It’s time for the Kansas City Chiefs to move on from Harrison Butker.
Enough is enough. Butker missed two field goals in Sunday’s 35-12 win over the New York Jets, proving something that’s been evident for weeks: he’s cooked. Totally, utterly cooked.
Butker pushed a 56-yard attempt wide right just before halftime on Sunday, and when he was given a second chance at the kick thanks to an offsides penalty on the Jets that moved the ball five yards closer, he pushed it wide again.
Harrison Butker misses back-to-back attempts in similar fashion following a penalty.
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Chiefs fans boo loudly as they head to halftime pic.twitter.com/F1BfHbIiPT
Boos rang out across Arrowhead Stadium as the Chiefs ran off the field at half time, and when Butker missed another kick when he was practicing during the break, they rang out again.
For me, this game was the final straw. And it should be for the Chiefs as well.
Harrison Butker has become the NFL's worst kicker
Butker’s position as Kansas City’s starting kicker is no longer tenable. He hasn’t just been bad; he’s been awful. As in, the worst kicker in the NFL kind of awful.
The 10-year veteran has the most field goal misses of any kicker in the league this season (seven), the most misses altogether since the start of last season (17), and he’s already missed more field goals than in any other season of his career after just eight games—and that’s not even including the off-target kick erased by a Jets penalty.
At this point, how could Kansas City not make a move? How can you justify sending the league’s worst kicker out again and again when he keeps on missing?
If the definition of insanity really is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then the Chiefs would be borderline crazy for letting Butker attempt another field goal or extra point.
The Chiefs have given Butker every opportunity to kick his way out of his own mess, giving him more chances than you’d see afforded to just about anyone else. We’ve seen kickers in the NFL cut after one bad game, let alone after a bad season and a half, but the Chiefs have given Butker chance after chance, and he’s squandered them all.
The Chiefs already have Justin Tucker waiting
The decision to sign Justin Tucker to the practice squad last month was an admission by the Chiefs that there was a problem at kicker, and it was a sign that even their patience was wearing thin.
Since then, Butker has missed three field goals and done nothing to show he can solve the problem. If the Chiefs don’t think Tucker can do a better job, then they never should have signed him in the first place.
Butker's championship legacy can no longer save him
To be clear, Butker deserves all the credit in the world for what he’s done for the Chiefs. He was a pillar of Kansas City’s championship era, and he is one of just six Chiefs who played in all three Super Bowl wins. If it wasn’t for his right boot, Kansas City might not have won three Lombardi Trophies.
But that past success is no longer enough to justify his position. Seventeen misses in less than two seasons is just too many,
For years, Butker was one of the reasons why the Chiefs were able to win in the playoffs, but now he feels like he could be the reason why the Chiefs might not even get there in the first place.
It's time to move on.
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