If Zuerlein hadn't gotten the yips last year....

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... how much better would our record have been?

There's all this talk about the offense improving (and I think even getting field goals closer could help) but his lack of consistency really hurt us last year.
 
GZ finished as the 26th in FG %, but if he connected on just 2 of his misses he'd have finished 11th. That's how tightly grouped these kickers are.

Playoff stud Mason Crosby (GB) finished 23rd.

Looking at games we lost in which he missed a kick; I'd argue the only game that's debatable is the San Diego game.
 
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Maybe 1 game better? The he was 24/30 and 5 of the 6 misses were in games that didn't matter:

vs MIN: L 6-34 (2/3)
vs SEA: W 28-26 (0/1)
@ KC: L 7-34 (0/1)
@ SD: L 24-27 (1/2)
@ WAS: 24-0 (1/3)

SD is the only game you can argue he cost us a win. The margin of victory in the other games was already pretty sizable
 
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Thanks guys! Eye-opening when seeing his misses in context. Funny how memory works, there was a part of me that wanted to lay our dismal season at his feet! ;)
 
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rams24/7 said:
I'm much more inclined to blame Davis and Hill. Both had countless late-game meltdowns, one of which I had the misfortune of witnessing in person (SD game)
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Davis Davis Davis!
 
I like Greg Zuerlein when he makes them!
 
rams24/7 said:
Maybe 1 game better? The he was 24/30 and 5 of the 6 misses were in games that didn't matter:

vs MIN: L 6-34 (2/3)
vs SEA: W 28-26 (0/1)
@ KC: L 7-34 (0/1)
@ SD: L 24-27 (1/2)
@ WAS: 24-0 (1/3)

SD is the only game you can argue he cost us a win. The margin of victory in the other games was already pretty sizable
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And, considering 5 of our Losses last year were by 6 points or less, an extra field goal or two wouldn't have hurt either!!:rolleyes:
 
that Washington game was bad. that game really skewed his stats. but in his defense that field was such a piece of shit it really messed with him after the first kick. I was at the game. he was pissed with himself he went into the locker room at halftime and was in there less than 5 minutes before he came back out kicking all halftime.
 
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Robocop said:
that Washington game was bad. that game really skewed his stats. but in his defense that field was such a piece of crap it really messed with him after the first kick. I was at the game. he was pissed with himself he went into the locker room at halftime and was in there less than 5 minutes before he came back out kicking all halftime.
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I was there also. That sounded like a rams crowd during most of that game. Everyone was so pleased once he made a kick.
 
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OJM said:
I was there also. That sounded like a rams crowd during most of that game. Everyone was so pleased once he made a kick.
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best part was watching paper bags go on heads and the RG3 chants in the 4th :ROFLMAO:
 
I suspected at the time that GZ had some sort of injury that we were unaware of. He seemed to be only kicking with 50-70% power. I still think that is a possibility.
 
Misses influence future coaching decisions...so maybe an earlier miss made Fish forgo an attempt to go for a first down or even punt...no way to tell....but GZ has been off his game for 1 1/2 seasons or so....
 
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Ram Quixote said:
That miss was actually critical. The game was 7-7 and the defense had recovered a fumble deep in KC's territory but we couldn't get it into the endzone. Zuerlein missed the FG. Big turning point since we weren't able to capitalize on the turnover.
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Bingo. Net turnover points.
 
CoachO said:
with all due respect, how is converting 26-28 in 2013 being off his game? Not to mention having 52 Touchbacks on his 78 kickoffs.
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I stand corrected....1 1/3 seasons....seems like he was missing some at the end of 2013, but I could be wrong...
 
LACHAMP46 said:
I stand corrected....1 1/3 seasons....seems like he was missing some at the end of 2013, but I could be wrong...
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he missed TWO kicks the entire 2013 season. But I think there are alot of people like you who seem to think he somehow had a bad year. Obviously, I am not one of them.
 
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