Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
I would argue KS thought he would be great also, or why else did they select him? But again, he wasn't to be great right away, plz, that's the whole sit him year 1 strategy, do we forget about that?
Moody doesn't have to be great, but he has to hit around 80%+ that's the mendoza line for kickers, York hit 75% last season, he still has a job, but perhaps on the hot seat a bit, again you never answered the above question directly, about what would you do, seems clear from your posts, you would acquire an udfa.. however suppose you want Dunn, and LAR signs him before you do, no guarantee you sign the player you want, unless you draft that guy.
80% puts him at like 26th in the league. York was one of the worst kickers in the league last yr and they're weren't in Super Bowl or bust mode like here.
KS still thinks he can be great, he's said that recently. Kid got hurt early in the season and we didn't get to see any progress. Brock's play changed all that as well.
there isn't a world where we should even be discussing a QB and kicker in the same sentence. It was a dumb whataboutisms to bring up. Kickers don't get any leeway…you miss a couple and you're gone. That's why they don't get taken high. It's not just about talent, it's such a mental position and that s**t can and doe switch for them.