导出博客文章EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The first field goal by Blair Walsh this season that
counted for Minnesota on the scoreboard, exhibition game or not, was good from
51 yards out.Never mind that the ball hit the crossbar before bouncing over for
three points. The sight of Walsh confidently walking off the field at halftime
in Cincinnati was satisfying for the Vikings and their agonized fans, who havent
forgotten about his unfathomable miss in January that kept the team from moving
on in the playoffs.Walsh found it gratifying, too.Any time you go out there and
have a mistake-free game and just do what you do and make kicks, it helps, Walsh
said. I didnt expect anything less. Im confident in my abilities and myself and
what Ive shown so far in camp, and its nice to show that in game time.He told
coach Mike Zimmer thanks for sending him out for the long try on Friday against
the Bengals.I wouldve let him kick it anyway, Zimmer said.Confidence maintenance
for a potentially vulnerable player can be strategic. Still, Zimmer and special
teams coordinator Mike Priefer have repeatedly expressed pride in the way Walsh
has bounced back this spring and summer from that infamous 27-yard field goal
attempt with 22 seconds left in the frigid air that veered left and sealed a
10-9 victory for Seattle in the first round of the playoffs.Guess who the
Vikings play this week in their second preseason game?The Seahawks.Change of
venue, vastly different weather, nothing at stake. Yet an unavoidable reminder,
even if the coaches and players arent thinking that way.Not at all. Its a
completely new season, Priefer said. I can understand why people would think
that, but at the end of the day weve long since moved on. Blairs had a
phenomenal camp. Hes stronger than he was a year ago. Hes kicking off well. Hes
kicking field goals well. Im excited about this year.Overshadowed by Walshs most
visible miss were the 34 field goals he made during the regular season, the most
in the NFL, and the three others he converted that afternoon against the
Seahawks.I dont know if you ever get over something like that, Priefer said, but
Ive moved on from it.Walsh has plenty of success to bank on in the quest to put
that game in the past. The move inside U.S. Bank Stadium will also provide
climate-neutral conditions. Then theres the new task hes been busy trying to
master: kickoffs with hang time.Instead of simply winding up and trying to boom
the ball into the end zone, Walsh will be asked more often to drop the ball
inside the 5-yard line to force a return in light of the league rule change that
sets the line of scrimmage at the 25-yard line following a touchback instead of
the 20.We werent told to kick deep at all on Friday, Walsh said. Thats kind of
showing you what were going to do. I dont think thats always going to be the
case. When were playing a really good returner or somebody we want to keep the
ball out of his hands, we could do stuff like that. But weve got a good enough
coverage unit where I dont see us backing down from returners.Walsh, too, has a
good enough leg to keep from backing down from the challenge of bouncing back
from that ill-timed miss.You just want to continue to work hard, like you always
do. You just want to continue to prove yourself as one of the best kickers in
this league, which I am, Walsh said. Im confident in what I do each and every
day.---Online:AP NFL website:
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