Passepartout
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As Crosby had a great TB percentage in the past couple of years? Just wondering out of curiousity!
Because he can tackle?As Crosby had a great TB percentage in the past couple of years? Just wondering out of curiousity!
This. We found that out thanks to Tavecchio. Not sure I like it since Ginger got a lot more work than Crosby last game.Because Masthay has a stronger kickoff leg.
Crosby can tackle too, and has made more than his share of saving tackles. If I had to grade them though, Masthay would definitely grade higher.Because he can tackle?
Wasn't Crosby supposed to have a strong kick? Masthay puts him to shame. I love seeing the opposing team starting on the 20 rather than the usual 25-35 yard line as had become normal with Crosby's kicks and coverage...
Crosby still is a top 3 or 4 kicker for kick power... The theory behind this move is that the kickoffs would throw off Crosby's field goal accuracy. I can actually vouch for that because I was the cornerback/field goal kicker back in high school and we had the punter do kickoffs since it's hard getting in a rhythm for one or the other.Because Masthay has a stronger kickoff leg.
Crosby still is a top 3 or 4 kicker for kick power... The theory behind this move is that the kickoffs would throw off Crosby's field goal accuracy. I can actually vouch for that because I was the cornerback/field goal kicker back in high school and we had the punter do kickoffs since it's hard getting in a rhythm for one or the other.
Because Tim can kick them out of the stadium? It is hard to believe that we never used him before after seeing what he can do.As Crosby had a great TB percentage in the past couple of years? Just wondering out of curiousity!
Let's put him in at safety!His tackling ability is superior to half those on defense.
Maybe because he doesn't do full power on kickoffs purposely for that reason. Crosby can kick it through the endzone when he wants to (saw it when I was watching some practices)... Maybe that's correlated to him not wanting to strain his leg.Makes sense to me. However, one would think that with Crosby's "strong leg", he would be able to kick out of the endzone during kickoffs, rather than his usual.
If I remember, the Vikings signed Rhys Lloyd to do kickoffs for Longwell a few years ago. It occasionally happens in the NFL. I think that it makes more sense for the punters to do it in general
My personal opinion of course, but FG kicking is a mix of accuracy/precision, art, and leg strength. Kickoffs are just brute force. Until last year's rule change, you still wanted someone to kick towards the sideline but not out of bounds, so you needed a little accuracy. Now it's just leg strength to kick it out of the end zone and avoid a return.How so? Not saying I disagree, just curious why it makes more sense. For me it's just simply whichever one has the stronger leg. Accuracy is no real issue on kickoffs as long as you can put it in the field.