Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New resources
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Open Football Discussion
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Pictures tell a thousand words
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1028374" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>Wow, good question. I'd forgotten about those.</p><p></p><p>I know Kramer did, because it's in the Packer Hall of Fame. Here's a picture of him using it, too.</p><p></p><p>Kicking was a really different game back then; it wasn't taken very seriously. Very few teams (if any) actually had a kickng coach, and a lot of them didn't even waste a roster spot on a fulltime kicker. There were always a couple of guys who had done some kicking in college. We had Willie Wood kicking for a while, and Chuck Mercein too. Standards were low; if you banged 65% of your field goals, you were a god and most field goals weren't much more than 40 yards. Quite a lot of kickers back then never made more than 50% of their attempts, and some kickers would go a whole season without ever kicking anything longer than 40 yards.</p><p></p><p>Can you even <em>imagine</em> that in this day and age?!? Your kicker with a lifetime average of 50 or 60% and a range of 50 or maybe 60 yards? It'd be like the NHL in the 50s, where some players could not even skate backwards without tripping over their own skates. </p><p></p><p>Interesting how many years it took for the league to figure out what an important way that was to put points on the board and win close games. It's literally just an entirely different game now. Everything about how teams run their offenses and manage their drives revolves heavily around the assumption that if you can get to the other team's 35, you're probably going to score 3 points.</p><p></p><p>Edit: On second thought, I imagine they <em>all</em> must have used the box toe. They were all straight-ahead kickers, so they probably had to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1028374, member: 18006"] Wow, good question. I'd forgotten about those. I know Kramer did, because it's in the Packer Hall of Fame. Here's a picture of him using it, too. Kicking was a really different game back then; it wasn't taken very seriously. Very few teams (if any) actually had a kickng coach, and a lot of them didn't even waste a roster spot on a fulltime kicker. There were always a couple of guys who had done some kicking in college. We had Willie Wood kicking for a while, and Chuck Mercein too. Standards were low; if you banged 65% of your field goals, you were a god and most field goals weren't much more than 40 yards. Quite a lot of kickers back then never made more than 50% of their attempts, and some kickers would go a whole season without ever kicking anything longer than 40 yards. Can you even [i]imagine[/i] that in this day and age?!? Your kicker with a lifetime average of 50 or 60% and a range of 50 or maybe 60 yards? It'd be like the NHL in the 50s, where some players could not even skate backwards without tripping over their own skates. Interesting how many years it took for the league to figure out what an important way that was to put points on the board and win close games. It's literally just an entirely different game now. Everything about how teams run their offenses and manage their drives revolves heavily around the assumption that if you can get to the other team's 35, you're probably going to score 3 points. Edit: On second thought, I imagine they [I]all[/I] must have used the box toe. They were all straight-ahead kickers, so they probably had to. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Members online
No members online now.
Latest posts
Why I Love The 2026-2027 Green Bay Packers
Latest: DoURant
Yesterday at 8:17 PM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
P
The Crew - 2026
Latest: Pugger
Yesterday at 4:38 PM
Milwaukee Brewers Forum
Christian Watson signs a 4 year 110m extension
Latest: milani
Yesterday at 3:46 PM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Josh Jacobs facing charges…
Latest: milani
Yesterday at 3:44 PM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Valuation of NFL Teams
Latest: milani
Yesterday at 3:40 PM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Forums
Open Football Discussion
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Pictures tell a thousand words
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
