NFL writer feels one Dallas Cowboy isn't getting enough respect
The Dallas Cowboys are on their way to the playoffs for the second consecutive season, which means they have had a plethora of players step up big. Those individuals were recognized as seven Cowboys players who made the Pro Bowl. Dallas was tied for second in the NFL in that category. However, one league writer […]
The Dallas Cowboys are on their way to the playoffs for the second consecutive season, which means they have had a plethora of players step up big. Those individuals were recognized as seven Cowboys players who made the Pro Bowl.
Dallas was tied for second in the NFL in that category. However, one league writer feels it should have been eight, as Pro Football Focus deemed Brett Maher as the biggest Pro Bowl snub for the Cowboys in 2022.
Marcus Mosher on Maher:
"Seven Cowboys made the Pro Bowl, so it’s hard to get too upset about any snubs. But kicker Brett Maher has a legitimate gripe. Jason Myers got the nod over him despite Maher making nine of his 11 kicks beyond 50 yards this season. Against the Vikings earlier this year, he made back-to-back 60-yard field goals before halftime.
"Maher has missed just three field goals this season, with two of those kicks at 59 yards. Besides Justin Tucker, there might not be a better long-range kicker in the NFL than Maher."
Maher was money in 2021 making 88.9% of his kicks (16 out of 18), and he's done even better this season. Despite missing one more kick, Maher has upped his percentage to just under 91, making 29 out of 32 kicks.
The former undrafted free agent had made kicks in crucial moments as well in 2022. He kicked the game-winner against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 and nailed back-to-back kicks late in the fourth quarter after the Cowboys were tied with the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16 which led to a victory.
Maher's previous stint with the Cowboys was dreadful as he missed 17 kicks from 2018 to 2019. Now, he's established himself as one of the best kickers in the NFL and a real asset to the Cowboys.
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