The whole thing is overblown if you think about it.
Why do we even kick field goals? Because the offense didn't get the job done. Its our consolation prize.
In this case we missed a 3rd and 4 and added a penalty to make it a 3rd and 9.
Didn't make that and ended up with a 43 yard kick.
Not even a Scott Norwood or Billy Cundiff kick.
More like a Roy Gerela first half Super Bowl miss, or a Mike Mercer KC Super Bowl footnote.
He missed a first half attempt. His only attempt of the game. Never got another chance to make up for it unlike the offense that ran 57 plays.
If it were a last second game winner, I'd agree it was bad. It wasn't. Roy Gerela missed first half kick in the Super Bowl.
Pittsburgh still beat Dallas 21 - 17.
So why do you expect more of a $1 million kicker than you do of a $40 million QB, a $20 million WR, and a $15 million RB?
(We ain't alone......only 4 kickers have hit all their XPs and only 6 of the 16 kickers with 30 attempts have hit over 90% of their FGS)