Well, I’m glad to hear it. Because blowing that kick would be a terrible thing to live with. I’m sure $9 million guaranteed softens the blow, also.
I’m also quite conflicted over icing the kicker. I half-think it should be against the rules. It’s a pretty annoying thing to do.
Even if he did miss. Why does he deserve to be hated for the rest of his life? Man, people just going overboard. Parkey of all people took the blame, and obviously felt like complete shit.
I never like to look at one fucking play, and say that's why a team blew it. Of course not making it cost them, but a lot of shit did. They made a lot of mistakes you can look at throughout the game, and say that cost them.
The coaching staff was bad. Trubisky was bad. And even the number one defense did not play up to expectations. When they needed stops, they couldn't get them.
Those all reasons why they lost, too.
People want to talk about being clutch. No position in sports requires you to be more clutch than a kicker. It's part of the job, otherwise you are gone.
Where the game is one the line, you got all the time in the world to think about it. That's a lot of pressure. Anyone would be a little nervous in that circumstance. Where during the play of football you're reacting on the fly, and don't have time to really think to be nervous.
Not for a kicker. You got plenty of fucking time to think about it.
One mistake like this, you might be out of a job. No other position has as much pressure.
And if you make it? No one will give him any credit either.
Example if Trubisky responds with a shitty pick. Is he out? No. Is he getting blamed a lot? Probably, but never to this level where fans will start sending this guy death threats probably to Parkey.
That's how sick fans can be.
These are the same asshole fans the blamed Bartman for a World Series that wasn't even his fault. So they are the ones that are fucked up if you ask me.
