It’s time to ban kickers from fantasy football
3 years, 5 months ago

It’s time to ban kickers from fantasy football

New York Times  

Note: This column originally ran in November 2018, and was nominated for Fantasy Football Column of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. I’m happy to say that it appears as if the movement is gaining a ton of steam thanks to tweets Next year, should ESPN’s standard fantasy football game have kickers or no? The majority of the time, we rarely have a kicker hit K1 status in 10 or more weeks, and often it’s just 3-5 who have eight-plus weeks hitting the Top 12. IMPLIED TOTAL You can see that the average kicker score does increase for the most part, but from the extreme low to the extreme high, we’re talking a difference of 1.6 points. And if you really want to play with kickers, hey, it’s your sanity on the line.

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Why are so many NFL kickers getting hurt? Specialist switches have been trending up this season
1 month, 1 week ago

Why are so many NFL kickers getting hurt? Specialist switches have been trending up this season

Associated Press  

EAGAN, Minn. — The kicker carousel has spun frequently around the NFL this fall. “Just looking for a live leg, you know?” New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said last week after his team’s latest shuffle landed on Spencer Shrader, who’s now headed for the Kansas City Chiefs with eighth-year veteran Harrison Butker on injured reserve. “I would never …

Are NFL kickers’ jobs easier without crowds? They say no. Stats say … maybe?
4 years, 2 months ago

Are NFL kickers’ jobs easier without crowds? They say no. Stats say … maybe?

New York Times  

Ka’imi Fairbairn knew where to look when the game hung in the balance. Year FG% 20-29 YDs FG% 30-39 YDS FG% 40-49 YDS FG% 50-59 YDS FG% OVERALL 2020 97 95.9 79.8 64.2 86 2015-19 97.8 91.3 76.4 62.7 83.9 2010-14 96.6 89 77.7 61.9 83.9 Five weeks and 309 field goal attempts into this season, it’s hard to know …

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