Sounds like Garibay got waived yesterday. For him I sensed it was mental. He had the physical skillset to get it done. But there was too much going on in other parts of his life, and he was unable to separate it from football.
Sad, those opportunities don't come around often. I hope he keeps grinding at it, and finds himself with another team in the future.
He was talking about how he'd rather be too prepared and never get the opportunity than be unprepared at an inopportune time.
That's probably the most difficult aspect about the NFL for a lot of players who have enough physical ability. That part is really only like 30% of the game, anyway, I'd say. But it's probably the most important part. When a player really has what it takes between the ears it can really make the difference in leveling up that player's impact for his team. Tony Romo and Drew Henson are good examples of just how much more important the mental aspect really is.
On a side note, I've never seen anything quite like Garibay, that I can remember, before this camp. The guy was 15 of 16 in college. And he had a 62-yard game winner.
Was another team tampering with Garibay? /sarcasm
I grew up around professional scouts (MLB), so I think I have a pretty good basic understanding of how NFL scouts look at players. But I truly wouldn't know what to look for in a kicker other than how many he can make from how far compared to others I've seen. Other than that, I, personally, honestly wouldn't know what I'm looking at.
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