How A Stadium Ruins Field Goal Kicking

[@AndrewLeonard46]

It’s weird how all night the flags barely moved. On field there must’ve been some crazy whirlwinds going on

[@WhiteG60]

What's even weirder is there's no openings in the corners of the stadium like at some others. It's a complete bowl shape. Look at Lincoln Financial Field and you see how the corners are open and could cause some serious cross winds at elevations that you can't otherwise feel on the field level. But MetLife is completely surrounded. Just so strange. There was also the remnants of the hurricane hitting up the east coast this weekend, too. I drove from Boston to Philly on Monday and it was miserable in the AM, but nice, warm and sunny... but also windy once I got into NY.

[@AndrewLeonard46]

@@WhiteG60 right, I think it’d be cool af to see a show or maybe a channel cover the science on this. Something that isn’t talked about enough is the wind pattern caused by designs of the stadium. I could see players jerseys waving around like crazy so it must affect the field the most.

[@kirbydude2523]

I was on the field on Monday as part of the halftime show, can confirm it was quite windy down there. My baritone kept getting pushed around by the wind, though it's a heavy enough instrument that that didn't really cause any problems.

[@vipahman]

I was there. Those flags were moving all game long. Just not in a steady pattern.

[@jamesbernald2850]

@@WhiteG60 Candlestick park was enclosed in the 1970s and was still crazy windy. A bigger deal for baseball than football though.

[@greenlantern7959]

I want to see an aerodynamicist involved in stadium design to make sure that all future stadiums incorporate these great features.

[@xtlm]

Had me the whole halves!

[@Xhadp]

The Cowboys hired a meteorologist to build the AT & T stadium with their innovative and brand new idea of making it so that the Sun blinds the teams. (seriously all they had to do was make it North-South facing instead of East-West like a bunch of other stadiums but I was told it was about "fan experience")

[@markdavis7397]

...controlled by a big red button at some random Buffalo Wild Wings.

[@IkLms11]

100% More chaos in the kicking game and more blocks makes for more exciting games.

[@kaspershaupt]

@@Xhadp they should just install a retractable /removable sun block. Don't know why they have you would guess it's a problem at least once a year

[@Hiphopsyung12]

never watched punters until your vids now im excited for punts lol

[@cruncmcfuncle564]

Must not be an Iowa fan

[@adriancampbell6924]

Your past attitude is ironic given that you numbskulls call it football.

[@randomchannel-px6ho]

Superbowl 53 was all about the punters

[@Mighty_Atheismo]

Started watching this off season and now the Bears have a Ray Guy award winning punter who I get to appreciate on an entirely new level thanks to Isaac

[@ZyliahWar]

I really appreciate these short vids I can pop off when I'm waiting to do something else. Very informative for a 2-3 minute burst.

[@leonmccommons2369]

Thank you Isaac. I appreciate not hearing whatever the current story of the day repeatedly on your page. You always come up with cool topic matters. I'm often educated and always entertained.

[@DreamKrazy2028]

Did you see the Colts epic punt against the Titans this Sunday where he punted the ball inside the 5 yard line. That effectively ended any chance of them moving down the field to kick a field goal or score a touchdown!!!

[@GameStreit]

What a punt that was. The ball stuck like a golf shot. May be punt of the year. I want to see Isaac do a video on that punt.

[@miked5163]

I was just at the Jets game and my friend remarked “wow the flags are barely moving” and then Zuerlin went 1/3

[@greghmn]

As a card-carrying Greg myself, I needed that closure. Much appreciated!

[@emmanuellukak6366]

Crowd boos loudly in disbelief

[@derekfield4164]

been watching you for a few months to a year and your sub counts have gone up quick. Keep up the awesome work dude.

[@Goat42049]

Thanks for not making this a 10 min video just repeating the same stuff in different ways 😂

[@Matkatamiba]

Ah you must have watched some Baseball Doesn't Exist videos recently

[@numbers._.]

0:33 grip socks = soccer player. Absolutely tuff.

[@vipahman]

I was there and called out the wind as the deciding factor as soon as I entered the stadium.

[@asonga5410]

This is why Justin Tucker's 56 harder against the Bengals was so impressive.

[@stringbeanssbm]

How does this affect Phil Dawson's legacy?

[@lestersmith7]

I’ve got a question. I was wondering about this during the game. If they’re aware the wind is that strong, most especially on the longer kicks where they have to kick higher, why not just adjust and aim/kick to the left or right of goal post depending on wind direction? Kicking it to where the wind guides it through the uprights? Did they just underestimate the wind?

[@stevevernon1978]

Because all they have go on for determining the wind is those ribbons all the way up at the top of the goalpost. The swirling wind LOWER and FARTHER into the field are what is causing them to fail to adjust enough. You could make an assumption that the visiting kickers would have a harder time, but I have no idea how much IN STADIUM practice they get during the week, especially since there are two teams SHARING this stadium. If I were the special teams coach, I would get some tethered balloons with ribbons ALL up and down the tethers, put them every 5 yards from the goal line to the 40 or 50 yard line, and see what the swirls is ACTUALLY doing when the goal post ribbons are so nearly slack as we see them here.

[@maluinthe90s]

The Tyler Bass missed PAT was tipped.

[@HzizsVynryn]

I think that's why Isaac brought up having to kick low.

[@Cooowop]

nah buddy where is the breeze at 00:27 lmaooooo

[@reverend_wintondupree]

Welcome to the Meadowlands. Giants stadium was notorious for its swirling winds as well

[@Xhadp]

The elevation and reduced air density also impacts the play so you can add the Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos) to that list as well. Which also doesn't have a roof as well.

[@dodgerdprofet]

that is the giants stadium isn't it

[@ELcinegatto87]

@@dodgerdprofet The old stadium was, not this one.

[@dodgerdprofet]

@@ELcinegatto87 oh

[@Shawn_A_BJJ]

Are there real stats to back this up? I kinda feel like it's mostly been this year with the kicks at met life but definitely seems like something!. Wasn't an issue for Zuerlein in previous years

[@MYRRHfamily]

Super fascinating part of the game as a failed kicker myself. F hell. It’s a thankless station in life

[@AustinFischer-o9v]

"He already has a natural fade right" 😂

[@gabriels1163]

Not too many videos out there but Candlestick Park had the same issue, strong enough winds thats you never really knew for sure where the ball was going.

[@zoopzoooom]

I’m certain that each week of this season has at least 1 game with a kick doinking an upright. It’s become a mini-game for my wife to point it out.

[@richardbeckenbaugh1805]

The uprights are in a wind shadow. In front of the uprights for 70 feet there is basically a wind tunnel that channels and concentrates the wind. The stadium was designed that way so as to naturally ventilate itself on hot days. On cold days that ventilation is an utter bitch.

[@ricktcraig]

I suspect more physics are in play here. Is this a new 2024 ball? I remember when the UK soccer balls changed and you could get this strong, late movement, like a breaking ball.

[@smoothvirus]

Years ago I watched a Redskins - Giants game at the Meadowlands and the Redskins kicked off a ball into the wind, by the time it came back down I swear it was going back the other way, back at the Redskins who had just kicked it.

[@CharlieKing-jj4kz]

As a punter from Alberta, (a Canadian province that's hella windy) I know what your saying.

[@Archimedes115]

Of all nights I had picked 43 as my tiebreak in a pick-em pool, so all the misses were critical for finning the weekly 🏆 😅

[@Xhadp]

Having to kick low to avoid wind swipes would explain the blocked punts we've been seeing.

[@colemanchapman8725]

No

[@alexandertracy8479]

I’m going to miss the wind being a factor in games.

[@jaybirdtapsnracks3460]

Giants Stadium was also known for swirling winds. The offense often game planned around it.

[@macewindu9121]

Giants and jets play in the same stadium.

[@jaybirdtapsnracks3460]

@@macewindu9121 The previous stadium was known as "Giants Stadium". There has been a wind issue since long before MetLife Stadium was built. This is a stupid video, as this is a not new issue. It was discussed on almost every home broadcast for both teams forever.

[@witherman42]

As a Giant fan I can confirm Metlife stadium is bad in almost every way.

[@johndoe-yw7eb]

Makes the Giants' decision to try a long field goal on second down while down by 10, even more insane than it already seemed.

[@chuckd5819]

Every one of those kicks were not aimed toward the opposite upright, not even close. Most started out toward the upright the wind was blowing toward and only one was right about in the middle.

[@SIXPACFISH]

After the 1st kick you should damn well know the wind will push to the left. What's so hard about kicking the ball way right and letting the wind push it to the center?

[@rjc199]

Giants and Jets need to get some wind analysis of the stadiums, maybe in real time?, to help their kickers adjust.

[@Onodera1980]

If the ball moves in a consistent pattern with no visible signs of wind. It could be the rotation of the earth. Is the stadium north south? There's your answer.

[@michaelnewton5873]

They should award 1 pt for the upright.

[@edwardkuenzi5751]

Why aren't they know kicking it in the other direction to account the or the wind?

[@918kickinwing]

It’s the Diablo winds.

[@PossumBuddy420]

Metlife is just a tough place to kick, its no wonder why NY teams always have it tough

[@DennisKapatos]

But wait, we were told Bass was washed 😮😮😮

[@Deerjason]

I don’t trust Bass at all to kick for the Bills in important games.

[@JTKumario]

Was bass xp a block?

[@The_Allegiant_Raider]

If i’m the Giants or Jets i’m asking myself how can i get my own indoor stadium.

[@Giantsfanlewis]

You should do a breakdown of how jeff feagles helped thebgiants win a superbowl with his punts

[@bender9222222222]

Meanwhile the people watching at home were laughing at Aaron Rodgers 😂

[@TRGYTGG]

you should check out cody parkeys doinks

[@FELiPES101]

metlife is a giant airconditioner so makes sense that the air was moving

[@serioussamxx2221]

What about Seattle?

[@DDWyss]

That game was a MetLife crisis for both teams!

[@spybloom]

What a lowd crowd

[@neozambas7938]

Met life is not 30 minutes away from the shore lol

[@crewkid52]

For real. It's in a marsh on the water lol

[@deathsyth8888]

Everything can be "30 minutes away" depending on how fast or slow you go.

[@showofforce9620]

most entertaining video about fg kicking.... goat shit

[@stevevernon1978]

have you tried not watching videos clearly labeled about FG kicking?

[@thezackast2752]

I'm sorry but I can't believe Bass actually missed that. I've watched that clip like 70 times, and it only goes helicopter after passing by the Jets' defender's hands. The way it changes flight is just so indicative of a tipped ball. It was a terrible kick to begin with, but I believe a defender got a hand on it.

[@craigritchie8470]

Agreed. At the 1:26 mark you can see the ball hit the defenders hand. You can see his fingers rock backwards. At first it looks like number 54 does it but I believe it is the right hand of number ninety-something.

[@seantimmons5900]

30 minutes from what shore? It's an hour to Asbury Park, and we never went there. Gotta give it an hour and a half, and never on Memorial Day.

[@xtlm]

I think there are beaches on Staton Island

[@yunekoVT]

bro doesnt understand how wind works i guess, he did the same thing multiple times thinking it was going to work

[@danshobbies13]

Soon they will be calling for a dome on top of all stadiums so weather won’t be a factor anymore.

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

and we are going to have the world cup final here...

[@hhaste]

That's completely different

[@ashwinranji8790]

Losing team is gonna miss a PK and the wind will be blamed even though it’s summer 🤣

[@AwesomeTingle]

if field goals were 50/50 they'd be much more entertaining. this is a feature not a bug

[@caliboy09]

Well nothing new for the Bills to kick wide right

[@fluoriteheals]

MAGNETS!!!

[@TheUnbenchable1]

In soccer we learned to adjust for the wind when hitting high balls. Obviously some things can't be adjusted for like wind gusts, but we would adjust after just a couple kicks. NFL kickers should be able to adjust their aim too when it's windy. Granted I don't know the aerodynamics of a kicked soccer ball vs a football, so something there could make it harder, but all in all I would think after a kick or two they should be adjusted.

[@deathsyth8888]

MetLife is just cursed. Simple as that.

[@blackreaper5577]

so thats what you're going with, mk

[@johngalt6929]

Double Doink!

[@Lovetheducks]

Completely off topic but the Oregon Ducks pulled off the greatest onside kick ever against Ohio state and you haven’t even commented on it.

[@TheresAlwaysNextSeason]

I HATE, I HATE, I HATE THIS STADIUM!!! MET LIFE SUCKS TO WATCH GAMES AT!!!!

[@darrengetchen9598]

Doink!

[@FatigueZ]

I'm just gonna say it. MetLife stadium has cost the jets 2 wins smh.

[@Scudzzorz15]

Isaac has never played soccer.....

[@prim16]

Between the turf and the wind, MetLife is the worst stadium in the league. I'm saying this as a Giants fan.

[@AstroidHotel]

people still don't realize this is scripted entertainment??

[@goatedgod15]

metlife is a terrible football stadium, but an incredible soccer stadium

[@wbowman1556]

A good kicker can kick in the wind. All he had to do was kick it just inside the right upright not down the middle. *duh* This is why football is an outdoor sport and is supposed to be played in the elements. It is not baseball. Domes are stupid

[@jerrymclellan4711]

Hmmmmm.... lead weights on the bottom of the flags? I don't know. Maybe God does care who wins.

[@TheSlimej]

LEZGOOOOOOOOOO

[@normhagen1913]

Sorry I’ve a hard time believing wind has anything to do with these misses.. the flags were not even moving. The kickers just messed up…nothing magic just crappy kicks

[@josephschulte1073]

As a bears fan. Those flags don't mean squat lol. You are partially right though the kicker didn't account for it at all which caused the misses. Catch a game where it's snowing though and you'll see little swirls of snow on one side vs the other. Every one of those kicks are good in a dome though.

[@vincentmarotta9800]

Ok, so is MetLife going to fucking fix this?

[@saokuerten8173]

Loudly not lowdly. Holy crap did you pay attention in school?

[@hhaste]

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[@zacharyspero8654]

what a dog shit stadium they built...shame on them...two nfl teams built a concrete jungle. Should of put a dome on it....

[@Letsplayball19]

Don’t you mean a concrete jungle where dreams are made of?

[@thunderpantz]

Bland.

[@MillennialMane]

Kickers fault. Not the wind. The kicker needs to account for the wind before he kicks. If the wind is gusting left to right, you aim left. A good kicker has no excuses like that.

[@m.u.sik4eva]

Bro… LOUDLY? Smh children gotta stop making KZbin videos 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hhaste]

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