As we saw today, having a good kicker is crucial. However, we also saw that regardless of a kicker's physical ability that they need to be mentally resilient. It's a hard job. You have a few opportunities to make an impact in a game and if something goes wrong, it's not like you get to go out there the next play and move on. You're left to linger with the mistake you made. Because of that, I felt like drafting a kicker as high as we did was a mistake. Yes, he has all the physical traits you want in a kicker, but if he can't be resilient enough to move on from mistakes, then the team needs to bring in a new kicker. He was struggling in the preseason, yet the team cut Forbath early and cost us a victory against the Packers. Hopefully, we go out and bring in a proven kicker who has shown they can handle mental side of the game. All kickers will struggle and all kickers will miss, but missing three kicks in a row all in the exact same way is not acceptable.
