Can an Average Guy Beat an NFL Kicker? | Above Average Joe | GQ Sports
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2020
- NFL kickers might get more hate from fans than any other football players. But how hard is their job? Average guy Clay Skipper grew up hating on his beloved New York Jets' kickers, so we challenged him to master field goals and then go head to head with former Jets kicker, Chandler Catanzaro. With the help of Baltimore Ravens kicking legend Justin Tucker and kicking coach Luke Gaddis, does Clay have what it takes to beat an NFL kicker?
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I love Justin Tucker’s mentality, when he talks about missing a field goal, he blames himself for it but when he talks about making one, he talks about the team making the field goal. Team mentality.
But it's stupid it's literally on them either way
@@dougr8646 Jesus, no one has responded to ur comment because of how dumb it is, him blaming himself is to better himself and the other cause is for the team that’s is his motivation. If he doesn’t blame himself then he doesn’t get better therefore the team doesn’t win, u are dumb
@@dougr8646 thats not entirely true, a bad snap, bad blocking or a bad hold can all effect the kick. Even if the kicker gets the kick off, any one of those things can all make the attempt sail wide or get off the proper rotation. So clearly not stupid to praise your teammates when they do their job properly, allowing you to do as well.
Not to mention the fact the team is the one that got them into a position to be kicking a field goal
@@dougr8646 well, losing is a team effort too. it takes an entire game to get to the point where it has to be decided by a 40 yard kick.
Who's here after Tucker set the NFL record with a 66 yard kick
Bro that was insane!
Just about to comment this 😅
Happy I got to see it
Here I am !!!
Me!!!!!!
When Justin Tucker says the AFC north is tough to kick in... I believe him with no doubt whatsoever
Obviously. You have to face horrible weather in the browns and Steelers game once, then have to play in your own stadium which rains a lot and windy as heck.
Troy polamalu
@@smokeydabear33_74 ah yes so obvious lol
Spoiler: Kicking is not as easy as you think!
Enjoyed working with you all on this 👍
Both north divisions are super hard to kick in
Saddest part is he’s a jets fan
9:43 Important tips!
True
@@kharbonet stop advertising in comments oi bhi aap kya vijnapit kay bare mein parvah nahin hai ।
as a jets fan, I feel bad for other jets fans
@@bigztopanga7330 I feel bad for New York football in general
0-9 just like the jets record smhhh
I think they might actually be 0-10
There 0-10
@@hagenpera-de9587 yea
Imma predict the future and they’ll be 0-16
@@Noah-ku5qx they are 0-11 rn!! LOL!
Next time, get a soccer player to kick a field goal
That’s what I was saying 😂😂
Lol he was a soccer player
@@ZUCChinishrIMP he couldn't have been a very good one. Even with him having to change his kicking mannerisms for a football, I can watch him kick and tell that.
@@ZUCChinishrIMP A professional, please. I wanna see Goalie kick FG
@@YooBro219 haha think he even said he was a keeper. But yeah I wanna see some Manuel Neuer booms
Spoiler: Kicking is not as easy as you think!
Enjoyed working with you all on this 👍
Start at 5:26 ;)
@@OneOnOneKicking thank you 🙏 i was getting hella bored
its not but punting is really easy
@This comment was Posted 2 to yep if u practice for like 2 weeks with a kicking coach making 30-39 yarders is easy 40-49 a lil harder a lil more inconsistent but manageable and very few even nfl kickers can kick 50+ consistently
Thats not a spoiler stupid
His interview with Tucker hits so much harder after he broke the record for the longest FG
How?
Tucker was already widely recognized as one of the best kickers ever and arguably the very best long before he made that one kick.
@@hakimndmva 💯 agree
Ravens all the way baby
Love how Justin Tucker says “we hit tose field goals”. Acknowledging the rest of the teams importance in securing a field goal.
Lol he instantly stopped doing every single thing the coach taught him starting at kick 1.
Foreal
6:55 This is the KEY thing that fans don't understand... it's just not just kicking at the goal posts like you can on a kickoff. In a game, you have to kick it up and over 21 grown-men, 11 are running at you which increase the arc you have to clear.
I think the only reason the jet let GQ sports play on their stadium is because they want the turf monster to eat up his ankles
If you cant beat them, beat them :)
Yes, an average guy is a better kicker than an nfl kicker...
@Dane Richoux This video has literally the dumbest title and purpose
They are trying so hard to make it look difficult that they are not even asking soccer players to do it🤣
@@unoqualunque5484 Um what? It is difficult, this is just part of a series that is (admittedly dumb) about an "average guy" trying to do things professional sportsmen do.
Also, soccer players couldn't do this as easily as you think, many have tried, few have found success, many professionals have even admit that the motions are too different and don't translate.
The point of the video is to show that isn't true. For the people that complain about it when they sit on their couches
@@cullomuchoo2040 i agree that it's difficult but 80% could kick a 40 yard goal with relative ease but this isn't about them this is about some avarage fans getting way to big for their shoes these are very hard things to do.
Short answer: Probably not
Growing up playing soccer i can and have kicked a 50 yarder, but doing it in a game situation i think is the hardest part and thats what separates professionals.
Same bro, still can and it gets to my head sometimes. But like you said a game scenario with two hundred fifty pound athletes running at you is a lot different. Especially with a game on the line, it’s kinda like a pk. And a lot of professional soccer players fail to score pks Bc it gets to their heads
I feel you cause in practice you don’t have all the equipment you would have on in a game too
In high school, I kicked a 50 yarder soccer style in practice. It's whole different deal in a game when full-on pressure is coming at you -- you have to be totally Zen.
Same. I don't think a 30-40 yarder is not very hard but the rush and the fans make it hard.
I play soccer and I’m trying to become a wider reciver
It always annoys me with Clay that he gets taught each time by great coaches that make it simple then when it comes to the actual thing he throws everything out of the window 😂
That’s why repetition is so important. It’s virtually impossible to learn a complex movement in a day with any kind of consistency. That’s only made worse by competition where muscle memory is vital.
Clay executed that challenge like a true New York Jets player!
Somehow coincidentally watched the the day before history was made with tuckers 66 yarder. Made me appreciate it even more
you guys should do "Making referee calls"
Feel like a lot of people can do better against some referees. Not all but a lot
We’ll see no PI ever or roughing the passer😂
@@GuiltyMelly it’s easy when you have a sky cam but on the field it’s very difficult
It’s very difficult. As a hockey ref, I thought it would be way easier
@@shonhenderson4227 PI is easy especially the way the Cowboys held Claypool so much. When it's minor then yes. They call penalties whenever it "looks" like their was a penalty. I seen a QB oversell a late hit to get a roughing the passer call
In college my school’s kicker was so bad a friend and I (both HS soccer players) convinced ourselves we could walk on the next season. We bought a tee and some balls, tried for like two weeks and only managed to make a couple 40 yarders with the ball never clearing the crossbar by more than 2-3 yards.
All that abuse also hurts your feet!
Didn’t even think of that but it’s so impressive what tucker has done kicking outside in cold environments more than 50% of his games over his career.
Half the league plays in cold environments most of the time. Like the Giants and Jets for instance where this challenge took place.
Justin Tucker just got record for 66 yard FG
game winning
I agree with everything Justin Tucker mentioned about the mechanics of kicking as I've been there myself; in fact, there could be an essay or even entire sporting course on the subject of kicking mechanics. However, as all us Kickers know, it's not so much about "thinking" about those mechanics as it is merely doing/making the adjustments in body approach, momentum, swinging motions, contact, angle of kick, weather/wind conditions, and agility combined with leg strength meeting the ball to put it through the uprights...things like that.
yesss finally, been waiting forever for another above average joe!
before watching: i’m gonna go on a limb and say no
Bro kickers are not normal in a good away. Like how can you kick that hard.
The same as you would a soccer ball. Kicking a football and kicking a soccer ball are just about the same except one is an oval and one is a circle
Also we train our bodies to have a good core and have good leg strength that’s why you see a lot of small, not big kickers
@@dckicker32 sebastian janikowski
@@dckicker32 Sebastian Janikowski being one of the successful Big boy kickers in NFL history
@@dckicker32 Its a sphere.
You should bring also a mediocre highschool kicker to compare with the NFL Professional. It would give a wider look on the skills needed.
I’m a big ravens fan so just seeing Justin Tucker give him advice pretty cool
It is amazing how good these guys are when you really think about it
This is my fourth episode featuring this GQ employee & I couldn’t be any less surprised to discover he is a Jets fan.
Should of got ninja on here 🤣
no
here after justin tucker hit that 66yarder?
Put @deestroying on here
Yessir
Nope srry
Yesss!
before watching: i’m gonna go on a limb and say no
Lol is that kid still doing the whole “I’m going to the NFL once I get discovered” shtick like he was a few years ago despite having a million subscribers? Didn’t he at one point make to the CFL for like 3 weeks until they cut him? Lol I should go check out his channel for the first time in years, I’d lmfao if his video titles are all still talking about making it in the NFL 😂😂😂
growing up in Charm City has it's pro's one of those is having Tucker as our kicker
for the next challenge try it with Troy Polamalu lined up in the c-gap
Justin has a lucrative post NFL career as an analyst if he wants it. He would be awesome.
Tucker definitely remembers his double doink😂😂😂
Kicking a football is incredibly difficult. I was the kicker for every team I played on. And at most there was only 2 other kids on the team that could get the ball off the ground. No chance an average guy could beat an NFL kicker in a contest like this. Like an average guy beating an NBA player in a dunk contest. Just not going to happen
When he asked Justin if he always knows when its going in or not just with the kick he should have replied..."IDK...I don't miss enough to know the difference."
I find it amazing that he says “we made it” I stead of “I made it”
try a 66 yard feild goal, cause tucker can 😉
Luke & One On One Kicking is the 🐐
We need deestroying against nfl kickers get him in the league already
@Pitufo Chiludo so what about the kickers that miss a ton of kicks they good enough though
@@Scroodyy yes
@@Scroodyy you realize he was the backup kicker in college he wasn’t even the main guy
@@jaxonh299 yeah but he’s put a lot of time and effort in lately. Plus not everyone can kick a 70 yard field goal like him
@@MBATheGreat ok but why tf would u kick a 70 yarder when you can kick a punt and pin the other team deep...
This dude rocking the old school David Beckham Predators 🔥🔥🔥
best part he said its a little chilly in NewYork when he was born there
I feel like anyone with a brain knows that kicking isn’t as easy as it looks tbh😂😂
0:42 is Cullen Jenkins which is also our lineman coach for our football team
I've seen enough, he's got what it takes to be a kicker for the NYJ
To be a good kicker it takes a ton of practice. So much goes into it. The snapper and holder play a big role as well.
Watching this after JT's 66-yard NFL Record just hits different lol
Martin Grammatica and his brothers bring back memories he played for the bucs.
Make sure to always have your plant foot in front of the ball when kicking off the ground
Next time, kick with your toe. You’ll also start your motion almost straight on. Slightly to the left. Using a block to get used to it helps dramatically.
13:55 Joshua Weissman enters the field... but better! @Joshua Weissman
What's crazy is that Justin Tucker had to throw a lot of those basics out of the window for the 66 yarder in Detroit last season.
Catenzaro was drafted and played for the cardinals, why didn’t you mention that when you mentioned the teams he played for?
Tucker seems like cool dude. And he has some pipes. Check out him singing opera if you haven’t yet
Perfect time to watch this since Tuck just broke the record with a SIXTY-SIX yard FG
It's good to have reminders like this for the common joe
whos here after Tucker broke the Kicking record???
W Jets fan. Love the vid 💚🖤
Kickers are least respected (or maybe the Punter), but the highest scorers.
The difference in the sound of one hitting the ball and the other is crazy
Outdoors with masks on. I couldn't get past that....🤣🤣🤣
Should have started at the 50-yard line and worked your way in. All of the anticipation deflated after he missed the 33 yarders
Brett Maher Here is funny now LMAO
Like malcolm in the middle trying to hit a strike on the last field goal 😂
I like how you guys blurred out the MetLife logo, as if we don't know what the stadium's name is LOL
One would think that they would put it in the contract when someone wanted to use the field that the user cannot blur the logo. Wonder what I'm missing.
Bro I love the J,E,T,S jets jets and Ravens fan
I'm a long islander and u can hear the wind in training . And rain at metlife lol.
Watching this after Justin Tucker broke the all time longest FGM record with 66 yards
Most hate on is a “long snapper” not a kicker
Jason Myers is on fire rn
Why did he try to blur out MetLife it looks the same
For technical reasons, I mean we all know it’s MetLife but he needs to avoid copyright
7:37 Funny that he's technique it's pretty similar how we kick in football to make free kicks.
"More kickers tend to remember their misses more than their makes"
....yeah, don't think that's the case with him anymore
No one:
Some kid:
Hey mom why is it raining footballs?
Appreciate clay for accepting being called “average” on so many videos
As a Ravens fan we have lot of trust for Tucker
Catanzaro was a cardinal back in 2015 when they tied with seattle 6-6
Most of those kick would be good in the CFL because the Canadian Football field goal is at the goal line not a the end. (Like rugby )
I have respect for any kicker. It indeed is harder than one would think. I remember in the early 80's, that dang 20 ft. fence beyond the goal. Sarah Scott field. I'd have to jog all the way off the field, a crossed the track to the gate and go a crossed the street to fetch the ball when practicing alone. Lol. It was jr. high and I was hitting 30 yarders. Too bad I got hurt. Healed up and did ok, then I just had to hit one more. Threw it out again and it was over. But anyway, hats off to ANY kicker. It is hard.
P.S.: No lofting. Drill it.
3:02 tuck starts complaining about Maryland weather, like we all do.
Skipper needs to have a snap and hold to realize how hard kicking a field goal can be. Add that the ball has to clear the line at 9 feet or more and it's way harder than it looks.
Deestroying is smoking all of them 💯
It was pretty tuff to kick in Buffalo last night. Doink Doink
here after Justin Tucker hit the longest field goal in NFL history
9:43 Important tips!
You I'm don't realize how far it is till you get out there, and Justin Tucker is good for 60yards 🤯
my favorite part about this video is how catanzaro is 100% using this as like a video to show teams he can kick lmao i bet he missed one of the kicks
Most accurate kicker ever.
Kicks in the AFC North. That means 6 of 16 games.
5:21 that face hahahah
Of any, this is the position that doesn't require much special physical attributes or natural talent; just a bunch of practice and an ability to maintain focus and control nerves under pressure.
Seeing this 2 years later and when I saw Brett Maher for 100% completion I was like huh
His coach has the record for the longest field goal now in nfl
I tried kicking field goals I didn't do well. I'm a better punter when I played for fun. Punting is fun also
Yea, I wondered why there wasn’t a bag on his head!
All the stuff being said is very true. It is not bull crap. All the stuff is legitimate kicking techniques and tips.
geez i wonder why this one is getting recommended to my now lmao
Brett Maher lol
J-Tuck talk yo sh*t bruh bruh you've earned that I literally go grab a beer when we kick field goals that's how much faith I ve got in our kicker lol🎯 #justintucker #baltimore #RAVENSNATION #9