Icing the Kicker Works.

[Champ]

Psychology professor Nadav Goldschmied reviewed data from six National Football League seasons (2002-08) and found that kickers who'd been iced scored only 66.4 percent of the time (73 out of 110 kicks). By comparison, kickers who were not iced had an 80.4 percent success rate (131 out of 161).

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/10/grusd-says-icing-causes-nfl-kicks-miss-field-goals/?sciquest

I wonder if distance was factored into this study at all and what criteria they used to determine a clutch FG scenario.

[NAHSTE]

Did he not factor in the lurking variable that any kick that would cause a coach to "ice" the kicker is inherently more pressure-packed than a normal first half field goal?

By virtue of every "iced" kick used in the study being a game-deciding kick, I'd say the percentage would be lower due to that alone.

[SuperKevin]

You try kicking a FG on one knee while chugging a Smirnoff.

[Sportsbuck]

I know for me in HS getting iced only helped... gave me more time to get set up, adjust to the angle, etc.

[NAHSTE]

I know for me in HS getting iced only helped... gave me more time to get set up, adjust to the angle, etc.

I know right...It's stupid, it's like when the FG is most important, the opposing coach decides to give you even more time to prepare.

Here's the logic: "I know you are used to only having between 30 and 40 seconds to set up your kick and take it, but since this kick will decide whether or not your team beats my team, I'm gonna go ahead and give you an extra minute or two. Take your time buddy, no pressure, just do you."

[mgoblue2290]

I don't think it really works. Same as when teams are the 1 yard line or something like that and they call a time out. Most of the time the defense is adjusting to what the offense is doing and then all the offense has to do is call a different play and we're right back where we started.

Or in the case of Eric Mangini, call a timeout with no time left when an ice cold and bitter Daunte Culpepper takes the field to try and win the game. Instead he lets Stafford come back and win the game for us. It made no sense at the time, Culpepper was going to blow it but Mangini got nervous and over thought everything.

[krulmichael]

I don't think it really works. Same as when teams are the 1 yard line or something like that and they call a time out. Most of the time the defense is adjusting to what the offense is doing and then all the offense has to do is call a different play and we're right back where we started.

Or in the case of Eric Mangini, call a timeout with no time left when an ice cold and bitter Daunte Culpepper takes the field to try and win the game. Instead he lets Stafford come back and win the game for us. It made no sense at the time, Culpepper was going to blow it but Mangini got nervous and over thought everything.

Ah what an awesome game.

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