"Folk-who, god help me, is just a few months younger than me-has been the league's most accurate kicker in each of the past three seasons, going 28/29 last year on field goal attempts and nailing 100% of his extra point tries. Folk has not dipped under 95% of his field goals converted since 2022 and has only missed two extra points in that span, both of them in 2023."
"Two of his three misses from the past three years-yes, he's only missed three field goal tries total-have been from 50-plus yards, but he's still 18/20 from that range over that span. Assuming there isn't any sudden, sharp decline, the Falcons just course corrected for a couple of shaky years at kicker by getting a hyper-reliable option."
"Folk can also handle kickoffs, allowing the Falcons flexibility they haven't always had if they'd like to go in a different direction at punter. The only real concern with Folk besides the specter of age and decline is injury, as he's missed a combined four games over the past two seasons."
The Atlanta Falcons addressed their kicker position by signing Nick Folk, a 41-year-old veteran who has been the NFL's most accurate kicker over the past three seasons. Folk converted 28 of 29 field goal attempts last year and made 100% of extra points, maintaining a 95% or higher field goal conversion rate since 2022. He has missed only three field goal attempts in three years, with two from 50-plus yards, and remains 18 of 20 from that distance. Folk's reliability represents a significant upgrade after the team's struggles with Younghoe Koo and Parker Romo, though Zane Gonzalez provided stability late in the season. Folk's versatility in handling kickoffs provides additional flexibility for the Falcons' special teams.
Read at The Falcoholic
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]