Bailey calls out Pats' strength staff

So, where did things go wrong for Bailey in New England? The fifth-year punter appeared to put the blame on the Patriots' strength and conditioning program for emphasizing squats in his workouts.

"A lot of it had to do with squatting a ton," Bailey told reporters Wednesday in a video press conference. "I did not grow up squatting, loading my back with back squats. I didn't do it at all in college, and then I really didn't do it my first three years in the league. And I kind of tried to start something new, trying to be more a part of the program. And it just really backfired the whole season I was doing it.

"It really made my accuracy struggle, and it just was kind of a sad, sad thing to have happen."

mercury22nathan wrote:the Phins new punter blames the Pats' squat routine for his injuries/struggles.

So, where did things go wrong for Bailey in New England? The fifth-year punter appeared to put the blame on the Patriots' strength and conditioning program for emphasizing squats in his workouts.

"A lot of it had to do with squatting a ton," Bailey told reporters Wednesday in a video press conference. "I did not grow up squatting, loading my back with back squats. I didn't do it at all in college, and then I really didn't do it my first three years in the league. And I kind of tried to start something new, trying to be more a part of the program. And it just really backfired the whole season I was doing it.

"It really made my accuracy struggle, and it just was kind of a sad, sad thing to have happen."

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/jake-bailey-claims-patriots-strength-program-played-role-2022-struggles?cid=Yahoo&partner=ya4nbcs

i don't really have an opinion here, but i would be curious to know if it normal for punters to do heavy squatting?  i would imagine just like a golf swing or a baseball batter there is a fine balance between raw strength and controlled momentum.  but if the results speak for themselves (no squats first three years and he was pretty darn good and then came the squats and his game went down the tubes), then i would recommend he not do any squats in Miami.