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Why Jake Elliott is feeling confident despite slumping numbers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jake Elliott’s coaches and teammates say they’re still confident in him, but all that really matters is Elliott’s confidence in himself.
And that’s still there too.
“Confidence is fine,” Elliott said after Wednesday’s practice. “Came in today, hit the ball well. I’m only going to go off the last time I hit a football and that was today and it felt good.”
Elliott, 29, is having his worst season in the NFL.
He has made just 18 of 24 field goals (75%) and is 0-for-5 from 50+ yards. Every other kicker who has attempted at least 5 field goals from 50+ this year has made at least 2. And around the rest of the league, kicks from 50+ have been going through the uprights 72.2% of the time.
While he hasn’t made a kick of over 50 yards this season, Elliott doesn’t see any themes in those misses.
“Not really,” he said. “Every kick is very different, every condition is very different, every situation is very different. Not a whole lot of commonalities there.”
Here’s a list of those misses this season:
Week 3: 60-yarder wide right in New Orleans
Week 6: 57-yarder blocked and returned for TD vs. Cleveland
Week 9: 57-yarder off the right upright vs. Jacksonville
Week 11: 51-yarder wide left vs. Washington
Week 14: 52-yarder wide right vs. Carolina
The average length of those misses is 55.40 yards and it’s probably notable that 4 of the 5 have come at the Linc. On Sunday against the Panthers, there was a lot of wind, which Nick Sirianni said played into his decision to pass up a 55-yard field goal in favor of a punt in the fourth quarter.
While many saw that decision as a sign that Sirianni had lost trust in Elliott, the veteran kicker didn’t see it that way. And, according to Elliott, it didn’t hurt his confidence.
How is he able to keep his head up during a season like this?
“It’s part of the gig but that’s also part of how you gotta…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-12-13 12:00:00
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