Asked about his favorite kicker he likes to watch in the current NFL, Morten Andersen gave a pretty straight-forward answer: Justin Tucker.
“You have to look at him and say ‘wow, that’s impressive,'” Andersen said.
Andersen, a former Vikings kicker who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017, also pointed to former Rams and current Cowboys kicker Greg Zuerlein, Saints kicker Wil Lutz, 49ers kicker Robbie Gould and current free agent Matt Bryant as players he likes to watch.
“I always look at the initial trajectory, how you’re kicking it obviously, but the sound of the ball, and how does it explode off your foot and does it go high right away?”
Andersen is an authority on this subject, considering he once held the record for field goals and points scored in the NFL. But since he retired in 2007, Andersen has been passed by Adam Vinatieri in both those categories.
Despite loving to watch Tucker, between Tucker and Vinatieri both in their primes with the game on the line, Andersen is choosing Vinatieri.
“I’m taking Vinatieri just cause of his resume,” Andersen said. “He did it in Super Bowls he did it in the snow, he’s done it in all kinds of weather. So I’m going to take Vinatieri right now, but Tucker is certainly capable.”
However, Andersen didn’t give just one player when asked about the greatest kicker of all time.
“There’s a couple of good guys,” Andersen said. “Vinatieri is right up there, Tucker is right up there. I feel like I belong,” Andersen said.
“I feel [Jan] Stenerud belongs, Gary [Anderson] belongs, Jason Hanson, I don’t think you can just say this is the guy; there are several guys that are right up there in the top tier.”
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