Anyone know a good voodoo doctor for Cat...
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FArting
Lopes Up!
I like to pick up players from the local teams.
NFL
Ellington
Floyd
Campbell
Peterson
Catanzaro
NBA Bledsoe
NFL
Ellington
Floyd
Campbell
Peterson
Catanzaro
NBA Bledsoe
AZ Native
Living is Easy with Eyes Closed
This KC team is known for that.
cardfaninfl
Demographically significant
Its not his job to place the kickoffs past the endzone. Most Special Team coaches want their kicker to place it high and deep enough to force the return man to make a decision, and allow the kicking team to tackle them behind the 20 yard line/force a turnover/have the receiving team flagged for a penalty. It is not the rookie's fault that most of the other 10 guys are terrible, and have been all year.
Catanzaro's kicks have been true. If he was pulling or slicing the ball, there is a problem with mechanics. His misses have been due to his body angle at the set-up and/or during the run-up. Like a 16-year-old driving on snow and ice for the first time, kickers will either over-correct or go catatonic (making no adjustments). This happens to all first time drivers, in bad conditions, and EVERY rookie kicker during the season. Catanzaro going through this, and gaining the inevitable learning experience during a stretch of games where the rookie's contribution may not have made a dramatic difference in the outcome, is a good thing.
When he starts to badly hook or shank the ball, then worry. For now, the only dramatic change needed is the expectation of perfection from fans. Every rookie has a learning curve, including kickers.
Catanzaro's kicks have been true. If he was pulling or slicing the ball, there is a problem with mechanics. His misses have been due to his body angle at the set-up and/or during the run-up. Like a 16-year-old driving on snow and ice for the first time, kickers will either over-correct or go catatonic (making no adjustments). This happens to all first time drivers, in bad conditions, and EVERY rookie kicker during the season. Catanzaro going through this, and gaining the inevitable learning experience during a stretch of games where the rookie's contribution may not have made a dramatic difference in the outcome, is a good thing.
When he starts to badly hook or shank the ball, then worry. For now, the only dramatic change needed is the expectation of perfection from fans. Every rookie has a learning curve, including kickers.
RedRob
Hall of Famer
Yep, I mentioned this on Stout's "guts" post.
You want to see bad watch the Ram's kicker yesterday, wow. Which one gets rid of the shanks first? I'm hoping once he works through this his confidence will become solidified.
To take the golfer analogy one step further, if mechanics get off and the problem gets identified/corrected the fix can be applied again/problem can be corrected quickly.
Given our offense, or lack thereof, every scoring opportunity needs to be capitalized, we don't have much margin for error.
gamebird98
Hall of Famer
this could be Catastrophic
