Tyler Loop hits a 61 Yarder @DCC today for the Ravens.
Loop, appears to have been shaky at times. Missing a FG in these preseason games, but also making most of them. Loop has the Arizona Kicking Tradition behind him set by Nick Folk. He has the leg power to make a difference in the crunch. Time will tell if he can be relied on.
They should have let him kick from 70. Forget what the game scenario is. If they're 70 yards away, kick it. See what you have.
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 01:24:38 PMThey should have let him kick from 70. Forget what the game scenario is. If they're 70 yards away, kick it. See what you have.
The problem with that is simple. If he misses, the other team takes over the ball right there. In an end of half or game scenario that would be fine, but otherwise very risky
Quote from: Little George on August 23, 2025, 02:11:22 PMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 01:24:38 PMThey should have let him kick from 70. Forget what the game scenario is. If they're 70 yards away, kick it. See what you have.
The problem with that is simple. If he misses, the other team takes over the ball right there. In an end of half or game scenario that would be fine, but otherwise very risky
I'm saying it's preseason. It doesn't really matter who wins. You're just auditioning guys and testing things out for a lot of it.
A Fair Catch Kick from 70 would have been sick!
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 02:17:00 PMQuote from: Little George on August 23, 2025, 02:11:22 PMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 01:24:38 PMThey should have let him kick from 70. Forget what the game scenario is. If they're 70 yards away, kick it. See what you have.
The problem with that is simple. If he misses, the other team takes over the ball right there. In an end of half or game scenario that would be fine, but otherwise very risky
I'm saying it's preseason. It doesn't really matter who wins. You're just auditioning guys and testing things out for a lot of it.
A Fair Catch Kick from 70 would have been sick!
I agree in theory, but the thing about Preseason is to emulate situations and concepts they want to work on mechanically, but never really show any cards in the process.
So any work that Special Teams can get in is valuable for them. Especially since Lamar rarely allows a FG to be kicked (often going for it on 4th or getting sacked out of reasonable FG range)
Tyler Loop has big shoes to fill. He will be subject to extreme ridicule for any misses.
I think the Ravens chose Loop on purpose. Loop was not the first Kicker off the Draft Board. The Ravens would never have messed around if there was someone better to Draft or sign in their opinion. There will always be a little bit of pressure-added in this particular season for Loop. So I am very excited to see how Loop does in the "real games".
Quote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 04:24:03 PMTyler Loop has big shoes to fill.
Now that the Ravens have upgraded from Justin Tucker to Tyler Loop, Lamar will likely win his first Super Bowl.
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 04:53:21 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 04:24:03 PMTyler Loop has big shoes to fill.
Now that the Ravens have upgraded from Justin Tucker to Tyler Loop, Lamar will likely win his first Super Bowl.
Well done, Sir !
Quote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 11:40:11 AMTyler Loop hits a 61 Yarder @DCC today for the Ravens.
Loop, appears to have been shaky at times. Missing a FG in these preseason games, but also making most of them. Loop has the Arizona Kicking Tradition behind him set by Nick Folk. He has the leg power to make a difference in the crunch. Time will tell if he can be relied on.
Come on man - we all know that tradition started with Alex Zendejas :-)
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 04:53:21 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 04:24:03 PMTyler Loop has big shoes to fill.
Now that the Ravens have upgraded from Justin Tucker to Tyler Loop, Lamar will likely win his first Super Bowl.
I wish it were that simple, but I will say that Justin Tucker was a Rookie when the Ravens last won their Superbowl. There is a ton of Legendary things about the Franchise surrounding the change going into that 2012 season.
Quote from: arxpert on August 24, 2025, 10:18:18 AMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 04:53:21 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 04:24:03 PMTyler Loop has big shoes to fill.
Now that the Ravens have upgraded from Justin Tucker to Tyler Loop, Lamar will likely win his first Super Bowl.
I wish it were that simple, but I will say that Justin Tucker was a Rookie when the Ravens last won their Superbowl. There is a ton of Legendary things about the Franchise surrounding the change going into that 2012 season.
Loop will also get Super Bowl MVP btw. 5-5 FG including a GW as time expires. Low scoring battle. 22-20 Ravens.
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 24, 2025, 01:08:42 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 24, 2025, 10:18:18 AMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 04:53:21 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 04:24:03 PMTyler Loop has big shoes to fill.
Now that the Ravens have upgraded from Justin Tucker to Tyler Loop, Lamar will likely win his first Super Bowl.
I wish it were that simple, but I will say that Justin Tucker was a Rookie when the Ravens last won their Superbowl. There is a ton of Legendary things about the Franchise surrounding the change going into that 2012 season.
Loop will also get Super Bowl MVP btw. 5-5 FG including a GW as time expires. Low scoring battle. 22-20 Ravens.
Not anymore. The NFL has released The Script and Kelce will be riding off a SB Champ and SMVP then retire, get the reality shows, and eventually becoming a meme for Taylor's next Billion Dollar Album
All I know is that I'm drafting Loop for my fantasy team. He occasionally shanks the short kicks but he compensates with his power and ability to make the clutch field goals.
Hoping he has a long and successful career in Baltimore.
Quote from: arxpert on August 26, 2025, 04:07:32 PMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 24, 2025, 01:08:42 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 24, 2025, 10:18:18 AMQuote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on August 23, 2025, 04:53:21 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 04:24:03 PMTyler Loop has big shoes to fill.
Now that the Ravens have upgraded from Justin Tucker to Tyler Loop, Lamar will likely win his first Super Bowl.
I wish it were that simple, but I will say that Justin Tucker was a Rookie when the Ravens last won their Superbowl. There is a ton of Legendary things about the Franchise surrounding the change going into that 2012 season.
Loop will also get Super Bowl MVP btw. 5-5 FG including a GW as time expires. Low scoring battle. 22-20 Ravens.
Not anymore. The NFL has released The Script and Kelce will be riding off a SB Champ and SMVP then retire, get the reality shows, and eventually becoming a meme for Taylor's next Billion Dollar Album
Bro, don't tell me things like that.
Quote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 11:40:11 AMLoop, appears to have been shaky at times. Missing a FG in these preseason games, but also making most of them. Loop has the Arizona Kicking Tradition behind him set by Nick Folk. He has the leg power to make a difference in the crunch. Time will tell if he can be relied on.
It's like I know exactly what I am talking about.
Quote from: arxpert on January 05, 2026, 03:57:50 PMQuote from: arxpert on August 23, 2025, 11:40:11 AMLoop, appears to have been shaky at times. Missing a FG in these preseason games, but also making most of them. Loop has the Arizona Kicking Tradition behind him set by Nick Folk. He has the leg power to make a difference in the crunch. Time will tell if he can be relied on.
It's like I know exactly what I am talking about.
Perhaps. Or maybe you could just say the same thing about any rookie kicker that doesn't look like a veteran NFL kicker right out of the gate. If they become a star in year 1, you can claim that you had faith all along that they could do it. If they don't, you can claim it was brilliant foresight.
Saying that he has the power to be a difference maker during clutch moments doesn't seem like an accurate prediction.
Regardless, I wish that kick went through the uprights...or at a minimum, was blocked. I'm sure the poor kid is still feeling down.
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on January 05, 2026, 05:24:05 PMPerhaps. Or maybe you could just say the same thing about any rookie kicker that doesn't look like a veteran NFL kicker right out of the gate. If they become a star in year 1, you can claim that you had faith all along that they could do it. If they don't, you can claim it was brilliant foresight.
Sorry, not sorry, to say, but Justin Tucker made the Game Winning FG in Double Overtime to defeat Peyton Manning's Broncos as a Rookie. So I digress there are levels to being clutch and composed no matter what you think about the Rookie factor.
My statement holds true. He was shaky from the start, at best.
It had nothing to do with hindsight nor foresight. You can't say that it is exclusive to a Rookie. Pressure is Pressure.
Tyler Loop was trusted by the team. He had not missed a single FG inside 50 yards all season, but he was statistically one of the worst kickers for the Dynamic Kickoff all season and he was one of the worst from 50+ attempts.
My comment is not about Rookies it was about Tyler Loop specifically and his talent.
It stemmed from the Preseason Post here. I saw how he was kicking Preseason. I saw how he kicked all season. Reliable inside 50 and in no pressure scenarios - I believe 0 GW FG's, and he missed in big games like Week 1 vs the Bills. It was not a chip shot FG, but I said he was shaky preseason and I meant it.
Someone may come along and say something like the only comment you can possibly make is that he should never have been placed in that scenario to begin with, but for a Man who earns 1.1 Million Dollars that has not missed from inside 50, you cannot tell me, nor anyone, that he shouldn't have been put out there to attempt it.
My preseason evaluation was 100% accurate and Time Told the story in the end as I stated.It's like I know what I am talking about.
It was brilliant foresight.
Quote from: |ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ| on January 05, 2026, 06:19:19 PMIt was brilliant foresight.
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Harbaugh refused to fire Todd Monken. He had 24 hours to do so. He was clearly over the antics of the inmates running the asylum.
Inmates haven't been there since Suggs and Lewis left. Oh...you didn't mean it literally...
Quote from: KansasCityCats on January 07, 2026, 02:24:22 PMInmates haven't been there since Suggs and Lewis left. Oh...you didn't mean it literally...
I think it would be prudent to not go down the rap sheet of the Chiefs and children of Chiefs Coaching which makes Georgia Football look like a bunch of saints.
Nothing to discuss. Our head coach and his family are Mormon 😇