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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 376777" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I think the best thing about Crosby is his leg strength. IMO the <em>main</em> reason for his pooch and directional kicks was because they didn’t have any confidence they could cover KORs if they had him kick off conventionally all the time. According to <a href="http://www.advancednflstats.com/2011/01/kicker-billy-cundiff-had-20-sacks-this.html" target="_blank">Advanced NFL Stats</a>,<span style="color: black"> “</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">About 10% of all NFL kickoffs (not including onside kicks) are touchbacks.” </span></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">That</span> seems a little low to me but assuming it’s about right, Crosby wasn’t the only kicker not kicking it into the end zone. The coaching staff certainly thinks Crosby has a strong leg – that’s why they have him try so many 50+ yarders. This season with the KOs moving up to the 35-yard line I think Crosby’s leg strength will be on display much more. There will be a lot more touchbacks this season, helping to negate the advantage teams like the Bears have had on KORs in the past. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 376777, member: 4300"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I think the best thing about Crosby is his leg strength. IMO the [I]main[/I] reason for his pooch and directional kicks was because they didn’t have any confidence they could cover KORs if they had him kick off conventionally all the time. According to [URL="http://www.advancednflstats.com/2011/01/kicker-billy-cundiff-had-20-sacks-this.html"]Advanced NFL Stats[/URL],[COLOR=black] “[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]About 10% of all NFL kickoffs (not including onside kicks) are touchbacks.” [/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]That[/COLOR] seems a little low to me but assuming it’s about right, Crosby wasn’t the only kicker not kicking it into the end zone. The coaching staff certainly thinks Crosby has a strong leg – that’s why they have him try so many 50+ yarders. This season with the KOs moving up to the 35-yard line I think Crosby’s leg strength will be on display much more. There will be a lot more touchbacks this season, helping to negate the advantage teams like the Bears have had on KORs in the past. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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