Mason Crosby is a below-average NFL kicker. If you disagree, please allow me to prove it to you.
I really didn’t want to write about Mason Crosby again. Most of you know how I feel and I’ve handled the topic before. I’ve railed on the Packers coddling of Crosby. I’ve presented some stats that questioned Crosby being rewarded with a 100% raise in 201o.
Yet, some of you still believe (or have convinced yourselves) that the Packers are lucky to have Crosby. You have a ready set of excuses.
He kicks in the cold weather.
He’s has to kick a lot of long field goals.
He went five for six during the Packers playoff run.
He does a great job with kickoffs.
He’s not great, but he’s an above-average NFL kicker.
There is nobody available that would be any better.
The first three of those statements are true but are not valid excuses, as I will show. The last three items are just outright untrue. If you believe them, you also believe in unicorns and pots...
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