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Jinkei wrote:

I would like to wish each and everyone here a great, happy and healthy new year.
*Raises his glass of Whisky in cheers* (not on the rocks, because it's Scapa and that would be a shame)

Here!  Here! . . . . . Here's to ya!!! 

Once upon a time the NFL had one or more former soccer players that could kick near 100 yard Field Goals. That meant every possession was going to get at least 3 points.

Did they change the rules or did the soccer leagues run out of talented kickers?

Tom M wrote:

Once upon a time the NFL had one or more former soccer players that could kick near 100 yard Field Goals. That meant every possession was going to get at least 3 points.

Did they change the rules or did the soccer leagues run out of talented kickers?

I'm not aware of anybody kicking a 100 yard field goal, soccer player or otherwise.

I don't think Soccer has run out of talented kickers.  They just choose to play soccer.

 

From  https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/07/longest-field-goal-in-nfl-history/ 

"In fact, no one – not even a Hall of Fame kicker – has come close to the 70-yard mark (unless you count Texas college football legend Ove Johansson’s 69-yard kick with Abilene Christian in 1976).

We’ve delved into the history books to explore which special teams savants have kicked the longest field goals in NFL history.

#1. 66 yards – Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens (2021)"

 

"From  https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/justin-tucker-once-made-a-79-yard-field-goal/ar-AA1msWyC 

What’s the furthest kick you’ve ever made, period? This could be indoor, outdoor, off a tee, at practice, at a random high school field. What’s your max?

With a normal field goal approach, it’d be 79 yards. For a fair catch free kick approach where I can line up from however far I want, it’d be 85 yards. Both of those were perfect conditions with a tail wind.

But where we play—I’m looking outside right now, the wind’s whipping around and it’s 30 degrees—getting a kick to go even 52 yards on a day like today is pretty challenging. So, 85 is out of the question. A tornado of things would have to happen for that opportunity to present itself. You might have to actually have a tornado carry the ball 85 yards. 

What’s the furthest kick you’ve ever made, period? This could be indoor, outdoor, off a tee, at practice, at a random high school field. What’s your max?

With a normal field goal approach, it’d be 79 yards. For a fair catch free kick approach where I can line up from however far I want, it’d be 85 yards. Both of those were perfect conditions with a tail wind.

But where we play—I’m looking outside right now, the wind’s whipping around and it’s 30 degrees—getting a kick to go even 52 yards on a day like today is pretty challenging. So, 85 is out of the question. A tornado of things would have to happen for that opportunity to present itself. You might have to actually have a tornado "carry the ball 85 yards."

 

From    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Tucker 

"Justin Paul Tucker (born November 21, 1989) is an American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Tucker is the most accurate kicker in NFL history^[1] and is regarded as one of the greatest kickers of all time.^[2][3] He currently holds two major NFL records for kickers: career field goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts) with 90.2 percent, and longest made field goal at 66 yards. ^[4][5]"