John Harbaugh Pinpoints The Reason For Justin Tucker's Missed Field Goals

09/23/2024 04:24 PM

There have been some troubling signs of decline for Ravens kicker Justin Tucker over the past two seasons. After roughly 10 years of being the best kicker in the NFL, the seven-time Pro Bowler has struggled of late to make kicks beyond 50 yards.

Tucker has already missed three field goals in three games. However, head coach John Harbaugh is keeping the faith in the man whose come through for him more times than not.

"He's everything that you want in a player and friend," Harbaugh said at Monday's press conference. "It's just a technique issue he's working through right now. He's got a technique thing going on. He'll work through it. He knows exactly what it is and just needs to smooth it back out. I'm very confident that he will."

You could make an argument that Tucker is the best kicker to ever play in the NFL. So its shocking whenever the All-Pro misses a FG attempt — especially when its a 48-yarder like in Sunday's game.

Harbaugh was seen talking to Tucker in the fourth quarter after the miss — something he also spoke on during his media session.

"We've been together for a long time, have had a lot of conversations," Harbaugh explained. "We know each other. That was just two guys talking about where we're at. I just love the guy, respect him. He's everything you want in a player and a friend. That was really the basis of that."

Hopefully Tucker can get it corrected for the Ravens' sake as he's been such a weapon for them for so many years.

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