MarvLevy
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I must have read a dozen articles this week describing Adam Vinatieri as "the greatest clutch kicker in the history of the NFL" or something similar.
How do you make such a determination?
As nearly as I can tell this reputation comes from hitting kicks of:
45 yards to force OT in the snow
23 yards to win in the snow
48 yards to win in a dome
41 yards to win in a dome
Its not that I don't appreciate his performance. But what are the odds of an NFL kicker going 4-0 on those kicks? If all Field Goals were 80% likely to be successful, we'd expect this to happen 41% of the time.
Is there actually something special about Adam V. ?
Or is he a good kicker who happened to have above average luck on the four kicks that mattered most in his career.
But Tom Brady was a clutch QB by throwing screen passes and driving his team 30 yards???
Just because Adam V. isn't on the Pats anymore doesn't take away from what he accomplished. That kick in the snow was unbelievable. Scott Norwood and Buffalo hates Vinatieri.