Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: NFL Head Games Taking Toll on Kicking Corps

November 23, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

Some smart and honest words on kickers, 49ers fans rock and Tony Dungy sums up Dak Prescott perfectly.
   
1. Kicker Head Games Lawrence Tynes was one of the great clutch kickers of his generation. He kicked the game-winner in the 2007 NFC title game at Green Bay to put the Giants in the Super Bowl. Four years later, he again kicked a field goal in overtime to put the Giants in the Super Bowl, that time against the 49ers.
Tynes was a picture of consistency and poise, which gives him great credence to discuss the remarkable, unbelievable, unfathomable, almost too-wild-to-be-true rash of missed extra points (12) last weekend.
"Couple of things are in play here, both externally and internally," Tynes told Bleacher Report in an email when asked about the missed extra points. "The media, fans, etc., are making a big deal out of extra points and kickers are hearing the noise, adding pressure."
In other words, kickers hear the talk on the outside and it's ge...

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