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While I agree, at the end of the day the team doesn't give a shit what fans want when it comes to the roster or personnel moves.There's no way in HELL any fan will accept him on this team next year.
Kicker Cody Parkey has been getting roasted for missing the potentially game-winning field goal in the Chicago Bears' playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. It turns out he wasn't totally to blame.
The NFL officially changed the 43-yard miss to a block by Eagles defensive tackle Treyvon Hester on Monday. The lineman barely got a finger on the ball, but it changed the trajectory enough that the kick hit the upright, dropped down to the crossbar and then out.
"Me and Haloti [Ngata] ... we got penetration, got the hand up like coach always says," Hester said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. "Tipped off my fingertips. Felt good ... [but] actually, I thought I didn't get enough of it, I thought it was going to go in. When I saw it going in, I turned back around [away from the goal posts]. Then I heard everybody screaming, I was like, oh, [expletive] ... he missed it."
In the immediate aftermath of the game, it didn't appear that many people picked up on the fact that Hester got a hand on the ball. Parkey, who had been under fire in Chicago well before the game for missing a league-high 10 kicks during the regular season, didn't shy away from facing the media after the contest.
"You can't make this up," Parkey said. "I feel terrible. I let the team down. That's on me. I have to own it. I have to be a man. Unfortunately, that's the way it went today."
Nor should they. Fans are fickle and don't have anywhere close to the information they have.wab wrote:While I agree, at the end of the day the team doesn't give a shit what fans want when it comes to the roster or personnel moves.There's no way in HELL any fan will accept him on this team next year.
It all comes down to his contract, if they think he will bounce back, or if they think they can find a suitable replacement that makes it worth eating his salary.
They don't give the fans a second thought.
Hard to really hide anything with a kicker... I'm sure any fan can see with their own eyes the problems with him. What else can it be? Mental issues? Pretty easy to see that as well from your couch at home. It's not like he's the QB or MLB and there's a ton of other circumstances involved on the field. We saw with every kick he's missed (for the most part) the snap and hold were fine. The rest is all on him.Mikefive wrote:Nor should they. Fans are fickle and don't have anywhere close to the information they have.wab wrote:While I agree, at the end of the day the team doesn't give a shit what fans want when it comes to the roster or personnel moves.There's no way in HELL any fan will accept him on this team next year.
It all comes down to his contract, if they think he will bounce back, or if they think they can find a suitable replacement that makes it worth eating his salary.
They don't give the fans a second thought.
Is the guy mentally weak or strong? Does he have a good attitude? How does he practice every day? Does he do everything he can to improve? Does he listen to coaching? Is he stable outside of work? What information do they have about all of the alternatives, mental and physical?Knuckles wrote:Hard to really hide anything with a kicker... I'm sure any fan can see with their own eyes the problems with him. What else can it be? Mental issues? Pretty easy to see that as well from your couch at home. It's not like he's the QB or MLB and there's a ton of other circumstances involved on the field. We saw with every kick he's missed (for the most part) the snap and hold were fine. The rest is all on him.Mikefive wrote:Nor should they. Fans are fickle and don't have anywhere close to the information they have.wab wrote:While I agree, at the end of the day the team doesn't give a shit what fans want when it comes to the roster or personnel moves.There's no way in HELL any fan will accept him on this team next year.
It all comes down to his contract, if they think he will bounce back, or if they think they can find a suitable replacement that makes it worth eating his salary.
They don't give the fans a second thought.
Hah yeah I saw that... As much as I love Gould I think they need to find a young guy with a strong leg to kick up in Soldier Field. That place is a nightmare at any given time to kick the ball. Need another Butler that guy was good and mentally one tough SOB. Whatever happened to his kid is he still in the NFL? I remember he was here for a tryout what the last offseason?Mikefive wrote:In the category of... Post that I probably... no... really Really REALLY shouldn't hit Submit on...
On the Hoge and Jahns Podcast Eagles postgame, Adam Hoge pointed out that Robbie Gould was in a Soldier skybox for the game and that he becomes a free agent this offseason.
None of that matters with a kicker man. Hate to say it. They don't need to know the playbook, they don't need to be work out warriors all they need to do is kick the damn ball. And, he's proven he hasn't a real strong leg and he's proven he gets rattled and can't mentally turn it around. I mean 4 post hits in one game and now this. I don't need insight from the coaches or Dr. Phill to see any of this.Mikefive wrote:Is the guy mentally weak or strong? Does he have a good attitude? How does he practice every day? Does he do everything he can to improve? Does he listen to coaching? Is he stable outside of work? What information do they have about all of the alternatives, mental and physical?Knuckles wrote:Hard to really hide anything with a kicker... I'm sure any fan can see with their own eyes the problems with him. What else can it be? Mental issues? Pretty easy to see that as well from your couch at home. It's not like he's the QB or MLB and there's a ton of other circumstances involved on the field. We saw with every kick he's missed (for the most part) the snap and hold were fine. The rest is all on him.Mikefive wrote:Nor should they. Fans are fickle and don't have anywhere close to the information they have.wab wrote:While I agree, at the end of the day the team doesn't give a shit what fans want when it comes to the roster or personnel moves.There's no way in HELL any fan will accept him on this team next year.
It all comes down to his contract, if they think he will bounce back, or if they think they can find a suitable replacement that makes it worth eating his salary.
They don't give the fans a second thought.
Yeah. No reason to know anything else about the guy. That's irrelevant. All you need to know to make an effective judgement is what happens on TV.
Whether the ball was tipped or not, one things for sure…Cody Parkey has a propensity of hitting the Goal Post. Why, well our friends at 12 UP got hold of this practice video posted on Instagram by Cody Parkey. Apparently, Cody works on his accuracy by PRACTICING HITTING POLES. In fact, in 2016 he posted a video of himself nailing a light pole. Above the Heart of the NFL compiled some clips of the actual Goal Post Doinks.
Hmmm. That's super interesting.Boris13c wrote:This Might Be the Reason Cody Parkey Hits the Goal Post So Often
Whether the ball was tipped or not, one things for sure…Cody Parkey has a propensity of hitting the Goal Post. Why, well our friends at 12 UP got hold of this practice video posted on Instagram by Cody Parkey. Apparently, Cody works on his accuracy by PRACTICING HITTING POLES. In fact, in 2016 he posted a video of himself nailing a light pole. Above the Heart of the NFL compiled some clips of the actual Goal Post Doinks.
follow the link to see the video
so, the suggestion is he might be subconsciously programming himself to hit the posts because he practices accuracy doing just that - hitting posts
Yeah, I think it's a common enough drill for place kickers at all levels.G08 wrote:Eh not buying the logic, Robbie Gould used to warm up by hitting goal posts as well.
Really he only cost us two...Miami and the wild card game, but your overall point remains. The Bears are in a tough spot. He was bad all season.The Marshall Plan wrote:He CANNOT be on this team next season. Screw the contract and the cap hit. This guy has repeatedly fucked up and cost us games.
Any change you could copy and paste the text please? GDPR rules mean we can see that in Europe.wab wrote:Really he only cost us two...Miami and the wild card game, but your overall point remains. The Bears are in a tough spot. He was bad all season.The Marshall Plan wrote:He CANNOT be on this team next season. Screw the contract and the cap hit. This guy has repeatedly fucked up and cost us games.
As much as I loathe giving credence to anything Hub says, he wonders how cutting Parkey will impact the locker room after preaching family and brotherhood and selflessly having each others backs all season.
It's a good point.
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ARKUSH: What's that old "Naked City" intro, Bob? There are eight million stories in the City of New York and this has been one of them? There will be eight million stories about the 2018 Chicago Bears in the coming days, weeks and months, and the first thousand or two will all be about Cody Parkey. Parkey is not THE reason the Bears lost their wild-card game to the Eagles, but he obviously blew his chance to be the hero. Once Bears fanatics, I mean fans, get over their disappointment and outrage, we should hope they would grasp that very important distinction. The Bears do still have a critical decision to make on Parkey, though. Forget his contract, the uprights and the fact he deserves better than the way Bears fans have treated him so far. Is there any way the Bears can bring Parkey back knowing the distractions and added pressures it will put on his teammates with his mere presence?skamanfrank wrote:Any change you could copy and paste the text please? GDPR rules mean we can see that in Europe.wab wrote:Really he only cost us two...Miami and the wild card game, but your overall point remains. The Bears are in a tough spot. He was bad all season.The Marshall Plan wrote:He CANNOT be on this team next season. Screw the contract and the cap hit. This guy has repeatedly fucked up and cost us games.
As much as I loathe giving credence to anything Hub says, he wonders how cutting Parkey will impact the locker room after preaching family and brotherhood and selflessly having each others backs all season.
It's a good point.
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Wait... what?docc wrote:CODY PARKEY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AFTER MISSING GAME WINNING FIELD COAL
Tuesday 1/8/2019 3:12 pm
AP news
Sportsline
Cody Parkey, place kicker for the Chicago Bears was found alive after an apparent suicide attempt in his north suburban home. Mr Parkey was found standing on a chair with rope still fastened around his neck. Apparently Mr Parkey attempted to kick the chair from under him but missed the center of the chair and his foot bounced off the arm of the chair leaving Mr Parkey stuck between chair and a nearby table, unhurt.
Mr Parkey was unavailable for comment.
