Rams Re-sign Zuerlein
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He's very similar to Zuerlein...Strong leg not very accurate whereas Martin is more accurate, but needs to work on his leg strength, however, now that the Rams are back in Los Angeles most will think they'll be looking at many from UCLA and USC.
OC--LeftCoast
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As a avid Bruin supporter, I like Faibairn, that being said I would rather have GZ lining up for a big kick anyday
OC--LeftCoast
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The Vikings he went 4-5 drilled a 61 yarder and a 53 yarder to send the game into OT - went 4-5 for the game on a blustery day in Minny (so much for the he can't kick outdoors theory)
The Ravens he missed a 52 with the game tied in the 4th ( Justin Tuck missed a 51 yarder same game) that was his only kick, I believe he was then placed on the injured list
The 49rs well I guess he did miss a 46 yarder when the Rams held the lead, then we all know about the blocked kick at the end
It ended up well, had the Niners not blocked that kick GZ would have drilled it and the Rams would be picking at 19 not 15
I think a lot of you guys are wrong on your assessments regarding Zurlein
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First off, the Vikings game was probably the only one he should have won for us. There was no reason to need a fucking field goal to beat the Ravens or Whiners last year. They were pathetic losses and if we had any sense of offense the kicking game wouldn't have been so important.
lockdnram21
Legend
Not only wrong but how are people coming up with "he lost us games" when it's not true. I wonder if they watched the games truthfully.
Roman Snow
H.I.M.
I'm surprised at the amount of confidence in Zuerlein that so many still have.
IMO his kicking psyche has gradually declined since his rookie season. I say this as an intelligent football fan, not as a sports psychologist, obviously.
IMO his kicking psyche has gradually declined since his rookie season. I say this as an intelligent football fan, not as a sports psychologist, obviously.
ReddingRam
Hall of Fame
GZ's problem seems to be mainly in his shorter kicks. It looks like he does something weird in his follow thru's when he kicks the shorter ones. The ball has a lot of "english" on it ... almost like a golfer who has a bad slice. It looks to me like he is trying to power thru the kick as if he has to drill it 50 yds, but then pulls back just a bit ... kind of like a chip shot in golf when you are trying to make the ball come back.
Greg has a powerful leg. It's all mental. Maybe GW's wife can help him with some hypnotism or something to get him to relax a bit
Greg has a powerful leg. It's all mental. Maybe GW's wife can help him with some hypnotism or something to get him to relax a bit
GZ's problem seems to be mainly in his shorter kicks. It looks like he does something weird in his follow thru's when he kicks the shorter ones. The ball has a lot of "english" on it ... almost like a golfer who has a bad slice. It looks to me like he is trying to power thru the kick as if he has to drill it 50 yds, but then pulls back just a bit ... kind of like a chip shot in golf when you are trying to make the ball come back.
Greg has a powerful leg. It's all mental. Maybe GW's wife can help him with some hypnotism or something to get him to relax a bit
I sort of see that too but slightly differently. I see him crushing every kick with all he has. To use your golf theme he's like the guy who swings as hard as he can regardless of where the ball is and what club he has in his hands.
Still, he's a weapon and I'm glad they got him back on board.
Roman Snow
H.I.M.
@Mojo Ram said, "I say this as an intelligent football fan, not as a sports psychologist, obviously."
I'm curious what you would say as a sports psychologist Mojo.
We should be fair and wait until he sleeps at a Holiday Inn Express before asking him that.
I'm not excited about the extension, but I'm not upset, either.
Ranked 35 out of 37? Okaaaaay...
But only $675k guaranteed, so he's cuttable if a rookie really blows it up in camp. Which I kinda expect, frankly.
And kickers have gotta be the most easily replaceable players in football. Hundreds come out every year and each team needs only one.
Ranked 35 out of 37? Okaaaaay...
But only $675k guaranteed, so he's cuttable if a rookie really blows it up in camp. Which I kinda expect, frankly.
And kickers have gotta be the most easily replaceable players in football. Hundreds come out every year and each team needs only one.
If you guys want to go find some of my older posts in the GZ posts around the end of the regular season I broke down all the misses pretty comprehensively.
I think he only missed 1 "shorter" kick this season. All the others under 50 yards were blocked....convincingly at that (failed blocking assignments not low kicks).
I mean if you guys really want to complain about all the 55+ FGs he misses we could always go grab a guy where you don't even consider trying from that distance and just punt it....no miss nothing to complain about right?
I think he only missed 1 "shorter" kick this season. All the others under 50 yards were blocked....convincingly at that (failed blocking assignments not low kicks).
I mean if you guys really want to complain about all the 55+ FGs he misses we could always go grab a guy where you don't even consider trying from that distance and just punt it....no miss nothing to complain about right?
maybe that's a good thing. it will stop fisher from playing for a 50+ yard fg every game.
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