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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 792895" data-attributes="member: 7277">Too late to do anything about Crosby this year, but making such a large investment in a below average kicker and hiding behind an illusion that he is actually good has just been one of the more puzzling things the last 10 years or so.  Crosby's average for 49 and below over his career for whoever was asking is 85.6%.  Which would put him at about just league average for all kicks.  So Crosby kicks at about the same rate at 49 and below as an average kicker in the league does on all kicks.  So yeah, it's not just because he attempts a lot of long kicks.  He just isn't that good.  I have to conclude that it's nothing more than "devil you know is better than the devil you don't."  Simply put they're terrified of winding up with a head case like Carlson or Aguayo.   But being a veteran doesn't necessarily prevent you from being the worst in the league either as Mason showed in 2012.</blockquote>

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