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02-25-2019, 04:19 PM
Chris Boswell will have to compete for Steelers' job
By Grant Gordon NFL.com
Published: Feb. 24, 2019
As the saga of the Steelers carries on with Le'Veon Bell now a free agent, Antonio Brown likely to be traded and Ben Roethlisberger's leadership called into question, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert addressed the messy drama this past week in a scrum with local reporters.
Somewhat overlooked, much as it was in the shadows of all the superstars' spotlight this past season, was the trying campaign of kicker Chris Boswell.
Perhaps it's worth pondering whether all the drama would have played out as it did had Boswell been better, considering the impact his misses had on the Steelers' fortunes. After all, Boswell converted a career-low 65 percent of his field goals and maybe most telling missed seven kicks (point-after attempts and field goals) in five games Pittsburgh did not win, including a season-opening 21-21 tie with the Browns in which he misfired on a game-winning 42-yard field goal. That tie set the tone for the roller-coaster ride that was Pittsburgh's playoff-less 9-6-1 season.
"The drop-off with Chris Boswell was surprising, disappointing and this is something that Chris shares with us like we share with him," Colbert said via a transcript from his scrum.
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001018770/article/chris-boswell-will-have-to-compete-for-steelers-job
By Grant Gordon NFL.com
Published: Feb. 24, 2019
As the saga of the Steelers carries on with Le'Veon Bell now a free agent, Antonio Brown likely to be traded and Ben Roethlisberger's leadership called into question, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert addressed the messy drama this past week in a scrum with local reporters.
Somewhat overlooked, much as it was in the shadows of all the superstars' spotlight this past season, was the trying campaign of kicker Chris Boswell.
Perhaps it's worth pondering whether all the drama would have played out as it did had Boswell been better, considering the impact his misses had on the Steelers' fortunes. After all, Boswell converted a career-low 65 percent of his field goals and maybe most telling missed seven kicks (point-after attempts and field goals) in five games Pittsburgh did not win, including a season-opening 21-21 tie with the Browns in which he misfired on a game-winning 42-yard field goal. That tie set the tone for the roller-coaster ride that was Pittsburgh's playoff-less 9-6-1 season.
"The drop-off with Chris Boswell was surprising, disappointing and this is something that Chris shares with us like we share with him," Colbert said via a transcript from his scrum.
to read rest of article:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001018770/article/chris-boswell-will-have-to-compete-for-steelers-job