Pro Bowl 2019 substitutions

K Justin Tucker instead of Jason Myers (AFC)

Myers had that seven field goal performance against the Colts earlier this season, but they were all between 30 and 48 yards

I’m not sure if people just want to give different guys an opportunity to go to the Pro Bowl, but why don’t we just vote for the kicker in football instead? Justin Tucker is the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history, converting 90.6 percent of his attempts into points.

He has also never missed a kick within 30 yards and he is over 95 percent on kicks under 50 yards. And just so you don’t think he can’t get it done from deep – he is 19 of 21 from 50+ these last three years.

I think a lot of this has to do with that missed extra point Tucker had that would have tied the game versus the Saints. I get it. The Ravens had fought their way back and would have given themselves a chance for overtime in that game.

With that being said, the guy who got that spot instead hasn’t been better in almost any metric. The Jets’ Jason Myers’ overall field goal percentage is a little higher because he simply attempted three extra kicks, but you have to compare the misses.

Tucker had both his missed kicks blocked by a perfectly timed rush off the edge by Browns rookie Denzel Ward and another one where the freakish Justin Simmons from the Broncos leaped over the line and denied that one.

Myers, on the other hand, hooked one of his attempts badly to the right from 30 yards down 7-0 versus the Broncos in week five and then did the same with another one from 50 that could have tied the Dolphins 6-6 in week nine.

Moreover, New York’s kicker badly missed a PAT versus the Dolphins in week two and he missed another pair last Saturday versus the Texans, which directly affected the outcome of that game.

Myers had that seven field goal performance against the Colts earlier this season, but they were all between 30 and 48 yards.

Let’s just look at the facts. If you take away blocks, Tucker has missed one kick individually all year while Myers is up to five now. It feels a little weird to be that upset about kickers, but if I can research this, voters should have definitely gotten that one right.