r/nextfuckinglevel • u/HomeNowWTF • 2d ago

Pro kicker skills

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u/utzbansai 2d ago

This is how they should kick all extra points

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u/CitizenCue 2d ago

Legitimately they should do this. At least in like the pro bowl or something.

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u/thestorygoeslikethis 2d ago

What pro bowl

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u/DaBestNameEver0 2d ago

pro bowl doesn’t exist anymore lol

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u/CitizenCue 2d ago

It would if it had this.

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u/LucyLilium92 1d ago

I wish the ball was more rounded so drop kicks were still viable. The Longest Yard (original) utilized it, and despite being an older movie, the opposing team was confused that it was a legal play, since it hadn't happened in decades in real life even back then. It was in 1941 when  the last successful NFL drop kick happened before the 1974 movie. The next successful drop kick in the NFL was in 2006. The ball shape was changed in 1934 to make passing easier by elongating it, but that made the ball bounce unpredictable.

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u/Stashmouth 2d ago

He missed the ball the first three times. Pro kicker, my ass.

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u/nellyruth 2d ago

Not even double clutching

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u/SmanginSouza 2d ago

Probably granny shifting.

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u/ElegantCoach4066 1d ago

ejecto seato cuz!

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u/glen_ko_ko 1d ago

Ejecto Seatoh Cuh

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u/Free-Pound-6139 2d ago

Bad kickers miss it 5 times.

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u/El_Padri 1d ago

and he missed the goal that's right there... i dunno why he was aiming to those 2 vertical posts...

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u/lizardThenoob 1d ago

That was funny, I confess! xD

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u/1-800-ASS-DICK 2d ago

I remember when Younghoe Koo was just entering the NFL, he had clips like these going around too. He was a good-okay kicker if I recall, but ended up not really having an extraordinary career.

The thing I remember most about him is when he was signing autographs at training camp I think, and when a fan offered him a zyn pouch he popped it in his mouth with no hesitation.

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u/ColdBru5 1d ago

He was great for awhile. These guys don't really get the chance to be bad for very long.

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u/unwantedaccount56 1d ago

Not even a ball, looks more like an egg

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u/The_Common_Peasant 1d ago

Its an American football 🏈

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u/unwantedaccount56 1d ago

I know, but why call it ball if not ball shaped?

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u/Appropriate-Bird-354 22h ago

Because it's by definition a ball - same as rugby balls.

It doesn't have to be perfectly spheroid.

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u/ShawarmaOrigins 2d ago

LACES... OUT..... IN ... OUT.... IN... O....AAAAAHHHH

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u/DanielCraigsAnus 2d ago

She is a MAN!

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u/Taricha_torosa1 2d ago

Would you like a cookie son?

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u/Prize_Mouse7778 1d ago

What do you know about Ray Finkle?

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u/notgetdeleted 1d ago

I think that he and Lois Einhorn are in it together!

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u/Prize_Mouse7778 20h ago

Finkle and Einhorn in it together - how?

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u/ossman1976 2d ago

And yet if the holder is 1 millimeter off they collapse.

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u/henryhollaway 1d ago

Simply commentators talking out of their ass.

For as many of them that play golf you’d think they’d know how to talk about kicking.

A righty pulling it right? Come on. lol

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u/King_Roberts_Bastard 1d ago

Yes...its called prediction. If its a good snap the kicker expects a good spot. In this case he knew the ball was moving and planned for it.

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u/GuyNamedLindsey 2d ago

Wide ass goal post.

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u/No_Chemist_7878 2d ago

girth shows more if it is short

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Adaptable-iguana 2d ago

Ha! It’s like a button in a fur coat. 

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u/enadiz_reccos 2d ago

A mushroom in a grassy field

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u/IgotThrobbed 2d ago

"Hung like a light-switch"

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u/GuyNamedLindsey 2d ago

Mom?

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u/HonkeyKong64 1d ago

Something something broken arms

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u/smellyelderberries 2d ago

Ain't that the truth

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u/Kmon87 2d ago

I mean he put it down the middle so does it matter?

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u/GuyNamedLindsey 2d ago

Yeah.

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u/NotUniqueAtAIl 2d ago

Id argue that it's easier to hit the middle of a smaller target. He hit the middle of your huge set so arguably more impressive

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u/Strange-Cloud9287 2d ago

Nah, it basically eliminates the pressure of the goal posts, so all he has to do is hit the target he's picturing in his head.

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u/randomuser1029 2d ago

Sounds like someone that has never been involved in sports before

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u/Realmofthehappygod 2d ago

Pressure? It's a dude fucking around on the field...

There literally couldnt be any pressure lol.

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u/gavinbear 2d ago

And what is this kicker supposed to do about that? It went down the middle.

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u/8462368 2d ago

Down the middle

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u/TrollsWhenBored 2d ago

Those are high school posts. Much wider

Highschool is like 24ft wide and College/NFL is 18 or something like that

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u/Sullypants1 2d ago

Look like high-school posts

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u/MistaBeanz 2d ago

Portably doubles as a soccer net

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u/R_eloade_R 1d ago

Football*

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u/Appropriate-Bird-354 1d ago

It's called soccer in the US.

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u/puppymama75 2d ago

Pls someone tell me where this music is from

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u/Artistic_Shift791 2d ago

Do I Clench My Fists? By ridgeclub

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u/CallMeAxiom 2d ago

Holy shit it is so good 

Thought it was a blackhead track. I got a new artist to discover t.y.

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u/puppymama75 2d ago

Thank you friend.

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u/puppymama75 2d ago

Thank you friend.

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u/Dartmouthest 2d ago

Awesome, beautiful song

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u/Delirium222 2d ago

yeah, what is the song name

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u/Thatdewd57 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZPYbvyQhLqrcXqar3h

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u/reverse_cigol 1d ago

What’s going on here?

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u/Thatdewd57 1d ago

Just a GIF of the current NFL record holder and recent walk off game winner kicking legend Cam Little.

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u/hitokirivader 2d ago

So really if Charlie Brown just had this guy’s mad skills then he wouldn’t have needed Lucy lol

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u/MCarooney 2d ago

with foot skills like that he should play football

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u/GovernmentChickenboy 2d ago

Clearly couldn't hack it so took eggball

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u/The_One_Koi 1d ago

Handegg if I may

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u/UrsaMajor7th 1d ago

What kind of weird-ass eggs are you buying?

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u/Tuscan5 2d ago

In football this is relatively basic. I coach 12 year olds that can do similar football skills.

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u/OriginalTRaven 1d ago

By similar they mean not this at all.

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u/Tuscan5 1d ago

You’re right, kids can do far more and far more impressive football skills than this guy.

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u/kevinthebaconator 1d ago

I mean clearing the posts is impressive, but the other aspects are things if you break them down you could probably pick up in an afternoon or over a weekend if you have a good baseline of football skills.

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u/sl0wjim 2d ago

he is playing football lol

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u/FirePoppy89 2d ago

Isn't that a field for playing egg ball?
\s

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u/Svargas05 2d ago

Username checks out

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u/Not_Gunn3r71 1d ago

No he isn’t

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u/KennyShowers 1d ago

These people think it’s so cool to call soccer football, hilarious.

The better sport gets the name, only people with the minds of children are entertained by some swarthy Eurotrash jogging around while people rave about a high scoring 1-0 game

Here in America that’s just what we have our kids play until they develop the precise motor skills and complex decision making abilities for real sports that are actually fun to watch.

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u/VanillaLoaf 1d ago

And then they can develop CTE and go medically bankrupt. The American dream!

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u/KennyShowers 1d ago

Psh my kid won’t play it, plus I live in NYC youth/HS real football doesn’t really exist.

After he grows out of soccer he’ll play baseball maybe basketball.

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u/OgLikeSmash 1d ago

So fun to watch that 2 minutes of a game is 8 seconds of gameplay, 30 seconds of players strutting around, and 82 seconds of ads?

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u/Appropriate-Bird-354 1d ago

The game is designed around set plays, the pauses are part of the game.

That's part of why it's so entertaining to watch, the strategic / intellectual side of football is extremely intensive and fairly easy to follow along with.

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u/ProbablyAnAlt42 12h ago

You've got about a 10 percent chance of any soccer game scoring 0 to 0. Nothing happens for like 90% of the game and then they rag on football for having snappy plays that have a lot of shit going on in a short time.

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u/The_Common_Peasant 1d ago

That's because its only called Soccer in the States, most everywhere else its call Football, because football was the original. Football as we know it in the states is an entirely American invention. Also incredibly pretentious to try and say that the "Real Football" is the game where the ball hardly ever comes into contact with your foot. There's a reason why Soccer is an international sport while American football isnt.

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u/Appropriate-Bird-354 1d ago

because football was the original

There are numerous games called "football".

What Americans call "soccer" was called "Association Football" originally, shortened to "soccer".

It's perfectly reasonable to call it soccer. That's how language evolves.

Also incredibly pretentious to try and say that the "Real Football"

They're only saying that in reaction to other people saying the game they call football is the "real" version.

Neither is the "real" version, they're two different evolutions of a game with similar roots. Both are perfectly valid. You're just as pretentious as the person you're criticizing.

game where the ball hardly ever comes into contact with your foot.

There are no crickets involved in the game of cricket. No rugs involved in the game of rugby.

Names for communal activities like sports often have unusual etymology, they're not intended to be technical. No one was judging the name based on the technical percentage of time a foot was in contact with the ball.

The game is played "on foot", hence football. The name was derived from "rugby football". Americans didn't even originate it.

There's a reason why Soccer is an international sport while American football isnt.

What reason is that, specifically?

Relative global popularity of a sport doesn't make it valid or invalid. Everyone is free to play the sports they enjoy. Who are you to say otherwise? What insane arrogance makes you think you get to dictate that?

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u/ProbablyAnAlt42 12h ago

Shocking to me that there are still people who think Americans named either sport. Weird names are literally always the fault of the british. They love bizarre little nicknames over there.

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u/KennyShowers 1d ago

The people who invented the game called it soccer. If they didn't want their game called soccer they shouldn't have called it that.

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u/GrayJinjo 2d ago

But can he double doink?

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u/MrPotato4217 2d ago

The LAR need to sign this guy

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u/Ok-Journalist7612 2d ago

DUVAL!! 😎

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u/Most_Structure9568 2d ago

Turf sucks. Bring back grass.

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u/tmcall90 2d ago

LA Rams outta pick him up

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u/Electrical-Bee3128 2d ago

Rama could use him

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u/wishbones_kitchen 2d ago

Hard to time that so the laces are out. Impressive

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u/phallic-baldwin 2d ago

He's a top kicker

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u/daxx549 2d ago

Rams should sign him for a tryout.

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u/HatExtension7679 2d ago

Los Angeles Rams will be calling tomorrow morning

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u/MMAFIBOXING 2d ago

Rams kicker couldn't do that

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u/Extension-System-974 2d ago

Until he misses the extra point and gets cut

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u/Throwawayaccountdell 2d ago

Yeah kicking out in a open field is completely different to kicking in a game!

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u/Iokua113 2d ago

Is there a Harlem Globetrotters of American football? Because if there is he should sign up.

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u/PervlovianResponse 2d ago

Touchdown - nice

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u/Fap_Masta_LFG 2d ago

What’s this music ? I dig it

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u/yoastie 2d ago

Do I clench my fist by ridgeclub

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Fap_Masta_LFG 1d ago

Thank you friends

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u/dankwhirley 2d ago

But could he support a family.

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u/Bancatone 2d ago

Sign him to the Giants

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u/DabbleOnward 2d ago

Now go get it

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u/2brightside 2d ago

Just make them in games. Geez.

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u/FineScratch 2d ago

No way the o line holds that long

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u/xBOOSTED_ST3 2d ago

Newest LA Ram.

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u/infamous_boy206 2d ago

Reminded of that game Knuckles back in high school. Anyone remember spinning the quarter?

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u/Pure-Seaworthiness27 2d ago

and why they always miss the most importat kick?

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u/i8noodles 2d ago

i wont lie. tbought his first kick missed and the second. tool me till the 3rd to see what was up

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u/poopy_kid_spotter 2d ago

I don't understand American football, but I'm a lifelong football (soccer) fan. In football, there are 'freestylers' who can do a ton of cool looking tricks with a ball, but none of those skills tend to translate well into actual play.

Can someone who understands American football confirm if this is the same case? Or if those skills are actually useful in the real sport.

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u/ProbablyAnAlt42 12h ago

Getting the ball spinning like that would literally never happen in game. Once it kinda stands still and he kicks it, thats basically just a normal kick but without anyone/anything holding it.

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u/Disastrous-Leg1245 2d ago

song?

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u/yoastie 2d ago

Do I clench my fists by ridgeclub

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u/HurriShane00 2d ago

Pro kicker? He missed the ball 3 times and got lucky. And put a shirt on!! 😁

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u/MrGains 2d ago

I've seen enough, bench Cairo Santos

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u/osym 2d ago

Thats AMAZING

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u/Baelroq 2d ago

One thing just came to my mind that I never thought of. Are you allowed to make a field goal on a fumble or loose ball? If it’s even possible? I’m asking all the rule experts my brain just won’t let this go.

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u/oldirtygaz 2d ago

that's fun, but not next level.... it's high school rugby training messing around before coach srrives

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u/No-Draw-199 2d ago

should be worth 4 points.

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u/BuQ7 2d ago

But can he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?

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u/AlexHimself 2d ago

Is this like a 90-yard kick? Why are the comments all weird and not even talking about the distance?

We can ignore all things and just talk about the distance and that appears to be 10 plus yards from the opposite end zone so are we to believe he kicked a 90ish yard field goal?

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u/polar_nopposite 2d ago

All you need is an O-line that can protect you for... 11 whole seconds. At least you have an extra dude to help with that!

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u/originalgg 2d ago

Next fucking level my ass, /r/soccer would have a field day with this post

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u/scoobysam 1d ago

Jonny Wilkinson would like a word

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u/JR21K20 1d ago

I suppose kickers have a lot of free time during games

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u/adama-k 1d ago

Now try with rugby goalposts

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u/Slight-Ad-6553 1d ago

so what a normal tier 4 goalkeeper can do

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u/indrek91 1d ago

I'm not in to egg ball but this is pretty cool

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u/sup3rdr01d 1d ago

Get this guy on the rams

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u/iduckhard 1d ago

Fake and gay

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u/clonehm2 1d ago

Americans

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u/SpaceXmars 1d ago

Just ridiculous how much you can get paid for kicking some pigskin

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u/iplaycardgame 1d ago

Not sure what kind of field this is, clearly not full length or something weird is going on. Here's a similar trick shot by Younghoe Koo from a while back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9_dleIWEBo

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u/Resisdanse 1d ago

great track!

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u/Chengnobyl 1d ago

Probably yet another ex Aussie Rules player

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u/StarFighter6464 1d ago

Kickers will do all of this in practice but then miss a easy ass field goal in the game.

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u/GennaroT61 1d ago

Jets need him

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u/theseptictank 1d ago

Hey so I've got an idea. Anybody know Pat McAfee?

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u/capitanminato 1d ago

Oooh is in the middle without goal keeper....ooooh....Messi the Goat

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u/oldschool_potato 1d ago

The Rams are looking

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u/DRUGMUSIC_ 2d ago

kicking under the pressure of big men rushing at you is a different story.

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u/BallSeaman 2d ago

40 yards?

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u/cortney-simonis-9072 2d ago

he wont have this time during the actual game

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u/severe_thunderstorm 2d ago

Is that Jake Camarda?

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u/attgig 2d ago

Younghoe Koo went Instagram famous after he didn't get drafted and that led him to playing in the....afl? Whatever that league is that folded a year in.

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u/ISmellLikeBlackTea 2d ago

Why don't they hire strikers from Football to play in American Football? The whole thing of football is being excellent at shooting at a goal, and this one is both unprotected and extremely wide.

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u/Huffnpuff9 2d ago

So a soccer player...

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u/astralseat 1d ago

Is that why the ball is such a weird shape? Is THAT why it's called football?

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u/Noktis_Lucis_Caelum 1d ago

he should play real Football (The Fifa one)

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u/henkiestyle123 1d ago

If only he worked a bit more on his getting dressed skills

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/TheSaxGandalf 2d ago

You're brain so fucked that someone who only has to kick a ball for a living, doesn't learn how to do this, with showing the one that is successful?

imagine Tiger Woods be able to do crazy stuff on the golf course?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/RozyBarbie 2d ago

This belongs in the circus.

Try scoring a free kick at the World Cup Finals, with billions watching. Then we talk.

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u/idekbjlmpau 2d ago

That's a small group of people considering nobody has made a free kick in the World Cup Finals and penalty kicks to end the game have only happened three times. 

But sure, try to make contrived comparisons so you feel better about yourself