Why Field Goal Percentage is Meaningless

Redskins writer Greg Trippiedi wrote "A quick hypothetical question for all those Hog Heaven readers out there: you have a 35 yard Field Goal attempt in the closing seconds of the first half of a Week 17 game Redskins vs. Cowboys. You have on your roster supereverythingclutch Kicker Adam Vinatieri, and kickoff specialist Shaun Suisham on your active roster. Who do you want taking the kick? "Believe it or not, if we are to believe Suisham's FG percentage over a year and a half in Washington, he's more likely to hit the hypothetical kick than Vinatieri is!"