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re: Fla St K Roberto Aguayo declares early for draft
Posted on 1/10/16 at 3:57 am to Rand AlThor
Posted on 1/10/16 at 3:57 am to Rand AlThor
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I think that our kicker problems have to do with confidence. This fan base, and as a result, the coaching staff, turn on a kicker the second he misses. Always. Every kicker we've brought in has been like this - they can be a hero (see: Shayne Graham @ Philly 2013....) and then once they miss a few, "JUST CUT THEM IM SICK OF THIS!!!" .... Guys, no kicker is 100%. Sorry.
that's the whole league...
but why draft a kicker when so many are available for cheap?
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Posted on 1/10/16 at 8:47 am to chalmetteowl
We've been a revolving door of kickers since Hartley. It'd be nice to feel confident in a kicker outside the 30 for once in the last 5 years.
And they can certainly be a weapon.
And they can certainly be a weapon.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 8:56 am to Brettesaurus Rex
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Posted on 1/10/16 at 9:01 am to chalmetteowl
quote:Punters are even cheaper and we did OK with Morstead.
but why draft a kicker when so many are available for cheap?
Posted on 1/10/16 at 4:02 pm to SuperSoakher
quote:
Drafting Aguayo alone probably gives us an additional 2 wins a year. I'd give a 5th in a heart beat.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 5:02 pm to Breesus
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Posted on 1/10/16 at 5:07 pm to chalmetteowl
quote:
but why draft a kicker when so many are available for cheap?
Exactly.
I also have no confidence in their scouting evaluations for college kickers or vet kickers. Payton has had 10 regular season kickers in 10 years.
DRAFT: The Saints wasted a draft pick on Taylor Melhaff who lost his spot to arguably Payton's most stable kicker, Garrett Hartley, who needed John Carney just months after Hartley set a SB record.
TRADE: Traded for Olindo Mare & had his worst year as a pro.
Free Agency: The Saints wrongly chose FA Hocker over FA Hopkins, then rightfully, cut Hocker, too.
With all the needs on this team, do not waste a pick on a crapshoot position overseen by crapshoot scouts.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 5:10 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
I remember the game we lost 2 years ago to the Seahawks and thinking the biggest difference was the kickers.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 5:43 pm to VA LSU fan
quote:nope it was their DBs who made Jimmy Graham disappear...
the game we lost 2 years ago to the Seahawks and thinking the biggest difference was the kickers.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 7:42 pm to Lou Pai
I seriously doubt the difference between Gostkowski and the 32nd ranked kicker is minimal.
Posted on 1/10/16 at 9:33 pm to htran90
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4 years total:
24/27 88.9% year 1 (missed 2 30s, 1 50+)
27/31 87.1% year 2 (missed 1 20s, 1 30s, 1 40s, 1 50+)
23/28 82.1% year 3 (missed 1 30s, 3 40s, 1 50s)
You could have knocked me over with a feather posting this...Hartley did that? Damn!
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