In the past week, I’ve been accused of having Dustin Hopkins in my “crosshairs” and of unfairly representing his 2020 performance by simply presenting full season data, so it was comforting yesterday when, contrary to his previous assurances that he wasn’t “concerned” about Hopkins’ shaky kicking this preseason, Ron Rivera brought in young kicker, Eddy Pineiro, who had been released by the Colts.
I’ve detailed Hopkins’ fairly mediocre career here in the recent past, so rather than re-hash that, I thought I’d focus my attention on Pineiro, and what he brings to the table.
From Soccer to Football
The son of Cuban and Nicaraguan immigrants, as a child, Pineiro’s athletic focus was on soccer, where he excelled.