Browns’ Phil Dawson blue over Hawaii
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BEREA — Didn’t they see how he kicked in the snow against Buffalo?
Wouldn’t this have been the time to throw Phil Dawson some Honolulu love?
Did they forget the Baltimore bank shot? Wasn’t that alone worth one lousy piece of pineapple?
Have they no sense of history, of career achievement?
Does it mean nothing that Dawson ranks fourth all-time in career field-goal percentage?
Don’t current events count? Analyze the misses in Dawson’s 24-of-27 season:
UHis dead-on 51-yarder at Pittsburgh got stood up by a wind meaner than Joe Greene.
UHe made a game-winning 40-yard field goal at Oakland, only to have it nixed by one of those sneaky timeouts. Then, someone forgot to block on the re-kick, which was blocked.
UHis only true miss came at Baltimore, where you never have to say you’re sorry when you come back to win the game with a 51-yarder that becomes the talk of the year.
Ten years out of the University of Texas and no Pro Bowls? Shouldn’t this have been the year?
Dawson is disappointed.
“You’re always hopeful,” Dawson said. “You play long enough, you know not every year is Pro Bowl caliber. Three seasons in particular, I thought I might have a chance. This was one.”
Dawson, making 88.9 percent of his field goals this year, finished behind Tennessee’s Rob Bironas, who is at 88.6 percent (31-of-35).
“Rob is deserving,” Dawson said. “I congratulate him.”