Cortez Is Really Improving With The Cowboys

Compacity · Oct 17, 2005

http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/135641

*Look at the profile and notice:
-That Cortez Percentage with the Cowboys, so far his career highest
- His Average on Kickoffs is on a career

I think he could be Cowboys kicker...The last highest percentage that he had was with the San fransico 49ers who special teams was coach by Bruce Dehaven which is currently Dallas Cowboys special teams coach....

He could improve with this Special teams coach... Congrats On the Win Cortez..

btcutter · Oct 17, 2005

% maybe ok but NO ONE has confidence in him when the game is on the line. Everytime we line up for a field goal, I hold my breath.

Doomsday101 · Oct 17, 2005

btcutter said:
% maybe ok but NO ONE has confidence in him when the game is on the line. Everytime we line up for a field goal, I hold my breath.

I do as well but have done that with every kicker we have had. When you leave a win or loss to a FG you are living dangerously.

Coakleys Dad · Oct 17, 2005

He got one blocked, & he missed one that would have taken all that drama out of the end of that game. Im NOT confident in him, i do like his kick off skills but im not confident in him as the kicker....... Lets go 3 in a row!

VACowboy · Oct 17, 2005

Coakleys Dad said:
He got one blocked, & he missed one that would have taken all that drama out of the end of that game. Im NOT confident in him, i do like his kick off skills but im not confident in him as the kicker....... Lets go 3 in a row!

Saying Cortez "got one blocked" is plain wrong. The play was not blocked well. A Gint player penetrated the left-middle of the Dallas line, and THAT's what got the kick blocked.

Doomsday101 · Oct 17, 2005

VACowboy said:
Saying Cortez "got one blocked" is plain wrong. The play was not blocked well. A Gint player penetrated the left-middle of the Dallas line, and THAT's what got the kick blocked.

That is exactly how I saw it as well, Giants player penetrated quickly into the back field and got the block and there was nothing the kicker could do about it.

Danny White · Oct 17, 2005

I was never thrilled with Cundiff, so I figure it's an even trade off with the shaky Cortez.

CaptainAmerica · Oct 17, 2005

Coakleys Dad said:
He got one blocked, & he missed one that would have taken all that drama out of the end of that game. Im NOT confident in him, i do like his kick off skills but im not confident in him as the kicker....... Lets go 3 in a row!

The block wasn't his fault. The left side of the line collapsed.

joseephuss · Oct 17, 2005

CaptainAmerica said:
The block wasn't his fault. The left side of the line collapsed.

He also pulled that ball left. It looked just like the other one he missed. Went left the whole time.

He is at 50% from 40-49 for this season and just under that for his career. That has to go up.

Doomsday101 · Oct 17, 2005

joseephuss said:
He also pulled that ball left. It looked just like the other one he missed. Went left the whole time.

He is at 50% from 40-49 for this season and just under that for his career. That has to go up.

There was no way to tell if he would have made the FG had it not been blocked

VACowboy · Oct 17, 2005

Doomsday101 said:
There was no way to tell if he would have made the FG had it not been blocked

No kidding. The kick was really stoned.

aikemirv · Oct 17, 2005

Doomsday101 said:
There was no way to tell if he would have made the FG had it not been blocked

If you look at the replay it was blocked by the left side of the line and was clearly off line to start with!

Doomsday101 · Oct 17, 2005

aikemirv said:
If you look at the replay it was blocked by the left side of the line and was clearly off line to start with!

Most kicks are not straight they all have some hook or fade to them especially when talking a soccer style kicker.

TheHustler · Oct 17, 2005

What the????? Cortez is AWFUL. He HAS TO GO!!!!

Doomsday101 · Oct 17, 2005

TheHustler said:
What the????? Cortez is AWFUL. He HAS TO GO!!!!

If Dallas finds better then fine, I have no problem getting rid of any kicker but so far every player brought in to beat him out has failed to do so. So until Dallas finds better he is our kicker and made a critical kick for the win yesterday.

DallasDW00ds0n · Oct 17, 2005

good, lets fire him and find a real kicker

Compacity · Oct 19, 2005

Bill Gramatica Perhaps?

poke · Oct 19, 2005

i thought that kick that was blocked started too low and i havent watched it again. i know it was going to be a long kick so maybe he intended it to start
that way . any of you who have seen it again have any comments on it being
low to start with ? i realize the blocking collapsed but am still curious about
the height . thanks

CF74 · Oct 19, 2005

I think after Big Larry shook him he started doing better and this win has earned him a little respect on the team now, just a little.:wink2:

Cortez Is Really Improving With The Cowboys

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