One of the most overlooked but important parts of the game is special teams. Anyone can easily spot when a kicker is struggling with confidence, accuracy, and range but there is so much more that can be tweaked to help a team.
The Dallas Cowboys ranked at or near the bottom of every special team’s statistic. Needless to say that the only place to go is up. Kicker Brett Maher was eventually released but not before he missed 10 field goals during the season. One of the main reasons the Dallas Cowboys kept him was because of his strong leg but I was astonished to find out that only 52 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks.