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When I politely asked kicker Shaun Suisham what happened on his 36-yard field goal attempt late in the third quarter, he clenched his teeth and said, "I missed it." After a few awkward moments, he added, "Every time you write something about me in the paper, you say something negative." I passed up the obvious sarcastic response in light of him missing another short field goal and moved on. Lots of thin skin after this type of loss. |
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Posted by Dan @ 9:24 PM Sun, Sep 10, 2006
A stupid question deserves a stupid answer. What was he supposed to say "I just decided to try to hit the upright for the hell of it?"
Posted by James Joyner @ 8:18 AM Mon, Sep 11, 2006
He's only human. But he's not an NFL caliber placekicker, either. He has never made one over 40 yards (at least at this level) and he's missed several inside the 40. And the onside kick attempt was quite simply awful.
I'm sure he's a good guy and I wish him the very best in life. But he shouldn't be making NFL money, unless he goes to med school or otherwise finds a niche he's good at. Not being good enough for the NFL is nothing to be ashamed of. There are only 32 jobs kicking field goals in the League, after all.