OT: 2024 Washington Commanders thread: change we can believe in!
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Impossible to know. Given how cautious they've been with other injuries, I highly doubt they 'rushed him back' particularly since Zane Gonzalez was perfect on the year.
It could be one of those things where he passed medically but just wasn't quite ready for whatever reason. We've seen 100% healthy kickers get injured during warmups.
He also drilled a 51yrd FG. It could have gotten worse over the course of the game
Was also pretty windy on Sunday, if I recall. May have tweeted something trying to get a little extra on the kicks to fight the wind.
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Seibert has felt like a paper tiger to me all year. His hit percentage was insanely good, but most of those kicks were cupcakes. He clearly doesn't have a big leg, absolutely struggles at 45+. And you can tell, because on at least 4 of his "long" misses, he was so wound up about kicking it far that he either completely botched it trajectory-wise (stupid low or instantly crazy-wide) or f***ed up and kicked the turf more than the ball.
Our offense was gifting him makeable kicks, in other words. And look, a guy that delivers near perfectly on the ones he should make is a good kicker to have. Not great if he's 50/50 or worse from 45+, but you can live with that.
Problem is, while we have the punter to pin the opposing offense inside the 10 on the regular if you have to punt instead of try a 52-yarder, we've lacked the D to keep anyone pinned anywhere, so all we really accomplish from that a lot of the time is just making it take longer for their O to get points.
So I'm with @Kazer. Zane Gonzalez was immediately every bit the kicker Seibert was. Not sure why there'd be a rush to get Seibert back. Small sample for sure, but for me it's like having a decent starting keeper in the NHL that hasn't quite convinced you he's a real #1, and being willing to ride a hot backup to see if he can win it. If there were questions about Seibert *at all* I would have kept Gonzo in there. Every bit the kicker, fun nickname.
