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Justin Tucker vs Matt Stover


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Justin Tucker vs Matt Stover  

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  1. 1. Justin Tucker or Matt Stover

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I only became a fan of the NFL and the Ravens in Stover's last season in Baltimore, so I didn't see much of what made him great, but surely it's Tucker.

He's got the second highest "kicks made" percentage ever, massive range and his 2016 season was the greatest season ever by a kicker.

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52 minutes ago, drd23 said:

He's got the second highest "kicks made" percentage ever, massive range and his 2016 season was the greatest season ever by a kicker.

What does that mean? He's got the #1 FG percentage all time, even with no qualifications for all the long FGs we let him try.

Kicking is one thing you can't say you need to adjust for era, rules (it's only gotten harder for extra points, and Tucker's never missed one in regular or post season), or whatever. The task hasn't changed. Tucker is the best ever. 

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Tucker. Doesn't mean Stover wasn't great, but not as good.

I feel kickers as a whole have evolved though. At least from an athletic/strength standpoint. They're making 50 yarders like it's nothing these days. Wasn't quite the case (at least as I remember it) in Stover's era just a somewhat short time ago.

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3 hours ago, coordinator0 said:

Tucker. Doesn't mean Stover wasn't great, but not as good.

I feel kickers as a whole have evolved though. At least from an athletic/strength standpoint. They're making 50 yarders like it's nothing these days. Wasn't quite the case (at least as I remember it) in Stover's era just a somewhat short time ago.

Crazy to think that now. Makes me feel even older, lol.

But for the debate, its Tucker all the way. Glad to say we had some of the best to ever do it. AutoMattic Stover was the man.

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5 hours ago, wackywabbit said:

What does that mean? He's got the #1 FG percentage all time, even with no qualifications for all the long FGs we let him try.

Dan Bailey was marginally ahead (by like less than 0.5%) of him last time I checked, but Bailey did miss one today, so maybe that's changed it?

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That’s the reason I didn’t include stats. It would’ve ruined the argument real quick. I was just looking up a bunch of old school teams and reading college football articles and it brought me back to the feeling that after Stover left and we had to deal with Steven Hauschka and Billy Cundiff. And there was the thought that Matt Stover, Mr. Automatic might never be replaced. It’s crazy to think that somehow we actually found a kicker that’s actually better.

In a way I was kind of wondering how that leaves Stovers legacy. Because statistically, he probably looks just like any other kicker now. But there was a time when Baltimore fans were so confident that you would go to the bathroom during field goals because... you knew it was already automatic.

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