Andy Borregales shanked a 40-yard field goal Sunday against the Dolphins, pushing his season total to three missed field goals and one extra point, and you know head coach Mike Vrabel isn’t thrilled about it.
The Kicking Woes Are Real
Look, we’re talking about a guy who’s already botched kicks from 40, 38, and 47 yards this season. Add in that one extra point miss, and his longest made kick? Only 50 yards. That’s not exactly inspiring stuff when every point matters, and frankly, it’s gotta be frustrating for the guys busting their tails on the field.
Vrabel’s Conflicted Message
So, when a reporter flat out told Vrabel Monday morning that Borregales has missed a lot of kicks, the head coach didn’t mince words. “It doesn’t seem like he has, he has, and that needs to get corrected,” Vrabel shot back. Boom. No ambiguity there. You’d think that’s the end of it, a clear message: *make your kicks*. But then, Vrabel pulls a classic coach move, immediately flipping the script to say he’s still got “a lot of confidence in Andy.” He even threw in that “when you see the timing and when the approach is in rhythm, it looks really good,” and that Borregales did a “really good job on the kickoff.” Is he trying to build up the guy or light a fire under him? It’s confusing, man.
Vrabel wrapped it up by saying “Everybody has a job here,” and the message for Borregales is clear: “Hey, we gotta make ‘em.” He also expressed hope that Borregales is “making a lot of extra points and not having him kick a lot of field goals.” It sounds like the coach still wants to believe in his guy, but those misses are piling up. Borregales better start proving that “confidence” isn’t misplaced, because the clock is ticking on a kicker who’s clearly struggling to convert when it counts.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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