After Chris Boswell‘s slip cost them a chance to beat the Raiders on
Sunday, the Steelers are considering a change at kicker. At his weekly news
conference on Tuesday, head coach Mike Tomlin admitted that the team will
“explore” alternatives.
The Steelers have acknowledge
that Boswell has struggle. Boswell also has struggled to find consistent
footing. The Steelers are willing to explore options that them the best chance
to getting field goals. With that being said the Steelers are exploring options
that includes Boswell
Boswell’s botched attempt to tie
the game can be blamed on the poor turf at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum,
but he also missed a 39-yard kick in the first half and got lucky on an extra
point try that went through after hitting the upright. All in all, he’s made
just 10 of 16 field goal tries this year and has missed five extra points. It’s
a far cry from his work last year – Boswell sank 35 of 38 field goal
attempts in 2017 and made 37 of his 39 XPs.
It remains to be seen when or if
the Steelers will audition other kickers. Their frustration with Boswell is
understandable, but there aren’t a ton of quality kickers available at this
stage of the season.
At this time of the year the
Steelers are cognizant of what’s
available, and the Steelers realize it’s prudent to include Chris in those
options. Boswell’s performance merits the Steelers turning stones over and
looking at options.
The Steelers dropped to 7-5-1 and
extended their losing streak to three games with Sunday’s heartbreaking loss.
With three games to go, they’ll fight to stave off the Ravens for the AFC North
title.
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