16. Bukowski definitely had a worse season than his rookie year, however, I would not consider it a disappointment of a season, nor would I say Bukowski played poorly. I still hit all of my extra points, which only half of the kickers in the league were able to do. My player is the accurate archetype and not the power one, and that really showed in my difficulty making kicks of over 50 yards this season. I have contract stipulations that make my GM's provide some in locker room entertainment if I hit from over 50 yards, so I would've liked to have done better than 5/7. I only missed one kick that was over 40 yards, which I believe is a success, especially on 7 attempts. However, missing one in the 30 -> 39 yard range is upsetting. Maybe I'm being a bit unreasonable with my expectations, since only a few kickers were perfect from that distance, but I imagine my kicker to be very reliable at shorter distances. I did exactly this from chip shot distance, the 20 -> 29 yard range, where I didn't miss. That is an area where I will be devastated if I miss in the future. I did not have any game winners this season, and I did miss one in the clutch, so being able to kick a winner next season is goal of mine. It's any kicker's dream come true. My other duty, punting, was unremarkable. I was average in just about every category, with very little variance. I was in the upper half of punts inside the 20, which I personally believe is the most important stat a punter can have. I also showed my lack of power on the punting side of things, as my longest punt of 67 yards was tied for the fourth lowest. Hopefully once I get my trait, which probably won't even be this next season, you'll see more leg power out of me.
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