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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1055429" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>Honestly, that can potentially be worth at least one, possibly 2-3 wins a year. And possibly an advancement in the postseason. How many other positions can you say that about?</p><p></p><p>When you need a guy to get open downfield and stretch the chains, there's one receiver you target on that 3rd and 7. Others may wind up being open, but there's one Donald Driver or Davante Adams that you're counting on who making the play, and usually there's time on the clock for a do-over. When it's 3rd amd goal on the 3, there's only one player named Josh Jacobs, but if you don't like the defense you have audibles. And you always have the option of goinfg or it on 4th down, so it's not an absolute do-or-die scenario. Worst case scenario, you still have one more shot left in the magazine if he gets stuffed.</p><p></p><p>But when it's 4th down at the 38, with 4 seconds remaining, you have one option to either win the game or lose it - your kicker. If he does it, you win; if he misses it, you lose. And you drop a game in the standings. Or watch the playoffs next week end at home.</p><p></p><p>When you have a guy who the coaches know, "If we get him close enough, we win", that changes the whole strategy on the final drive of the game. Whn you're trailing by 1 or 2, instead of thinking, "we need a touchdown here, because Carlson", the coaches can take a chance that they might otherwise not take.</p><p></p><p>And the other team knows that too. At least one or two plays on the final drive may be called differently if you know you have a 95.2 kicker ready to come in on 4th down.</p><p></p><p>Having a kicker like that standing on the sideline changes the way the whole last few mintues of a game are executed. Gives your offense a lot more breathing room. It may not always show up directly on the final score, but it sometimes has a lot to do with why that is the way it ended up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1055429, member: 18006"] Honestly, that can potentially be worth at least one, possibly 2-3 wins a year. And possibly an advancement in the postseason. How many other positions can you say that about? When you need a guy to get open downfield and stretch the chains, there's one receiver you target on that 3rd and 7. Others may wind up being open, but there's one Donald Driver or Davante Adams that you're counting on who making the play, and usually there's time on the clock for a do-over. When it's 3rd amd goal on the 3, there's only one player named Josh Jacobs, but if you don't like the defense you have audibles. And you always have the option of goinfg or it on 4th down, so it's not an absolute do-or-die scenario. Worst case scenario, you still have one more shot left in the magazine if he gets stuffed. But when it's 4th down at the 38, with 4 seconds remaining, you have one option to either win the game or lose it - your kicker. If he does it, you win; if he misses it, you lose. And you drop a game in the standings. Or watch the playoffs next week end at home. When you have a guy who the coaches know, "If we get him close enough, we win", that changes the whole strategy on the final drive of the game. Whn you're trailing by 1 or 2, instead of thinking, "we need a touchdown here, because Carlson", the coaches can take a chance that they might otherwise not take. And the other team knows that too. At least one or two plays on the final drive may be called differently if you know you have a 95.2 kicker ready to come in on 4th down. Having a kicker like that standing on the sideline changes the way the whole last few mintues of a game are executed. Gives your offense a lot more breathing room. It may not always show up directly on the final score, but it sometimes has a lot to do with why that is the way it ended up. [/QUOTE]
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