I was looking at his tape from the Kohl's kicking combine and he seems like a pretty solid kicker. The field goals he was attempting were 50 yard attempts (if the comments on the video are to be believed, some were into a head wind). His kicks seem to have plenty of distance.
sure ya way to ruin the fun w/facts and outstanding video evidence dach.
I was looking at his tape from the Kohl's kicking combine and he seems like a pretty solid kicker. The field goals he was attempting were 50 yard attempts (if the comments on the video are to be believed, some were into a head wind). His kicks seem to have plenty of distance.
sure ya way to ruin the fun w/facts and outstanding video evidence dach.
From that video it looks like he has plenty of leg. Some of those long kicks looked like they would have been dead on accurate at 60 yards... he was powering those kicks as well as being accurate. Can't wait to see him in competition with others (more pressure than just kicking at a camp and in shorts).
From that video it looks like he has plenty of leg. Some of those long kicks looked like they would have been dead on accurate at 60 yards... he was powering those kicks as well as being accurate. Can't wait to see him in competition with others (more pressure than just kicking at a camp and in shorts).
I looked at a couple of their other videos for their "combine" and I think that was around the 45 yard line and the number signs were the yard line not the kick distance so those could have been 55 yarders.
But this is all after he attended their camp. You really have to go back the OP by seqq34 . This kid's collegiate career was highlighted by decreasing FG accuracy from his Freshman to his Senior years (link). His year to year FG% (from frosh to senior) was 77.8%, 76.2%, 65.2% and 58.8%. I suspect he has been kicking around (all puns intended) form TC to TC in the NFL, never catching on with any team. So it looks like his stay with Kohl's may have done the trick. But at this time he is nothing more than a camp body.
From that video it looks like he has plenty of leg. Some of those long kicks looked like they would have been dead on accurate at 60 yards... he was powering those kicks as well as being accurate. Can't wait to see him in competition with others (more pressure than just kicking at a camp and in shorts).
I looked at a couple of their other videos for their "combine" and I think that was around the 45 yard line and the number signs were the yard line not the kick distance so those could have been 55 yarders.
But this is all after he attended their camp. You really have to go back the OP by seqq34 . This kid's collegiate career was highlighted by decreasing FG accuracy from his Freshman to his Senior years (link). His year to year FG% (from frosh to senior) was 77.8%, 76.2%, 65.2% and 58.8%. I suspect he has been kicking around (all puns intended) form TC to TC in the NFL, never catching on with any team. So it looks like his stay with Kohl's may have done the trick. But at this time he is nothing more than a camp body.
Part of that decline was b/c of the # of kicks changing and distances through the years.
Fresh year 14/18 6 of the 18 were from 40+ yards(33%). of those he was 5/6(none from 50+), he was 3 of 5 from 30-39 all 4 misses from 30+ Soph year 16/21 10 of the 21 were from 40+ yards(50%). of those he was 7/10 from 40 plus(1/1 from 50+). 6/7 from 30-39. 4 misses from 30+, 1 from under 30 Jun year 15/23 12 of the 23 were from 40+ yards(50%). of those he was 6/12 from 40 plus(2/4 from 50+). 3/4 from 30-39. 7 misses from 30+, 1 from under 30 Sen year 10/17 12 of the 17 were from 40+ years(70%). of those he was 6/12 from 40plus(1/3 from 50+) 3/4 from 30-39. 7 misses from 30+.
They were just asking him to do a lot more as the years went on. But its not like they were asking him to do the same thing every year. Maybe the camp helped him, maybe a few years at an NFL training room helped him, or maybe he's still not really reliable. One thing I did notice is a lot of those kicks in the vid were REALLY close to the goalpost; and that was w/out a def or pressure of the game clock. Maybe w/those 2 features he tightens up a bit and those kicks go wide.