Cowboys should put Brett Maher through the paces this week

The Cowboys are entitled to delegate the kicking duties of kicker to them Brett Maher He scored on Sunday even though he had missed four extra points on Monday night. But they’d better be sure he’s ready to go in Santa Clara.

Invite competition. Encourage him to kick more points and field goals over and again. You must do everything you can to make sure he is able to handle the pressure of Sunday’s kick.

And here’s one thing that the Cowboys definitely should do. Similar to teams pumping in crowd noise to prepare players for a loud and raucous crowd, the Cowboys should be recording — now — a deafening, sing-song “Maaaaa-her, Maaaa-her” chant for him to hear whenever he kicks in practice. It’s certain he will hear it every time he kicks into Santa Clara on Sunday.

If, in the end, the Cowboys count on Maher to kick, and if they ultimately fail to advance to the NFC Championship for the first time since 1995 because of a Maher missed kick, they’ll have only themselves to blame, both for sticking with him and for not being absolutely certain that he’s ready to go when it’s time to prove that his case of the yips was temporary.

Cowboys need to put Brett Maher through the wringer this week Original version: Pro Football Talk