chiefs were in control when Butker must have had impure thoughts and missed the PAT. The Titans took the kickoff and went down for a TD.
This week, up 20-0, Butker has impure thoughts and he shanks another. Jags immediately have life and a momentum shift was really palpable. They go down and score. And thankfully they **** up the FG attempt to close the half after Fortson’s gaffe.
Jags come out after half and use 9 full minutes of 3rd Q to shank a FG.
I don’t think there’s any doubt a missed PAT is a huge momentum shift within a game.
Rain Man! This could be a great data driven study for a guy like you.
I mean, it pisses us off because its makeable. But is it really a momentum shift?
You lose out on 1 pt. We still get 6. And we get to kick it off the same as if we made it.
Contrast that with a fg miss. You get 0 points. Which can be a dick kicker after a long drive. You gift the other team outstanding field position. And a fg kicker who misses all the time means the offense puts extra pressure on themselves to convert every third down.
If butker gets back to being automatic on Fgs but iffy on PATs without a doubt that is really no big deal [Reply]