Dan Bailey not perfect enough

[phildadon86]

Ok I haven't seen anyone bring this up so I'm going to. Why is it in clutch situations his kicks are off. Usually when he goes in to kick I'm not worried. But last season against Detroit he missed a clutch field goal when we were mounting the comeback. Green bay he missed one again when we were dominating. And Sunday against philly he almost missed the game tying field goal. What is going on with him? Thoughts?

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

He was a little off at the end of last year.

He's been perfect this year including in late in games.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

He's a kicker, nothing more really needs to be said.

 

[daveferr33]

Because no one is perfect. He's close, though.

 

[trickblue]

Looked to me like he purposefully rushed that kick against Philly because of the block pressure...

 

[phildadon86]

He was a little off at the end of last year.

He's been perfect this year including in late in games.

Yes he has. He was an inch away from not sending us into overtime though. And that scares me

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Yes he has. He was an inch away from not sending us into overtime though. And that scares me

Yeah, but the fact it was almost blocked probably had something to do with it. Anything that throws off a kickers rhythm has adverse effects to accuracy.

 

[LandryFan]

Yes he has. He was an inch away from not sending us into overtime though. And that scares me

I just wish the rest of the team were as imperfect as him.

 

[Rack]

I thought the kick vs Philly got touched by a defender?

 

[ghosttown cowboy]

If he doesn't rush the kick it gets blocked...he still made it and not every kick will split the uprights down the middle...I remember when our chances to make a kick were 50/50...I'm not worried about Dan at all...

 

[big dog cowboy]

And Sunday against philly he almost missed the game tying field goal.

One thing not really discussed about that last FG he doinked is the previous play. There was a penality on Philly that moved the ball 5 yards closer. If not for that penality, Bailey's kick would have hit the outside of the pole glancing left and his attempt would have been no good or he would have missed it wide left altogether.

 

[lukin2006]

He is a 90% field goal kicker ... buff said. He is the least of my concerns.

 

[Doomsday]

Dan Bailey is the only part of special teams that doesnt make me sick to my stomach

 

[31smackdown]

It was a minor miracle that kick did not get blocked. I think the defender actually got there too quickly which rarely happens. Maybe Bailey's reaction to a player laying out so early in the process caused his timing to be a little off or his motion to change slightly. I'm pretty sure there is nothing wrong with Bailey.

The question is how did the Eagles mediocre kicker make the 54 yarder and how did Irving barely get off the ground after we consistently get pressure up the middle. The ref nudged him right before the play to get him to move over so he was not over the center.

 

[MRV52]

He is the most accurate Field Goal Kicker in the history of the NFL. Enough said.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fg_perc_career.htm

 

[ksadler1]

Ok I haven't seen anyone bring this up so I'm going to. Why is it in clutch situations his kicks are off. Usually when he goes in to kick I'm not worried. But last season against Detroit he missed a clutch field goal when we were mounting the comeback. Green bay he missed one again when we were dominating. And Sunday against philly he almost missed the game tying field goal. What is going on with him? Thoughts?

I actually mentioned this last year, several times. I had asked if he possibly had an injury we didn't know about. I use to think of him as Mr Automatic but I get nervous during all his kicks now.....

 

[Alexander]

I just wish the rest of the team were as imperfect as him.

He has been so automatic that even a minor flaw shocks you. Folk was like that before he got hurt.

I really do not think this is the same case though. I was worried about him at the tail end of last year.

I just hate that he is viewed as so reliable that at seems like we sometimes play for a 56 yard FG AND expect him to make them all.

 

[foofighters]

Ok I haven't seen anyone bring this up so I'm going to. Why is it in clutch situations his kicks are off. Usually when he goes in to kick I'm not worried. But last season against Detroit he missed a clutch field goal when we were mounting the comeback. Green bay he missed one again when we were dominating. And Sunday against philly he almost missed the game tying field goal. What is going on with him? Thoughts?

lol.

 

[John813]

Thoughts? He's the last player to worry about.

 

[KJJ]

There's a lot more things to be concerned about with the Cowboys than Bailey.