I felt kind of bad for the Bears kicker hitting the upright, then the crossbar (hence the Double Doink) for a failed kick that allowed the underdog Eagles to advance in the playoffs last night, but these guys reaction from a Spanish langue network was HILARIOUS:

Sounded way better than Joe Buck!

In fairness, the ball was tipped by an Eagles player.

I felt horrible for the Bears’ kicker. One of the Eagles’ players said he got a couple of fingers on the ball, which would probably explain what happened.

And the game NEVER would have come down to the last play had it not been for two stupid penalties on an earlier Philly touchdown drive (unnecessary roughness on a helmet hit and a subsequent pass interference call).

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Originally posted by snoris:
I felt horrible for the Bears’ kicker. One of the Eagles’ players said he got a couple of fingers on the ball, which would probably explain what happened.

And the game NEVER would have come down to the last play had it not been for two stupid penalties on an earlier Philly touchdown drive (unnecessary roughness on a helmet hit and a subsequent pass interference call).

This^^^

I don't follow football, but it seems to me that the kicker pretty much carried the Bears to within one point of the Eagles. Of their 15 points, he kicked for 9 of them, and the rest of the team was only able to score once. A great individual effort, which he won't get credit for since he's been kicking erratically this season.

I didn't watch the game, just listened to the highlights on the news casts.

6 times he has hit the upright this season.

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
6 times he has hit the upright this season.

I saw a compilation of that, he seems to be pretty good at that!

He also seems to have a much shorter kicking range ability than most NFL kickers I read.

^^^ There's a reason the Eagles let him go...
But I still feel bad for him.

That's what he gets for using that wimpy soccer-style kick in American football.

He needs to kick it like they do in Australian football. There they kick the ball and holder through the goal posts.


< ducks and runs for cover >

I pay scant attention to professional sports, but whenever I see something like a game that’s decided by some tiny error or bit of luck, I think about the targets I use for some of my qualifications. Because many of the targets are ones I make or modify myself, they’re not all exactly the same. It could be, therefore, that a marking line on one wouldn’t be exactly like the others. Someone could possibly say that if the line had been positioned just a millimeter differently, he’d have passed the test, and therefore he deserved to pass.

Although that’s never happened (yet), my prepared answer is that if passing (or winning) is dependent upon such a small variable, then the shooter is doing it wrong: Put the bullet through the center of the zone that’s several inches wide, and the exact position of the lines won’t matter. If a millimeter or two makes the difference, then that was a matter of luck, not skill, and there’s no “deserving” in luck.

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Originally posted by TXJIM:
Sounded way better than Joe Buck!

Indeed. Mexican TV down here is a hoot.

We lived in Mexico during the winters of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. We watched a bunch of both college and pro ball in Spanish. It was a hoot.

Honestly, the Eagles did all they could with dumb mistakes in the first half to try and give that game to the Bears or it wouldn't have been that close.

Also, the top defense in the league gave up a long TD on the Eagle's last drive. That is what cost them the game. I feel bad people are blaming the kicker.

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Originally posted by PASig:
I saw a compilation of that, he seems to be pretty good at that!

Sort of like Orr practicing his water landings under cover of being shot down over the Mediterranean?

Now the Iggles just have to win three in a row to get another Superbowl trophy. That would make six wins in a row?

The Bear's management tried to save a couple of bucks and now their paying for it...


Since Bears cut Robbie Gould, they’ve missed 19 field goals and he’s missed 3

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
He needs to kick it like they do in Australian football. There they kick the ball and holder through the goal posts.


< ducks and runs for cover >

Tell that to Black Hills native, 46 year old, NFL kicking legend Adam Vinateri.

Felt like I watched the Bears lose twice in the last two minutes. Wish they had held on to Alshon Jeffery. Not sure I would want to be a field goal kicker. That is a rough gig.

That was insane.

Just saw a story where the NFL has credited one of the Eagles players with tipping and thus changing the trajectory of the ball.
End result is the same obviously but maybe a bit easier for the kicker to deal with mentally.