Comments on: Things Bigger than Football: Steelers Kicker Chris Boswell, “Young Money II”

By: steelerfaninshanghai

steelerfaninshanghai — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:47:40 +0000

Great piece! Just love these profiles that show the personal side of a player. Hope Boswell is on today in Denver, but I really hope he will not be needed outside of PATs.

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By: cold_old_steelers_fan

cold_old_steelers_fan — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:57:57 +0000

Which player has the longer contract and will be more of a cap hit? That may the final factor.

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By: elpalito

elpalito — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:38:40 +0000

I don’t think there will be much drama. Suisham will be gone.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:05:49 +0000

His long this season is 52 IIRC

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By: fanofgd

fanofgd — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:57:35 +0000

Looks like it will be kickers weather on Sunday. Don’t know what his range is but in that rarefied air go ahead and add about 5 yards.

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By: cold_old_steelers_fan

cold_old_steelers_fan — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:35:17 +0000

I like the kid and what he has done. The Steelers may have a good dilemma on their hands at the start of next season. If I were them I would decide on one and trade the other before draft but I suspect they will keep both into training camp and decide then (just in case one of them gets injured).

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By: Homer J.

Homer J. — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:16:55 +0000

It seems to me that Boswell is much looser than other placekickers. Other guys freeze up and concentrate prior to the snap, visualizing everything. Boz seems to be more the soccer player, loosey-goosey, moving around more and in his rhythm before the ball is snapped. He also seems to intentionally vary his kickoffs, with varying height, distance, and location. That can screw up the other team’s return plans. I haven’t made a careful study of it, but those are my distinct impressions. In any case, Boz has been a real find, a lifesaver for this team, and a definite keeper. Great to have him back there behind the holder with the game on the line.

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By: goffthesloth

goffthesloth — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:54:05 +0000

Forgot this one: Boswell is 5th in FG% among rookie Kickers in NFL history with 5 or more attempts.

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By: goffthesloth

goffthesloth — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:51:45 +0000

Had to check on it.

Boswell ranks 35th in NFL History for most points scored in a rookie season, 30th if you get rid of TDs. (You aren’t a real Football player if your feet don’t touch the ball)

Boswell ranks #1 in rookie scoring for the Steelers, by 5 points over Kris Brown, and among rookies with 5 or more FG attempts he is #1 in FG%.

Other notes:

Jesse James made the top 100 with his 8 points.
Boswell knocked Franco to #6 in rookie scoring, but Franco’s still #1 among the not-real football players.

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