Chargers kicker Tristan Vizcaino missed his extra-point attempt in the team’s most recent loss to the Ravens. It marked his fifth miss in the last four games.
The week before that, Vizcaino missed a crucial game-tying point against the Browns late in the fourth quarter, which would have been costly had quarterback Justin Herbert not engineered the game-winning drive.
Despite his rough start to the season, head coach Brandon Staley continues to have faith in Vizcaino, who won the job over Michael Badgley.
“We’re going to make sure we keep all our options open at that position,” Staley said. “But we still have a lot of confidence in Tristan.”
This begs the question, how many more errors can Vizcaino commit until confidence runs out?
The 25-year-old Vizcaino has a strong leg, but if his errors continue to hinder the Chargers’ offense, especially in crucial moments, this may become a detrimental problem.
Football is a team sport, so the blame can’t wholly be put on Vizcaino; however, it is imperative that he returns from the bye week with improved accuracy.
