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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Uhmm, No!I have said recently and it has proven to be an unpopular opinion, but I stand by it.
I am fine with letting Gost walk. The simple matter of the fact is I just don't trust him. He has missed at least 1 kick in the super bowl 3 times in a row. Not mention the Denver playoff game. That is 4 runs in a row that when the big moment has come around he has missed; and they were all makable kicks.
There is a 5th option you aren't considering: we end up in field goal hell!!No, I can't say his replacement will be more reliable. That is the question right? : P
The way I see it there are 4 options.
1 - He is more reliable and we save money.
2 - He is equally reliable and we save money.
3 - He is less reliable but the money we can use elsewhere is a value add.
4 - He is less reliable and the money we can use elsewhere is a value loss.
I am not saying all options are equally likely but I am okay rolling the dice here.
No way. He simply doesn't deserve to be paid top market. His performance hasn't demonstrated that IMO.
He wasn't that bad this season when you look at the totals, he was actually pretty solid. He hit 5-of-6 in the postseason, with his one miss in the Super Bowl (by the way, it was his first field goal attempt of the game - less than 24hrs after losing his grandfather, which didn't really get widely reported, so he was a little off to start). The ones he hit were critical, especially the one late that essentially sealed the game.He sucks. Get a new kicker. Even the one he made was shaky.
He sucks. Get a new kicker. Even the one he made was shaky.
The fact BB hesitated there is pretty shocking. He had a chance to go up 2 score with ONLY a 42 yard kick and thought of trying to get that half yard vs a D that had been pretty solid all day.
Why did he hesitate to try to make it a 2 score game? There is only one reason in my mind. He was thinking, 'what if Gost misses?'
The coach didn't fully instantly trust his kicker to make a routine 42 yarder in a dome and thought of rolling the dice. I think that is a WAY under played story.
Do you all remember when Adam moved on to Indy?? Quite a bit of consternation and hand wringing over that move as well..
Not sure how this will turn out, my guess is that due to the quietness regarding this there is something going on behind the scenes with the Pats.. but if he were to leave not at all surprised, there is a master plan here..
It didn't tumble so much as it clanged off of every upright and crossbar in sight, but that is a good example. At least in the Bears case one could use the "rebuilding" justification...I don't remember all the particulars of Gould's release but I recall it seeming weird.The Bears learned a lesson when they “moved on” from Robbie Gould, who’s been lights out ever since. Meanwhile, the Bears’ kicking game tumbled.
Ghost is something of a choker. I'd like to see some rookies compete and give it to one of them. He is good on kickoffs, i will give you that.
Remember the giants sb when belichick goes for it on 4th and 9 rather than kick a 50 yarder? Seems he has gost doubts too.
Yes, I’m sure Belichick has the exact same opinion of Gostkowski as he did 11 years ago.Ghost is something of a choker. I'd like to see some rookies compete and give it to one of them. He is good on kickoffs, i will give you that.
Remember the giants sb when belichick goes for it on 4th and 9 rather than kick a 50 yarder? Seems he has gost doubts too.
Brady has 3-4 more season left before he retires and you want an unknown rookie kicker to take Ghost's place?Ghost is something of a choker. I'd like to see some rookies compete and give it to one of them. He is good on kickoffs, i will give you that.
Remember the giants sb when belichick goes for it on 4th and 9 rather than kick a 50 yarder? Seems he has gost doubts too.
I have said recently and it has proven to be an unpopular opinion, but I stand by it.
I am fine with letting Gost walk. The simple matter of the fact is I just don't trust him. He has missed at least 1 kick in the super bowl 3 times in a row. Not mention the Denver playoff game. That is 4 runs in a row that when the big moment has come around he has missed; and they were all makable kicks.
It's sad cause until 2015 he was absolute nails in the playoffs mostly.
Bronco - missed XP - forces the Pats to go for a 2PT conv and fail as opposed to going to OT.
Falcons - missed XP - forces the Pats to go for not 1 but 2 2PT conv. They get both but it made it a lot harder.
Eagles - Missed XP and FG (and passed up on a 55 yard kick cause they didn't trust their kicker). They could have been up 40-38 and just have sat on the ball late or have been down 37-38 and the Eagles would not have been able to pin their ears back and rush. The run game would still have been alive as a FG was all we needed.
Rams - missed a 47 yard kick early in the game. Also they passed up on a 51 yard chance.
I don't think you can just shrug these off. This is a consistent trend that shows the bigger the game the more shaky he gets.
In the last 4 years they have been in 11 playoff games. Of these 11 games 6 were competitive and 5 were not.
In the 5 non-competitive games he missed 1 XP and 1 FG (from 53 yards).
In the 6 competitive games he missed 3 XPs and 2 FGs (from 19 and 47 yards) Not to mentioned they passed up on a few makable kicks in lieu of going for it.
He was only perfect in 2 competitive games (Jags and KC AFCCG). In these games he was asked to make 7 XPs and 2 FGs (49 yards vs KC and 19 vs Jags). I guess you need to give him props for that 49 yarder; then again it was 14-0 at the time so not much pressure within the context.
I am not trying to dump on Gost but can we not pretend that there isn't an issue here that has persisted for YEARS in big games.
If you trust him to make a big kick in a close playoff game then clearly you haven't been paying attention. If you want the Pats to win another super bowl then it should seriously be discussed if using 4M on Gost is the best way to do. If you think he is going to miss at least 1 XP or 1 FG in a close playoff game or super bowl where those points come at a premium in tight games I just don't see why this can't be a debate.
Then blame Belichick. He’s the one calling for them.I hate his chip kicks. They almost never work and the opponent starts between the 35 and 40.