Is it just me or is Grupe literally getting roasted the least?
And no, this is not a "fire the kicker" post.....as pretty much every kicker in the history of eternity has missed a major FG at some point.
But it does seem like just about every "oh hey, that kick got missed" acknowledgment gets drowned out by:
- Our offensive line
- Our punter
- What happened to the defense in the 4th quarter?
- Pete Carmichael
- Jameis Winston didn't move the offense (well, except when he got them in FG range)
It's possible that people are giving him a general pass, since this is only the second time we've seen him miss outside of a long attempt in preseason that he barely missed (or in some cases, I think it's some of those "HAHAHAHA Lutz" chest beaters who seemed to think it was hilarious when Lutz got traded and made sure to create a thread when he missed a kick in week 1....citing that as evidence that we UNQUESTIONABLY kept the right guy.....and now they are a bit less chatty).
At the end of the day, I don't even know that making the kick would have guaranteed any kind of win.....as GB would have still had a minute to move down the field and get into FG range.....but just as Lutz did prior to the Minneapolis Miracle and immediately after the no-call, it's important to make the FG and hope for the best.