Define consistent.As long as he is consistent inside 40 yards, I’ll be happy. Maybe even 35 yards!!!
He was 31 of 36 inside 40 if you exclude his freshman season. He is a solid and consistent kicker based on those stats.Define consistent.
I support him 100%, but 41-52 (.788) inside the 40 is just okay. By way of comparison, Pappanastos was 14-16 in side the 40 (.875) in his two years at Bama.
Jones is an upgrade outside of 40 yards, however, hitting 9 of 13 from 40-49 yards, while Pappanastos was 5 of 10 at the same range.
Neither of them made a kick over 50 yards.
Yah, but he still missed more inside the 40 (by percentage) than Pappanastos did.He was 31 of 36 inside 40 if you exclude his freshman season. He is a solid and consistent kicker based on those stats.
if Pappanastos hits that 35-yard FG to win the National Championship, his legacy would have been completely different. Unfortunately, he missed it. Thank goodness the Tide pulled it out in the OT or I would feel absolutely horrible for him.Define consistent.
I support him 100%, but 41-52 (.788) inside the 40 is just okay. By way of comparison, Pappanastos was 14-16 in side the 40 (.875) in his two years at Bama.
Jones is an upgrade outside of 40 yards, however, hitting 9 of 13 from 40-49 yards, while Pappanastos was 5 of 10 at the same range.
Neither of them made a kick over 50 yards.
if Pappanastos hits that 35-yard FG to win the National Championship, his legacy would have been completely different. Unfortunately, he missed it. Thank goodness the Tide pulled it out in the OT or I would feel absolutely horrible for him.
As you pointed out, he was about as consistent within 40 yards as a kicker can be.
It keeps getting better!And he doesn't burn a scholarship
I watched that part of the game again today. A commentator stated that it looked like his, Pappy's, plant leg, left leg, slipped on that turf.It really wasn't the fact that he missed it as much as how he missed it. It wasn't anywhere near anything that looked like a goalpost. It was a chip shot with everything riding on the line. The miss was so bad that a coach would wonder if he possessed the mental focus to deliver when it mattered in the future or would he be a basket case. Hence, the quest for a new kicker.
Having said that, we would not have won the game without Pappy's contributions and I wish him the best of luck.