Crossing Broad
Vic Fangio in his Tuesday press conference called out reporters for missing the biggest scandal in the NFL right now. Field goal kickers bombing footballs 60+ yards like it’s a PAT:
Do we have our very own Deflategate on our hands? I mean he sounds like he knows what he’s talking about. Can we get one of the 70 reporters from the Eagles beat researching these footballs instead of tweeting about what Bible verse AJ Brown is reading that day? This seems way more important. What if the Eagles lose on a last second 72-yard field goal this Sunday because we’re in the live-ball era of the NFL? I want a detailed report by Sunday.
God I could listen to Vic Fangio talk ball for the rest of my life. Who knew we were going to get a Brady Anderson drop when we woke up today? Enough with the juiced balls. No one comes to an NFL game to watch kickers smoke 65-yard chip shot field goals. We want teams going for it on 4th down:
Chase McLaughlin beat his original long by more than eight yards! EIGHT YARDS! That’s 24 feet. He had never hit a field goal longer than 57 and he goes out there, steps right up, and boots the second longest field goal in NFL history. The longest outdoor field goal in NFL history. Todd Bowles didn’t even know he had that in his bag:
Me and Vic Fangio are calling for every team in the NFL to start rubbing your balls again.
Kinkead: Got an update for you. The beats asked Michael Clay about balls and here’s what he had to say:
Q. What do you think about the kicking balls? (Jeff Neiburg)
Michael Clay: (Jokingly) I think you got all the answers from [Defense Coordinator] Vic [Fangio]. He obviously jokes with me when he retires that wants to be a special teams coach, so he is well-oiled for that. In terms of the kicking balls, yeah, the ball is traveling, it’s still warm out. Shoot, it was 102 degrees feel on Sunday. [Tampa Bay Buccaneers PK] Chase McLaughlin is a really good kicker. He was able to connect on that end-of-half situation and it’s just the trend of the league right now.Q. Can you specifically say what is different about the kicking ball? (Merrill Reese)
Michael Clay: We just get to work on it a little bit longer than we used to. We used to only have an hour, now we get the whole week to fill it in, and the kickers get to pick what ball they feel pretty good about. You only get, I think, six balls. If you lose one of them, and one gets scuffed up and the NFL deems it’s not playable, then it’s out. You’re down to five. So, you just have got to make sure those balls are primed and ready to go come Sunday.**Q. Who works...
