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Earlier this season, there were questions in the media – including this very publication – about Rene Paredes’ performances for the Calgary Stampeders.

In retrospect, those questions were pretty dumb.

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As the Stampeders enter the final three weeks of the 2017 season, there’s been no field goal kicker in the CFL who has been as consistent as Paredes. With 48 field goals to his name the 32-year-old is hunting down his club’s single-season record.

At this point, it’s a little hard to even remember why anyone was worried about him.

The man himself certainly never was.

“I feel I’ve been good all year. A couple (missed) extra points, but that’s about it,” Paredes said Wednesday from McMahon Stadium. “I think all year I’ve been kicking well, just this time of the year I’ve been getting more kicks than usual so people notice it more.

“I’m just locked in. I’m locked in every time. Sometimes kicks don’t go your way, but it happens.”