Was Caleb Sturgis bad or did the offense just put him in bad positions?

[ph0enyx]

KICKING
	FIELD GOALS	EXTRA POINTS
NAME	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	XPM	XPA	PCT
Caleb Sturgis	26	34	76.5	54	1-1	4-4	10-12	8-10	3-7	33	33	100.0
Totals	26	34	76.5	54	1-1	4-4	10-12	8-10	3-7	33	33	100.0
Opponents	34	40	85.0	54	0-0	14-14	10-13	5-7	5-6	33	33	100.0

Here are his stats vs the the opponents. They had a lot more attempts inside 30 yards than Sturgis. Sturgis made a higher percentage of kicks in the 30-39 yard range and a higher percentage in the 40-49 yard range. The problem was he was ineffective at 50+ and didn't have as many tries inside 30 yards.

 

[Valandui]

He was bad.

 

[LandShark13]

Really? he was Bad....

 

[Dr. Phin]

You miss 1 under 40 you suck! He missed 2. Enough said...

 

[Steve Mo]

You miss 1 under 40 you suck! He missed 2. Enough said...

That's not true. Adam Vinatieri is a pretty decent kicker and he's only failed to miss at least 1 twice. He's also missed 5 twice.

Sturgis seems to be quite streaky in general and poor in long distance kicks.

 

[Atila]

No, he was definitely bad.

 

[BennySwella]

He was horrible. He needs to go asap.

 

[ph0enyx]

You miss 1 under 40 you suck! He missed 2. Enough said...

He did better than Dolphin's opponents did within 40

 

[Patrick_Bateman]

That's not true. Adam Vinatieri is a pretty decent kicker and he's only failed to miss at least 1 twice. He's also missed 5 twice.

Sturgis seems to be quite streaky in general and poor in long distance kicks.

This is the problem, if you spend a fifth rounder on a kicker he better be able to kick consistently and hit some shots that lesser kickers don't - he doesn't have to hit all 50+ yarders, but 3-7 is complete dogcrap

 

[overworkedirish]

As a kicker, he's okay. As a 5th round pick? He's not where he needs to be.

 

[FearTheBeard]

You give him another year, he falters you pick up another guy off the scrap heap. Those #'s are interesting.

 

[Patrick_Bateman]

You give him another year, he falters you pick up another guy off the scrap heap. Those #'s are interesting.

I'm sure he'll get an opportunity, but I see nothing wrong with bringing in a veteran if for no reason to see how hard he works in this offseason - I just want a fire lit under his ass, because being a kicker on a team that struggles to put opponents away can be very stressful - either he has it, or he doesn't IMO

 

[Dr. Phin]

He did better than Dolphin's opponents did within 40

Your point? They suck too!

 

[tl77]

I'd at least like to bring in some competition during camp.

 

[uk_dolfan]

Inconsistent rookie..shocking