Three NFL kickers have attempted 5 or more field goals from 50 yards or more. They are Josh Scobee (2-6), Ryan Succop (2-5), and Mason Crosby (1-5). What exactly are you complaining about?
"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:
You're putting him in some great company there, lol.
Josh Scobee is 50% on long field goals in his career. He's just having a horrible down year right now. He kicked for 92% in 2007. He's kicking for 62.5% this year.
Succop is a rookie. A pretty good one at that, but even kickers usually have an adjustment period with the rush coming so much faster, the wind and what not. That said, the kid has been pretty good from short range. Not that great from far. But he doesn't have the leg strength Crosby has. Although he doesn't have a weak leg, either.
It's kind off like saying that Rodgers is a good QB because he plays as well as Eli Manning or Shaun Hill.
Like Raiderpride said, two kickers are 2/2. You didn't use them, as you only went for guys with 5 attempts or more, but still, even in that list Crosby has been the worsed of the 3.
That said, he has been kicking in some tough places. It's just that you'd like to see him hit those 50 yarders if he has the leg strength to kick 65'ers.
And next to that, the kick-offs haven't been that great either, so far.
And that noodle-leg Longwell was 4/5 and 3/5 when he attempted 5 or more 50 yarders.