Consistency is key.  

Vinatieri has a hall of fame career out of being consistent.  He's 85% (504 of 584 under 50 yards) and only 65% (37 of 58 of kicks 50+ yards).  As you can see, only 10% (58 of 584) of Vinatieri kicks are attempted from 50 yards or more.

Conversely, Jason Myers attempted 19 out of 79 kicks from 50+ yards which represents 24%.  Unfortunately, he only hit on 53% of those (10 of 19) and wasn't consistent with the extra points so he had to go.  Suprisingly, Myers was actually 50 of 54 on FGs inside the 50 (which is 92.5%)

Moving forward, I'd like to go the Vinatieri route and focus on field goals of 45 yards or less and perhaps punt the ball when faced with 50+ yards to pin the opponent inside their 15 yard line.

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