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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 965344" data-attributes="member: 17953">I'm not certain the stats shown tell the whole story. They don't indicate the length of kicks missed, blocked kicks, muffed snaps, actual weather conditions, and a myriad of other factors that can relate to actually kicking field goals. It's like comparing the extra point of today against that of the past, when the ball was marked close to the goal line. There is going to be a difference but if you ignore ball placement, you can say that extra point efficiency has suffered, and let it appear to be because of poor kicking.I also find it hard to believe that the Packers would continue to keep a less than average kicker year after year, and give him new contracts, if he's not at least in the upper half of the kicking group, regardless of what the percentages show. In other words, stats tell a story, but they fall way short of telling the whole story. Another point to consider is that a lot of teams visiting Green Bay will opt to punt, or go for it on 4th down in bad weather, instead of trying that longer FG. At the same time, we've seen Crosby asked to give them a shot more than any other kicker in Packer history. I doubt they'd ask it of him, if they didn't believe in him.But, this is just my opinion, based on on observations. I could be wrong.</blockquote>

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