Everyone always says "the kick looked low" but it's kind of hard to blame a low kick when first of all that's a hard thing to judge and 2nd of all whenever there's been a block it's pretty much from a dude who has gotten past the line. I'll say maybe the kick was low when a guy who is standing at the line blocks it but if it's from a guy that got penetration into the backfield, that's just poor blocking.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

Everyone always says "the kick looked low" but it's kind of hard to blame a low kick when first of all that's a hard thing to judge and 2nd of all whenever there's been a block it's pretty much from a dude who has gotten past the line. I'll say maybe the kick was low when a guy who is standing at the line blocks it but if it's from a guy that got penetration into the backfield, that's just poor blocking.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

Everyone always says "the kick looked low" but it's kind of hard to blame a low kick when first of all that's a hard thing to judge and 2nd of all whenever there's been a block it's pretty much from a dude who has gotten past the line. I'll say maybe the kick was low when a guy who is standing at the line blocks it but if it's from a guy that got penetration into the backfield, that's just poor blocking.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

Tim Masthay has troubled me a bit more than Crosby. Masthay I thought was a pro-bowl calibre punter. He has looked down-right awful at times this season. Granted we have had him punting in opposition territory where a bit of foot finagling is required, but man what happened.

I don't have the stats on the blocks on Crosby, but I think 2 were from beyond 50 yards which I often think we should in general just go for it unless we are in a dome. The PAT being blocked is inexcusable, but then again it could just be shitty blocking as steve has brought up.

Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla 

It just occurred to me that other team's fans might be rolling their eyes at the nothing topics we seem to discuss. Maybe our kicking game would be an issue if we didn't have a prolific scoring offense year after year. I'm always reminded of that Bear fans comment -try playing a game without an elite quarterback for once, lucky fucks. LOL

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

Is this sarcasm or what?

Do you really mean what you say - another thread going to the "fire Ted" extreme, which is kinda far-fetched considering the quality of the team?

On the other hand, if you are being sarcastic, you are hitting too close to the truth. As I say every time this "fire Ted" thing comes up, he is surviving and indeed getting praised for one and almost only one reason: the fact that by luck or skill, take your pick, he got us the greatest QB in the NFL, maybe ever. Beyond that, he has been fairly deficient in maximizing things.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker