MORGULON
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Russell Wilson looking rough these days
Something I’m worried about…
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Stopped caring about that guy years ago 
Jerhawk
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Myers makes me very nervous. Even though he has the numbers and all this and that, he still hasn’t earned Jerhawk’s trust, which is really all that matters.
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No. No he is not.
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90 percent of NFL placekickers will give their fans a panic attack when they line up for a kick. Myers made 86.7% of his FG attempts last year, which is more than respectable. I'm not sure if you can find a kicker on the market who will do better than that. If there was, he would have been signed by some other team. As a point of comparison, Harrison Butker of the Chiefs, regarded as one of the best kickers in the league, made 84%.
A lot of teams suffer with kickers who are making less than 80% of their kicks. Jake Moody of the 49ers made 70.6% of his kicks last year. Evan McPherson made 72.7%.
These guys are not machines, they're human. They're going to miss kicks no matter how good they are. (Unless you're 40-year-old Nick Folk. He seems to have gotten better with age, making 29 out of 30 in 2023 and 21 out of 22 in 2024. And he's a guy who washed out of the NFL at age 33 and played in the American Alliance league for a while.)
A lot of teams suffer with kickers who are making less than 80% of their kicks. Jake Moody of the 49ers made 70.6% of his kicks last year. Evan McPherson made 72.7%.
These guys are not machines, they're human. They're going to miss kicks no matter how good they are. (Unless you're 40-year-old Nick Folk. He seems to have gotten better with age, making 29 out of 30 in 2023 and 21 out of 22 in 2024. And he's a guy who washed out of the NFL at age 33 and played in the American Alliance league for a while.)
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Dude is money not sure what all the hand wringing is about. One of the best kickers we've ever had.
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Jason Myers' missed field goals in the 2023 and 2024 seasons did have significant consequences for the Seahawks' playoff hopes, though the impact varied between the two years. Here's a breakdown:
2023 Season (Miss vs. Rams)
- Game Impact: Myers missed a 55-yard game-winning field goal wide right in Week 11 against the Rams, resulting in a 17-16 loss.
- Playoff Implications:
- The Seahawks finished the season 9-8, one game behind the Rams (10-7) for the NFC West title. Had Myers made that kick, Seattle would have tied the Rams in record and held the head-to-head tiebreaker (assuming other results stayed the same).
- Instead, the Rams won the division, and the Seahawks missed the playoffs entirely.
- This loss was part of a late-season collapse where Seattle lost 5 of their last 7 games, with Myers' miss being a pivotal moment.
2024 Season (Miss vs. Vikings)
- Game Impact: Myers missed a 60-yard game-tying field goal late in the fourth quarter against the Vikings, sealing a 27-24 loss.
- Playoff Implications:
- The Seahawks entered Week 17 at 8-7 and needed a win to stay alive in the playoff race. The loss to Minnesota dropped them to 8-8, effectively eliminating them from contention.
- Even if Myers had made the kick to force overtime, Seattle’s defense was struggling, and a win wasn’t guaranteed. However, the miss ensured no chance of extending their season.
Conclusion
- 2023: Myers' miss against the Rams was a direct contributor to Seattle missing the playoffs, as it cost them a critical divisional game that could have altered tiebreakers.
- 2024: The Vikings miss was more of a final nail in the coffin, as Seattle’s playoff chances were already slim, but it confirmed their elimination.
He's a kicker. Kickers make me nervous. He can be streaky for sure. But overall, I think the Hawks could do a lot worse than Jason Myers.
jman316
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55 and 60 yard field goals are hardly gimmies. I always hesitate pinning a loss on one player or play. Just because it happened at the end of a game doesn’t mean there weren’t other game altering plays that happened beforehand.
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Pete might have hung on for another season if Myers made that kick.
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Nah, it was time, way past time. Also, losing 5 of 7 to finish, can't just blame the kicker. That is a team collapse, and it starts with Pete and the coaching staff. This is a guy who actually thought Geno was a good choice at QB.
They can & they have.
I don't forget that they chose Janikowski over Meyers in 2018. Meyers went on to make the pro bowl that year. Seattle was lucky the Jets, who are allergic to success, chose not to keep him.
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So I’m guessing you don’t think Geno was a good choice!
I know it's hard to tell, but I wasn't a huge Geno fan. Shocking, I know 
Like Mael said, his ability to almost miss kicks is impressive.
Like Mael said, his ability to almost miss kicks is impressive.
NFL games are close. THat's why it's the #1 sport.
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Good stuff. Thanks.
m0ng0
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Conclusion...55 and 60 yard kicks aint easy
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