Can an Average Guy Beat an NFL Kicker? | Above Average Joe

Can an Average Guy Beat an NFL Kicker? | Above Average Joe | GQ Sports

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3 жыл бұрын

NFL kickers might get more hate from fans than any other football players. But how hard is their job? Average guy Clay Skipper grew up hating on his beloved New York Jets' kickers, so we challenged him to master field goals and then go head to head with former Jets kicker, Chandler Catanzaro. With the help of Baltimore Ravens kicking legend Justin Tucker and kicking coach Luke Gaddis, does Clay have what it takes to beat an NFL kicker?
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@ncphantom8687 3 жыл бұрын

I love Justin Tucker’s mentality, when he talks about missing a field goal, he blames himself for it but when he talks about making one, he talks about the team making the field goal. Team mentality.

@dougr8646 Жыл бұрын

But it's stupid it's literally on them either way

@renloyt Жыл бұрын

@@dougr8646 Jesus, no one has responded to ur comment because of how dumb it is, him blaming himself is to better himself and the other cause is for the team that’s is his motivation. If he doesn’t blame himself then he doesn’t get better therefore the team doesn’t win, u are dumb

@levy9595 Жыл бұрын

@@dougr8646 thats not entirely true, a bad snap, bad blocking or a bad hold can all effect the kick. Even if the kicker gets the kick off, any one of those things can all make the attempt sail wide or get off the proper rotation. So clearly not stupid to praise your teammates when they do their job properly, allowing you to do as well.

@tomdron4746 Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the fact the team is the one that got them into a position to be kicking a field goal

@asdfoifhvjbkaos Жыл бұрын

@@dougr8646 well, losing is a team effort too. it takes an entire game to get to the point where it has to be decided by a 40 yard kick.

@noahkramer942 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here after Tucker set the NFL record with a 66 yard kick

@micahbarker8049 2 жыл бұрын

Bro that was insane!

@gabe.penfield 2 жыл бұрын

Just about to comment this 😅

@codywhite938 2 жыл бұрын

Happy I got to see it

@emmanueloduntan3286 2 жыл бұрын

Here I am !!!

@roywilson2070 2 жыл бұрын

Me!!!!!!

@doofenshmirtzsquidward9217 3 жыл бұрын

Saddest part is he’s a jets fan

@rahultoocool1436 3 жыл бұрын

9:43 Important tips!

@aikenrich1124 3 жыл бұрын

True

@aekammadan1907 3 жыл бұрын

@@kharbonet stop advertising in comments oi bhi aap kya vijnapit kay bare mein parvah nahin hai ।

@bigztopanga7330 3 жыл бұрын

as a jets fan, I feel bad for other jets fans

@doofenshmirtzsquidward9217 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigztopanga7330 I feel bad for New York football in general

@angel_caro_ 3 жыл бұрын

When Justin Tucker says the AFC north is tough to kick in... I believe him with no doubt whatsoever

@smokeydabear33_74 3 жыл бұрын

Obviously. You have to face horrible weather in the browns and Steelers game once, then have to play in your own stadium which rains a lot and windy as heck.

@willdaphtary7842 3 жыл бұрын

Troy polamalu

@angel_caro_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@smokeydabear33_74 ah yes so obvious lol

@robertedwards121 3 жыл бұрын

Spoiler: Kicking is not as easy as you think! Enjoyed working with you all on this 👍

@theleftuprightatsoldierfield 3 жыл бұрын

Both north divisions are super hard to kick in

@stevenla7865 3 жыл бұрын

0-9 just like the jets record smhhh

@caidenpedrotti7411 3 жыл бұрын

I think they might actually be 0-10

@hagenpera-de9587 3 жыл бұрын

There 0-10

@Noah-ku5qx 3 жыл бұрын

@@hagenpera-de9587 yea

@Noah-ku5qx 3 жыл бұрын

Imma predict the future and they’ll be 0-16

@electricshotzz2467 3 жыл бұрын

@@Noah-ku5qx they are 0-11 rn!! LOL!

@muldep 3 жыл бұрын

Next time, get a soccer player to kick a field goal

@CarlosRoman18 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was saying 😂😂

@ZUCChinishrIMP 3 жыл бұрын

Lol he was a soccer player

@andyhiett2734 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZUCChinishrIMP he couldn't have been a very good one. Even with him having to change his kicking mannerisms for a football, I can watch him kick and tell that.

@YooBro219 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZUCChinishrIMP A professional, please. I wanna see Goalie kick FG

@ZUCChinishrIMP 3 жыл бұрын

@@YooBro219 haha think he even said he was a keeper. But yeah I wanna see some Manuel Neuer booms

@OneOnOneKicking 3 жыл бұрын

Spoiler: Kicking is not as easy as you think! Enjoyed working with you all on this 👍

@OneOnOneKicking 3 жыл бұрын

Start at 5:26 ;)

@codyellsworth6394 3 жыл бұрын

@@OneOnOneKicking thank you 🙏 i was getting hella bored

@devantejackson8109 3 жыл бұрын

its not but punting is really easy

@devantejackson8109 3 жыл бұрын

@This comment was Posted 2 to yep if u practice for like 2 weeks with a kicking coach making 30-39 yarders is easy 40-49 a lil harder a lil more inconsistent but manageable and very few even nfl kickers can kick 50+ consistently

@suwy8540 3 жыл бұрын

Thats not a spoiler stupid

@spiffythebritishguy 2 жыл бұрын

His interview with Tucker hits so much harder after he broke the record for the longest FG

@poopoogamer1232 2 жыл бұрын

How?

@hakimndmva 2 жыл бұрын

Tucker was already widely recognized as one of the best kickers ever and arguably the very best long before he made that one kick.

@spiffythebritishguy 2 жыл бұрын

@@hakimndmva 💯 agree

@Roconnor84 Жыл бұрын

Ravens all the way baby

@tylernanoff 3 жыл бұрын

Love how Justin Tucker says “we hit tose field goals”. Acknowledging the rest of the teams importance in securing a field goal.

@SevShazam 3 жыл бұрын

Lol he instantly stopped doing every single thing the coach taught him starting at kick 1.

@riekoortiz4486 3 жыл бұрын

Foreal

@danerichoux5475 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, an average guy is a better kicker than an nfl kicker...

@reidpayne6539 3 жыл бұрын

@Dane Richoux This video has literally the dumbest title and purpose

@unoqualunque5484 3 жыл бұрын

They are trying so hard to make it look difficult that they are not even asking soccer players to do it🤣

@cullomuchoo2040 3 жыл бұрын

@@unoqualunque5484 Um what? It is difficult, this is just part of a series that is (admittedly dumb) about an "average guy" trying to do things professional sportsmen do. Also, soccer players couldn't do this as easily as you think, many have tried, few have found success, many professionals have even admit that the motions are too different and don't translate.

@camdenritter7652 3 жыл бұрын

The point of the video is to show that isn't true. For the people that complain about it when they sit on their couches

@edonshatri6446 3 жыл бұрын

@@cullomuchoo2040 i agree that it's difficult but 80% could kick a 40 yard goal with relative ease but this isn't about them this is about some avarage fans getting way to big for their shoes these are very hard things to do.

@advertisingguy1896 3 жыл бұрын

I think the only reason the jet let GQ sports play on their stadium is because they want the turf monster to eat up his ankles

@esg2088 3 жыл бұрын

If you cant beat them, beat them :)

@ronineditor9920 3 жыл бұрын

6:55 This is the KEY thing that fans don't understand... it's just not just kicking at the goal posts like you can on a kickoff. In a game, you have to kick it up and over 21 grown-men, 11 are running at you which increase the arc you have to clear.

@FingeringThings 3 жыл бұрын

Short answer: Probably not

@ajhd2005 3 жыл бұрын

It always annoys me with Clay that he gets taught each time by great coaches that make it simple then when it comes to the actual thing he throws everything out of the window 😂

@TheHeadincharge 2 жыл бұрын

That’s why repetition is so important. It’s virtually impossible to learn a complex movement in a day with any kind of consistency. That’s only made worse by competition where muscle memory is vital.

@tayroc5596 3 жыл бұрын

Growing up playing soccer i can and have kicked a 50 yarder, but doing it in a game situation i think is the hardest part and thats what separates professionals.

@cadencollins6843 3 жыл бұрын

Same bro, still can and it gets to my head sometimes. But like you said a game scenario with two hundred fifty pound athletes running at you is a lot different. Especially with a game on the line, it’s kinda like a pk. And a lot of professional soccer players fail to score pks Bc it gets to their heads

@dckicker32 3 жыл бұрын

I feel you cause in practice you don’t have all the equipment you would have on in a game too

@rexmonarch2 3 жыл бұрын

In high school, I kicked a 50 yarder soccer style in practice. It's whole different deal in a game when full-on pressure is coming at you -- you have to be totally Zen.

@shreyaschatterjee123 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I don't think a 30-40 yarder is not very hard but the rush and the fans make it hard.

@Sun_Legend120 Жыл бұрын

I play soccer and I’m trying to become a wider reciver

@cartersvobodny5094 3 жыл бұрын

you guys should do "Making referee calls"

@GuiltyMelly 3 жыл бұрын

Feel like a lot of people can do better against some referees. Not all but a lot

@shonhenderson4227 3 жыл бұрын

We’ll see no PI ever or roughing the passer😂

@willbrown423 3 жыл бұрын

@@GuiltyMelly it’s easy when you have a sky cam but on the field it’s very difficult

@XtraordinaryShots 3 жыл бұрын

It’s very difficult. As a hockey ref, I thought it would be way easier

@mylesanderson2861 3 жыл бұрын

@@shonhenderson4227 PI is easy especially the way the Cowboys held Claypool so much. When it's minor then yes. They call penalties whenever it "looks" like their was a penalty. I seen a QB oversell a late hit to get a roughing the passer call

@cvcexcomm 2 жыл бұрын

Clay executed that challenge like a true New York Jets player!

@joeljustin117 3 жыл бұрын

yesss finally, been waiting forever for another above average joe!

@Bearssuperfan 3 жыл бұрын

In college my school’s kicker was so bad a friend and I (both HS soccer players) convinced ourselves we could walk on the next season. We bought a tee and some balls, tried for like two weeks and only managed to make a couple 40 yarders with the ball never clearing the crossbar by more than 2-3 yards. All that abuse also hurts your feet!

@Wutodouble 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow coincidentally watched the the day before history was made with tuckers 66 yarder. Made me appreciate it even more

@basketballislifeform3726 3 жыл бұрын

Bro kickers are not normal in a good away. Like how can you kick that hard.

@dckicker32 3 жыл бұрын

The same as you would a soccer ball. Kicking a football and kicking a soccer ball are just about the same except one is an oval and one is a circle

@dckicker32 3 жыл бұрын

Also we train our bodies to have a good core and have good leg strength that’s why you see a lot of small, not big kickers

@devantejackson8109 3 жыл бұрын

@@dckicker32 sebastian janikowski

@enriquedeltoro227 3 жыл бұрын

@@dckicker32 Sebastian Janikowski being one of the successful Big boy kickers in NFL history

@m1ler174 3 жыл бұрын

@@dckicker32 Its a sphere.

@mylesrosenzweig4320 3 жыл бұрын

before watching: i’m gonna go on a limb and say no

@JavierGonzalez-lp3ke Жыл бұрын

I agree with everything Justin Tucker mentioned about the mechanics of kicking as I've been there myself; in fact, there could be an essay or even entire sporting course on the subject of kicking mechanics. However, as all us Kickers know, it's not so much about "thinking" about those mechanics as it is merely doing/making the adjustments in body approach, momentum, swinging motions, contact, angle of kick, weather/wind conditions, and agility combined with leg strength meeting the ball to put it through the uprights...things like that.

@noahfrey. 3 жыл бұрын

It is amazing how good these guys are when you really think about it

@alaneo 3 жыл бұрын

You should bring also a mediocre highschool kicker to compare with the NFL Professional. It would give a wider look on the skills needed.

@bencrittenden7048 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a big ravens fan so just seeing Justin Tucker give him advice pretty cool

@collinormsbee9093 2 жыл бұрын

Justin Tucker just got record for 66 yard FG

@collinormsbee9093 2 жыл бұрын

game winning

@azviking139 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t even think of that but it’s so impressive what tucker has done kicking outside in cold environments more than 50% of his games over his career.

@levy9595 Жыл бұрын

Half the league plays in cold environments most of the time. Like the Giants and Jets for instance where this challenge took place.

@neighborstranger7064 3 жыл бұрын

This is my fourth episode featuring this GQ employee & I couldn’t be any less surprised to discover he is a Jets fan.

@fanz4474 2 жыл бұрын

here after justin tucker hit that 66yarder?

@RMDK22 3 жыл бұрын

for the next challenge try it with Troy Polamalu lined up in the c-gap

@josephbryant2376 2 жыл бұрын

growing up in Charm City has it's pro's one of those is having Tucker as our kicker

@dedra6510 3 жыл бұрын

Tucker definitely remembers his double doink😂😂😂

@instatv_2975 3 жыл бұрын

Should of got ninja on here 🤣

@shardhoney 3 жыл бұрын

@KTG7420 3 жыл бұрын

Put @deestroying on here

@Scroodyy 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir

@wallacetrisler8560 3 жыл бұрын

Nope srry

@discgolf8305 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss!

@robertgarza5103 3 жыл бұрын

before watching: i’m gonna go on a limb and say no

@ryanschaff123 3 жыл бұрын

Lol is that kid still doing the whole “I’m going to the NFL once I get discovered” shtick like he was a few years ago despite having a million subscribers? Didn’t he at one point make to the CFL for like 3 weeks until they cut him? Lol I should go check out his channel for the first time in years, I’d lmfao if his video titles are all still talking about making it in the NFL 😂😂😂

@mozzy756 3 жыл бұрын

This dude rocking the old school David Beckham Predators 🔥🔥🔥

@Blake-xo1gq 2 жыл бұрын

Kicking a football is incredibly difficult. I was the kicker for every team I played on. And at most there was only 2 other kids on the team that could get the ball off the ground. No chance an average guy could beat an NFL kicker in a contest like this. Like an average guy beating an NBA player in a dunk contest. Just not going to happen

@stlcardsbb 3 жыл бұрын

Luke & One On One Kicking is the 🐐

@Scroodyy 3 жыл бұрын

We need deestroying against nfl kickers get him in the league already

@Scroodyy 3 жыл бұрын

@Pitufo Chiludo so what about the kickers that miss a ton of kicks they good enough though

@lmaox265 3 жыл бұрын

@@Scroodyy yes

@jaxonh299 3 жыл бұрын

@@Scroodyy you realize he was the backup kicker in college he wasn’t even the main guy

@MBATheGreat 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaxonh299 yeah but he’s put a lot of time and effort in lately. Plus not everyone can kick a 70 yard field goal like him

@P60B40 3 жыл бұрын

@@MBATheGreat ok but why tf would u kick a 70 yarder when you can kick a punt and pin the other team deep...

@FloSchmdt14 3 жыл бұрын

I find it amazing that he says “we made it” I stead of “I made it”

@mrpiccaso6517 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like anyone with a brain knows that kicking isn’t as easy as it looks tbh😂😂

@Bones12x2 2 жыл бұрын

When he asked Justin if he always knows when its going in or not just with the kick he should have replied..."IDK...I don't miss enough to know the difference."

@vegasstoker9647 2 жыл бұрын

To be a good kicker it takes a ton of practice. So much goes into it. The snapper and holder play a big role as well.

@collettew2614 2 жыл бұрын

try a 66 yard feild goal, cause tucker can 😉

@thenobleone-3384 2 жыл бұрын

Martin Grammatica and his brothers bring back memories he played for the bucs.

@chasekennedy915 3 жыл бұрын

best part he said its a little chilly in NewYork when he was born there

@nehaalkathuria 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this after JT's 66-yard NFL Record just hits different lol

@iamkubrik 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen enough, he's got what it takes to be a kicker for the NYJ

@KickersOfEarth 3 жыл бұрын

It's good to have reminders like this for the common joe

@Netsfan24 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate clay for accepting being called “average” on so many videos

@Alex_Faux Жыл бұрын

What's crazy is that Justin Tucker had to throw a lot of those basics out of the window for the 66 yarder in Detroit last season.

@johnloveridge3902 2 жыл бұрын

Should have started at the 50-yard line and worked your way in. All of the anticipation deflated after he missed the 33 yarders

@jaxson_land15 Жыл бұрын

W Jets fan. Love the vid 💚🖤

@kimnasse-ward8316 Жыл бұрын

Bro I love the J,E,T,S jets jets and Ravens fan

@supersawyer358 Жыл бұрын

Outdoors with masks on. I couldn't get past that....🤣🤣🤣

@rezu661 3 жыл бұрын

No one: Some kid: Hey mom why is it raining footballs?

@Dfsnprops 3 жыл бұрын

The difference in the sound of one hitting the ball and the other is crazy

@darkduck3677 3 жыл бұрын

Tucker seems like cool dude. And he has some pipes. Check out him singing opera if you haven’t yet

@PattyBandAidz 2 жыл бұрын

"More kickers tend to remember their misses more than their makes" ....yeah, don't think that's the case with him anymore

@darkthunder168 2 жыл бұрын

whos here after Tucker broke the Kicking record???

@NickkaDUB 2 жыл бұрын

Kickers are least respected (or maybe the Punter), but the highest scorers.

@owenmhart 3 жыл бұрын

Like malcolm in the middle trying to hit a strike on the last field goal 😂

@thetoptige8014 3 жыл бұрын

Catenzaro was drafted and played for the cardinals, why didn’t you mention that when you mentioned the teams he played for?

@NickkaDUB 2 жыл бұрын

Next time, kick with your toe. You’ll also start your motion almost straight on. Slightly to the left. Using a block to get used to it helps dramatically.

@DiggyDougSauce94 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect time to watch this since Tuck just broke the record with a SIXTY-SIX yard FG

@Levi-uk5kl Жыл бұрын

Brett Maher Here is funny now LMAO

@maxeeeboy6383 6 ай бұрын

Make sure to always have your plant foot in front of the ball when kicking off the ground

@passionatemelon6627 3 жыл бұрын

Jason Myers is on fire rn

@N3FF 3 жыл бұрын

13:55 Joshua Weissman enters the field... but better! @Joshua Weissman

@thumbas9532 Жыл бұрын

0:42 is Cullen Jenkins which is also our lineman coach for our football team

@johnr5252 Жыл бұрын

Justin has a lucrative post NFL career as an analyst if he wants it. He would be awesome.

@allcbrosx5930 Жыл бұрын

i can’t kick a fg or pat to save my life 💀

@TheyForcedMyHandLE 3 жыл бұрын

Of any, this is the position that doesn't require much special physical attributes or natural talent; just a bunch of practice and an ability to maintain focus and control nerves under pressure.

@khaliquet1 3 жыл бұрын

You I'm don't realize how far it is till you get out there, and Justin Tucker is good for 60yards 🤯

@shayo6251 3 жыл бұрын

Deestroying is smoking all of them 💯

@brandonhillgoth699 3 жыл бұрын

5:21 that face hahahah

@butterdog7842 3 жыл бұрын

Most hate on is a “long snapper” not a kicker

@operez3 3 жыл бұрын

That's about right for a Jets fan! Lmao 🤣

@moosehead1439 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you guys blurred out the MetLife logo, as if we don't know what the stadium's name is LOL

@ILruffian 2 жыл бұрын

One would think that they would put it in the contract when someone wanted to use the field that the user cannot blur the logo. Wonder what I'm missing.

@semperfiarcher 3 жыл бұрын

Skipper needs to have a snap and hold to realize how hard kicking a field goal can be. Add that the ball has to clear the line at 9 feet or more and it's way harder than it looks.

@amberjones2843 3 жыл бұрын

dis made me respect soccer players and nfl kickers more

@cameronharvey4746 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this after Justin Tucker broke the all time longest FGM record with 66 yards

@Dwayne_Boone 3 жыл бұрын

I have respect for any kicker. It indeed is harder than one would think. I remember in the early 80's, that dang 20 ft. fence beyond the goal. Sarah Scott field. I'd have to jog all the way off the field, a crossed the track to the gate and go a crossed the street to fetch the ball when practicing alone. Lol. It was jr. high and I was hitting 30 yarders. Too bad I got hurt. Healed up and did ok, then I just had to hit one more. Threw it out again and it was over. But anyway, hats off to ANY kicker. It is hard.

@Dwayne_Boone 3 жыл бұрын

P.S.: No lofting. Drill it.

@louishoey 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a long islander and u can hear the wind in training . And rain at metlife lol.

@DNO76 3 жыл бұрын

Catanzaro was a cardinal back in 2015 when they tied with seattle 6-6

@dark3rthanshadows Жыл бұрын

7:37 Funny that he's technique it's pretty similar how we kick in football to make free kicks.

@thataboytrevor8486 3 жыл бұрын

Most of those kick would be good in the CFL because the Canadian Football field goal is at the goal line not a the end. (Like rugby )

@miguelmoran888 3 жыл бұрын

As a Ravens fan we have lot of trust for Tucker

@TheWatchernator 3 жыл бұрын

Most accurate kicker ever. Kicks in the AFC North. That means 6 of 16 games.

@thenobleone-3384 2 жыл бұрын

I tried kicking field goals I didn't do well. I'm a better punter when I played for fun. Punting is fun also

@joshuataylor5298 3 жыл бұрын

Short answer: no Long answer: this video

@Adam12Chugs 3 жыл бұрын

It was pretty tuff to kick in Buffalo last night. Doink Doink

@DjSchmeckle 3 жыл бұрын

J-Tuck talk yo sh*t bruh bruh you've earned that I literally go grab a beer when we kick field goals that's how much faith I ve got in our kicker lol🎯 #justintucker #baltimore #RAVENSNATION #9

@davidmckeown1296 2 жыл бұрын

His coach has the record for the longest field goal now in nfl

@ToxicFish10 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, I wondered why there wasn’t a bag on his head!

@rossedwardmiller 2 жыл бұрын

3:02 tuck starts complaining about Maryland weather, like we all do.

@jimkimmel8664 3 жыл бұрын

Being a soccer player it takes countless weeks of training just to get good at taking a free kick so a field goal is a whole other level

@fratacar1036 3 жыл бұрын

In soccer(we say football) we have a wall in front of the freekick taker.So its completely diffrent.I can say that this is more easy than the soccers freekicks.Sorry for grammar or word mistakes.

@NanaKofiOwusu3041 3 жыл бұрын

@@fratacar1036 True, This would be more easy for a soccer player.

@deanburger4574 3 жыл бұрын

Rugby players will destroy this