I still believe in Eddy Pineiro

[Manna]

He’s what we got so hope that he works out long-term, but I’d like a kicker who can kick touchbacks. He doesn’t have that strong of a leg. Even before the new kickoff rules he couldn’t kick touchbacks. 

[mav1234]

I get he's cracked in big moments to win games before (tbh I've kind of forgotten but fans here say that so), but those misses were not big moments. Those were routine mental misses that I think he can get over and don't indicate long term much of anything. I bet he would have redeemed himself in OT if given the chance.

Oh well, next game.

[Ricky Prickles]

It happens sometimes and Pinero has been overall pretty reliable but his bad game could not have come at a worse time than yesterday's game when those points were really needed. Hopefully he gets himself back on track this week.

[La Pantera]

He’s never been a clutch type kicker. Nor does he have enough leg for 50+ yarders. 
 

I for one was hoping the thicker kicker beat him out in camp.

[La Pantera]

1 hour ago, CRA said:

they said during the KC game he was hurt and it would limit what they could ask of him.   I wonder if he is still just nursing something.  Overall those were non-pressure easy kicks....which is what he built his resume on as being the most accurate kicker in NFL history doing. 

Yeah. He needs surgery and needs the fluid drained from his knee weekly??

regardless a middling kicker.

[Gapanthersfan]

Eddie has kept us in far more games than he has lost us. This an aberration for him. No telling if anything else was going on. No kick is an easy kick. If he gets the yips off hen different story. 

[45catfan]

He had a bad game.  Eddy is still among the League's most accurate kickers.  Both of his misses were narrowly so.  They were not outright shanks. Prior to yesterday, he'd missed one FG all year and he's been perfect on PATs.  Eddy will be okay.  He was solid all last year too, but had that one stinker game.  I'll keep a kicker that's solid 16 of 17 games a year.

[45catfan]

11 minutes ago, Gapanthersfan said:

Eddie has kept us in far more games than he has lost us. This an aberration for him. No telling if anything else was going on. No kick is an easy kick. If he gets the yips off hen different story. 

Very true. I'm pretty sure Bryce would be winless without Eddy, so...... 

[TN05]

Everyone has a bad game every now and then.

[PanthersGTI]

You give Eddie another game ( or two ) to get right. Probably not going to get better then him right now anyways. 

[MechaZain]

33 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Prior to yesterday, he'd missed one FG all year and he's been perfect on PATs. 

This. So far it’s an outlier. I’ll worry when it becomes a trend.

[La Pantera]

Yes he missed one kick prior to this game. Now he has three on the season. Four missed last season. Two the season before. Nine missed in three seasons here. 14 career misses.

[Pazhoosier89]

He is a free agent after this season. Do you want to pay him like a top kicker?  He can't kick much from past 50 yards. 

[HaricotVert]

2 hours ago, CRA said:

they said during the KC game he was hurt and it would limit what they could ask of him.   I wonder if he is still just nursing something. 

This

He said that he would have to have his knee drained often and that there was surgery in the offseason