Back then, it was sorrow and disappointment. \u201cIt sucks,\u201d Loop said, summing up the biggest failure of his early career. Now, in four words: It\u2019s all good, man. <\/p>\n
Loop sounded ready to move on from the Steelers letdown<\/a>, was encouraged by his 40-yarder to end this week\u2019s mandatory minicamp and completely jazzed by every big life development between those two kicks. He spent a lot of time reflecting on Scripture and drawing inspiration. This offseason, he got married: \u201cThat was a blast,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n If you were hoping Loop is ready to move on, you could not sound more Moved On than he did.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d say the biggest part of moving on was just letting the people that I care about and the people that care about me know, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m good. Nothing\u2019s changed for me. I still feel confident in my abilities,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, once I let the people who care about me know I was good, then it was easy to move on and be like, \u2018All right, we\u2019re in the offseason. It\u2019s time to try to reset and reload.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Reset. Reload. According to Loop, it should be that simple. <\/p>\n And yet, if you\u2019re the Ravens, are you ready to put him back in position for a game-winning kick? How high is your trust that the sunshine and positivity pouring out of Loop will gird his composure next time the pressure is really on?<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if you can believe it \u2014 not until Loop shows how composed he is with real stakes on the line. <\/p>\n That\u2019s why the Ravens need to bring in real competition for training camp, forcing Loop to win his starting job this summer. <\/p>\n Loop was convincing that he\u2019s put real emotional distance between himself and that kick. When asked how he\u2019s come back mentally, he noted he wouldn\u2019t have made the NFL at all if he fell apart after every miss.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hard to understand, from an outside perspective, the amount of confidence and the amount of work I have in the process we\u2019ve developed and in my ability to kick a football,\u201d he said. \u201cI think some people can\u2019t quite grasp that until you let them know, \u2018I\u2019m good. I\u2019ve been doing this for years, and I feel really comfortable that, if I went out there, I\u2019d make it.\u2019<\/p>\n I\u2019m not saying his zen master lines were an act \u2014 I believe in his conviction. But will that make him a better kicker on the game-winning field goal? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n In my opinion, the Ravens handled Loop with kid gloves last season,<\/a> although there are plenty of reasons you could justify it. He was replacing Justin Tucker<\/a>, one of the greatest kickers of all time who left the team under a shadow<\/a>. That was a big calling for anybody \u2014 much less a rookie. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/64XPZMZWWZGAVM4DIEEIBPBQWY.JPG\")
Former Ravens punter\/holder Jordan Stout consoles Tyler Loop after his missed field goal attempt in Pittsburgh ended the team\u2019s season. (Jerry Jackson\/The Banner)<\/p>\n