2020-21 NFL thread

[Della9250]

Yeah, the guy who is the all-time scoring leader, has made the most field goals (by 40) and has 4 rings, two of them coming on his kicks in the final seconds, isn't going to be a Hall of Famer. You know who went in three years ago? The guy who he passed for most field goals and was the all-time leading scorer would didn't win any titles.

No one is saying he will be first ballot. But he's in.

 

[outofplace]

Yeah, the guy who is the all-time scoring leader, has made the most field goals (by 40) and has 4 rings, two of them coming on his kicks in the final seconds, isn't going to be a Hall of Famer. You know who went in three years ago? The guy who he passed for most field goals and was the all-time leading scorer would didn't win any titles.

No one is saying he will be first ballot. But he's in.

Agreed. I think Vinatieri will get in. That said, when you compare guys to their contemporaries, Andersen was better.

Tucker may need another Super Bowl to get the attention of the voters. He certainly has a good shot at one this year.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

[Tucker]puts a much higher percentage of his kickoffs into the end zone.

I thought one of Gostowsk’s best abilities was actually keeping the ball just out of the end zone. Forcing the returner to field and return it at the 1, with Slater charging with a full head of steam. I loved Patriots kickoffs.

 

[outofplace]

I thought one of Gostowsk’s best abilities was actually keeping the ball just out of the end zone. Forcing the returner to field and return it at the 1, with Slater charging with a full head of steam. I loved Patriots kickoffs.

That is relying on other players for a good result. Tucker just makes the coverage team irrelevant a lot more often.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Exactly. The "iron law" doesn't seem to apply. There are only three kicking specialists in the NFL Hall of Fame who didn't play another position and one of them, Andersen, did not win a Super Bowl. The only other placekicker was Stenerud, who had credentials far beyond any of his contemporaries. That simply isn't true of Gostowski. He had some truly great seasons, but not that many in the context of the long career of a kicker. The rest of the time he was very good, but not at the top of the game.

Tucker has a better case. He has arguably been the best kicker in the league since he arrived in 2012. As a rookie, he made 30 of 33 field goals and he was perfect on extra points for the Super Bowl champions. He has a better field goal and extra point percentages than Gostowski and puts a much higher percentage of his kickoffs into the end zone. Given the committee's history of not respecting kickers, I doubt both guys get in. If that is the case, it's going to be Tucker.

Justin Tucker has a chance to be the best kicker in history. And the gap between him and the second-best kicker could be pretty large.