He looks like a long snapper. That should help our kickers confidence when his long snapper looks like a long snapper. Good stuff
Why so little talk about Karty?
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He looks like a long snapper. That should help our kickers confidence when his long snapper looks like a long snapper. Good stuff
duanevalle22
Rookie
Ummmmmm
Try telling that to the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and the St. Louis Rams fans.
A bigger long snapper would help with blocking too. Despite the "no canning the centre" rule, some of the rush has been coming up the middle.
BC
Finally someone posted a comparison. I noticed this during the missed xp but couldn't find an easy pic for comparison. Laces were in on xp. This is why McQuaide was brought in I'm betting. Plus, Ward hasn't exactly been that great at blocking either.
View: https://x.com/bgrisakTST/status/1985775542549860839
View: https://x.com/bgrisakTST/status/1985775542549860839
12intheBox
Legend
This is a huge move. This by itself may improve the kicking game dramatically.
I don't know why we let go McQuaide in the first place.
Neede money for Tutu the world beater.
Joking aside, didn’t we let Mcquaid go way before 2024 when Karty had a good season?
No, he left in 2021 for Cowboys and has bounced around the league since then. Long snappers seem to play on mostly vet minimum contracts which keep growing the more experience they get which teams tend to replace with younger guys. Good planning until you have issues with your kicking game lol.
Karty needs to be more like 3 steps quicker.
The video below compares Cam Little and Karty's timing. Most NFL kickers begin their approach when the ball is snapped. Karty waits until it's placed. The ball is placed at exactly the same time for both kickers, but when Little kicks the ball, Karty has barely even begun his approach, and he's three steps behind Little.
People want to blame the blocking up the middle, or on the edge, but the OL has to hold their blocks MUCH longer because Karty takes so long to get the kick off.
Karty vs Little
Thats on Karty for sure, but I blame Blackburn for not correcting that.
Please fire Chase Blackburn don’t give him his 7th kicker to ruin.
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Clearly, Karty is well behind the pace, and Blackburn should have corrected this flaw long ago. That alone would probably be enough to fix this issue.
The protection though, still is in need of repair as well.
Someone is always getting rolled up front.
Like I mentioned in my post a few pages back showing his late windup, he didn't do that before this season. Or at least not as blatantly. He was moving with the snap up until this season for whatever reason. Go look at field goals he kicked last year and he's starting his kick when ball is snapped. It's really weird.
It's actually kinda nutty. Not sure what screwed him up, but it appears mental. This team is really good.... The last thing they need is to have to worry about a mental kicker.
Oh well, just score on every drive and go for 2!
Just to add here is one I mentioned from his game winner in week 3 of 2024. He could probably be moving even earlier here but he's half way through the motion when the ball touches ground.
View: https://x.com/kickerupdate/status/1838003442003911007
Fire the coach. Who lets their kicker not even move until the ball is in place ? Get rid of this knob.