It’s not Justin Tucker’s fault the Ravens lost to the Saints
Ravens Flock will blame Justin Tucker for Sunday’s loss to the Saints, but will be all too quick to forget about the Ravens shortcomings as a team.
How quickly will Ravens Flock be to blame one of the best Baltimore Ravens in their history in Justin Tucker for Sunday’s 23-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints?
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Yes, the missed extra point, something that has always been automatic for Tucker, was devastating. My heart dropped when I saw it on my t.v. and I couldn’t believe it. I stared in disbelief waiting to wake up from the nightmare. But I didn’t. It was a reality. Justin Tucker missed the first extra point of his entire NFL career after going 222/222 in his seven-years in the league. Of all the times to miss a PAT, it came in the most unfortunate of circumstances.
It’s absolutely crushing, but pinning the loss to the Saints entirely on Justin Tucker’s shoulders isn’t just sad, but it’s ignorant.
Games are not won and lost on a single play (unless your name is Billy Cundiff). The Ravens had so many opportunities throughout the game to take an advantage vs. the Saints. The media will relish in Drew Brees now being the third quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 NFL teams, and good for him. Meanwhile, they will highlight Tucker’s miss for the rest of the week as if that’s the only thing that mattered in this game.
When will we blame Willie Snead for his crucial drops, or the defense’s lack of backbone on fourth downs or crucial red-zone moments? When you lose, you lose as a team. Justin Tucker is a member of the Baltimore Ravens football team. Believe it or not, Tucker is not the only player for Baltimore. He’s one of 53 players on the active, but somehow the loss is entirely his fault, right?
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At the end of the day, Justin Tucker remains the most accurate kicker in NFL history and is one of the biggest reasons the Baltimore Ravens were able to win SUper Bowl XLVII. One miss does not make a career when you have that kind of success. Justin Tucker is not Billy Cundiff. Justin Tucker is one of the greatest kickers of all-time, and we need to ride with him until the day he hangs up his cleats for the last time.
IN TUCKER WE TRUST.