Eddy Piñeiro recaps perfect kicking performance in 49ers' win vs. Raiders
San Francisco kicker Eddy Piñeiro speaks to reporters following the 49ers' preseason win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Eddy Piñeiro recaps perfect kicking performance in 49ers' win vs. Raiders originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Still have lotion on my hands Eddie, Kyle said he was a little mad at you at the beginning of the game.
Yeah.
Tell us what happened there.
Actually, I don't remember.
I think, I think he said something like I was supposed to kick a ball a certain way or something, but- Well, he said, on the coin flip, you were supposed to say- Is that what it was?
Accept.
Yes, you were supposed to accept the nine defer.
Oh, that makes sense.
Okay.
Yeah.
He's definitely right, for sure.
I definitely maybe should have done that.
I don't know.
And then kicked it off, and it was a touchback, so.
Oh, that's what it was.
Okay, gotcha.
So those two things combined.
Yeah, yeah.
But then he said you redeemed yourself.
How did it feel out, out there with those, all those kicks?
It felt great.
You know, the good thing is it doesn't count, so, we just gotta do it again and, you know.
But it feels good to step into the season knowing, you know, I'm hitting a good ball and feel confident and, you know, yeah.
I mean, you had the full range from 24 yards to 59 yards today.
Yeah.
Did it feel good to get the, kinda all the, the whole sp- spectrum?
Yeah, it was weird.
It had 24, 48 yards, 54, 58, 52.
So like, yeah, just all around the field.
I mean, I felt like it was a great, you know, practice game, 'cause I feel like that's what it was, a practice game.
And then, you know, now get ready for the real stuff, so.
Yeah.
You getting the egg for tease?
No.
Six, six.
No, no, my leg feels great, you know.
If I'm not kicking them there, I'm kicking into the net, so it's the same thing for me, so.
And everything's fine with Flores being your new holder?
Yeah, he's done such a great job since he's got here.
You know, snaps have been great, holds have been amazing, and can't complain.
And you know, we keep getting chemistry together, and that's the most important thing, so.
How are you feeling on kickoffs?
Great.
Yeah, you know, the kickoffs are a little different this year, you know.
Not too many touchbacks.
They want, us to place the ball and stuff and let these guys get some tackles.
So that's the goal.
Well, this is, like the most difficult part about transitioning that way, where you're always conditioned to get touchbacks.
Yeah, it's- It is a pretty big switch.
Yeah, it's But I feel like it's definitely easier on the leg.
You know, you're not blasting the ball through the end zone.
You're kinda just chipping it down there kind of.
But you know, whatever the coaches want is what we're here to do.
We're here to serve them, so.
