Attyla the Hawk":bsx6k3ik said:
Hopkins isn't going to be the reason we don't have postseason success.
No - but he, or any other kicker, could be the decisive factor in winning a playoff game.
Think the Falcons love Matt Bryant? That FG he hit was incredibly clutch back in January.
David Akers missed a huge FG in the Super Bowl.
Billy Cundiff's gaffe a year before kept the Ravens from forcing OT to possibly make a Super Bowl.
And the list goes on and on. You can be as 'ambivalent' towards kickers as you want, the fact is.. they are VERY important .. especially late in the season/playoffs when games are much much tighter.