Quote:Let's not go overboard on the Jason Myers thing. He made a 60 yarder without much of a rush... And Scobee missed a 60 yarder. Nothing crazy here. I thought Scobee looked better on kickoffs. I'm sure Myers has improved, but its not exactly like he dominated in college. He was like a 50% field goal kicker. Myers will have to show an awful lot and Scobee will have to fall off a cliff for Myers to take the job. Myers likely will set himself up nicely for a job with another team at some point during this season.

 

The point is, the team set up scenarios for a reason. Despite the 2nd team offense moving the ball, there is a reason the coaches scripted a 60 yard kick for both kickers...Josh failed badly while Myers nailed it easily.

 

Kickoffs better? Myers kick went past the back of the endzone.

 

I mentioned this last year, and was dismissed a bit, but its clear Josh's leg has already gotten weak. I remember his rookie year, his kickoffs would boom past the endzone...and that was on the longer kickoff before they changed the rules. Last year you had blocked kicks and questions on whether kicks were too low. 

 

I don't care what Myers was in college, just as I don't care what Scobee was as a rookie. All I care about is now, and from what we saw yesterday, Myers has the edge on Josh when it comes to leg strength. Can he do it when the lights come on? We'll see soon enough. If he does, bye bye Josh.

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