That was just awful, very disappointing to see.
Joseph's long one looked really good. Carlson's long one barely made it. And Carlson's missed field goal was horrible. We were not kicking well on Kickoffs. Don't know who though.
His 53 yard FG just barley snuck through. He has the leg but no accuracy.
That's the strange part. Carlson nailed a 54 yarder, Joseph a 55 yarder. That made that total miss to the right, and I mean it wasn't close, from 32 or 33 yards out almost unforgivable. I don't think it was a bad snap or hold, but not sure. He knew immediately it was bad.
I just don't see how they can afford to keep the guy. Joseph does not have a big leg but he's consistent and usually down the middle, or close. The season is so important, but every team has a weakness. I'm glad I don't have to make the call.
Yeah I mean some people will say the missed 33 yarder is "only one play" but Carlson has amassed a bunch of "only one play" misses over his short career. Yesterday's miss was big just for his complacency. He should know that every kick of his is important and he either has some kind of self-destruct mechanism in his head, or he has no control over his kicking motion. Either way, another season of real football is not a good place for this guy to kick his way onto a starting lineup, or off.
Yes the backup O-line was opening up some big running lanes. Good to see. And Mosby and Welch on D certainly made a good case to be on the 53. Hard to see them clearing waivers to the PS. Tough decisions, but their play was solid and consistent.
Yeah. This is what I was talking about. GB hadn’t tried longer than a 54.5 yarder in several years. That last long Crosby FG etc. Also the Kickoff return rules change things for me. The argument Captain used about TB% is no more. Now the rule really incentivize kicking it to the 5 yard line area instead of a 30 yard TB. So that dramatically reduces emphasis on having a “big leg”
I would agree if Joseph clearly outkicked him but I don't think he did. Carlson was perfect under 39 last year too unless you count EPs
Joseph was a perfect 100% yesterday and Carlson shanked a 32 yarder. You must be talking about Camp as a whole?
Maybe. But the kicks were also bad. I don't know who kicked them but they landed at the 10 or 15. Also, Joseph's long one would have been good from around 60. Carlson's barely went over the crossbar.
Not sure I would call Joseph "consistent". There is a reason he was a FA and now on his 4th team. That said, maybe the fact that he has gotten better since 2018 and he did have better stats than Anders did last year, will be the reason to keep him?
Let Bisaccia make the call. That's why MLF hired him. He knows kickers better than anyone. This is one of the few times when a coordinator can make a personnel call like this. And Bisaccia worked with Carlson's brother with good results. What say you Bisaccia?
So far I value Bisaccia. He does know ST. This year will be a big test for Rich. Our ST are not exactly world beaters. However he had lured several really good players over to GB. His best being Nixon. He gets a lot of credit for getting an All Pro returner who’s able to play CB at a reasonable $$
Yeah and he’s that rare coordinator who doesn’t want a bigger job. He’s happy coaching STs and I think he’s been good. Let him make the call on K.
Tough decisions. The younger vs. The experienced. If we lose a playoff game I do not want it to be because of a makeable place kick. Remember the Vikings losing to the Seahawks. Recall the Bears losing to Philly. And think of Crosby delivering in Dallas.
I notice that Bisaccia and MLF stay pretty close to each other on the sidelines and are talking quite a bit during the game. I never noticed that with other special teams coaches. Possibly Bisaccia is helping MLF with more than just special teams?
