[dt_divider style=”thick” /]The kickoff does not have a right to exist. Rules in sports never have…
Author: Chuck Zodda
Chuck Zodda was a placekicker for Dartmouth College from 2006-2008. After playing on Saturdays, he decided he wanted his Sundays free, which is why he now writes about football on most other days. He is also the only person in the history of video games to create himself as a kicker in every version of Madden that he owns, and is arguably the most athletic kicker in Ivy League history.
Ranking the 2017 UDFA Kicker Class
[dt_divider style=”thick” /] 1. Andy Phillips, Utah – Chicago Bears I love nearly everything about Andy…
Draft Retrospective: Robert Aguayo and Self-Scouting
[dt_divider style=”thick” /] “For those reasons, I give Aguayo a third-round grade as my top-rated kicker…
Tavon Austin’s 27-Yard Punt Return – A Lesson In Reading Keys
[dt_divider style=”thick” /] 2016 has been a challenging year for the Los Angeles Rams in their…
Replacing Stephen Gostkowski?
Stephen Gostkowski has been one of the top kickers in the NFL over the past five…
Is Stephen Gostkowski Fixable?
Stephen Gostkowski has been one of the most consistent kickers in the NFL throughout his career.…
The Never Too Early 2016 Punting Trends
Punters are masters in retreat. Tasked with giving the ball to the opposing team in the…
Truth in Numbers: How Punting Statistics Can Lie
Punting statistics are one of the most misunderstood in football. The terms “gross punting average” and…
Explaining How Graham Gano Missed Wide Left
The start of the 2016 NFL season was as entertaining as anyone could have expected, with…
Failures in Punt Protection: Improper Kick-Slide and Punch
Punters have one of the weirder jobs in professional sports: While in possession of the ball…
Identifying Roberto Aguayo’s Preseason Struggles
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Roberto Aguayo in the second round of the 2016 NFL…
Cowboys Kicker Dan Bailey Makes It Look Easy
The 2015 NFL season was a challenging one for the Dallas Cowboys. With injuries to key…
Why Does Dan Carpenter Keep Missing Extra Points?
The 33-yard extra point was one of the big stories of the 2015-16 season, as players,…
Can Rams Kicker Greg Zuerlein Bounce Back in 2016?
Greg Zuerlein had a difficult season for the then-St. Louis Rams in 2015. With the Rams…