Bill Belichick Addresses on New England Patriots Kicker Battle

The Patriots are apparently in the midst of a kicking battle. This might not be the most exciting news based on the rest of the stuff going on these days. The New England Patriots are working on getting back on track after a tumultuous 2019 season. There were several things during last season that were very disappointing for <a href="http://<!– wp:paragraph –> <p>The Patriots have battles in many different areas of the team. The training camp has only made that even more notable. But hopefully they are able to get back on track under Cam Newton, who most think will be the starter in 2020.</p> fans

around the country.

But, as with all, we have to talk about the kicking battle. As boring as it may seem it is actually quite an important position for the Patriots. And head coach Bill Belichick knows this. He has come out explaining his options and what he thinks about going forward.

“I think both players are good kickers,” Belichick said. “We’ll see how it goes. That’ll be up to them to decide. … Those two guys will both get as much opportunity as we can give them, and we’ll evaluate them and go from there.”

Bill Belichick Addresses on New England Patriots Kicker Battle

“We’ve talked to Nick throughout the course of the spring and even training camp, and things worked out here last week,” Belichick said. “It’s great to have him. He certainly came in and did a good job for us last year. But things just didn’t work out until recently with Nick. I’m glad they did. I’m glad he’s here, and we’ll see how it turns out. I don’t know.

“But we’ve been talking to Nick since back in March, so this isn’t something that just came up a couple days ago. It’s been an ongoing conversation for several months, actually.”

Folk was 16-for-19 on field-goal attempts during the 2019 season, with two of his misses from 40-plus yards during rain. The other one was blocked. He was very good during the 2019 season but that doesn’t mean there is not a battle in the kickers room.

The Patriots have battles in many different areas of the team. The training camp has only made that even more notable. But hopefully they are able to get back on track under Cam Newton, who most think will be the starter in 2020.