JK Scott ranked 22th in Avg. this season, 2 spots above Whelan.
GB punted 6th fewest times in the league.
Yeah it will be a much more active summer for kickers in GB. Hadn' thought about the USFL/XFL. They might use another late draft pick. Fortunately, the teams needs are lower than in prior years. Offense needs an OT and a RB primarily. D needs a S, CB, ILB and Edge. Could be room for a kicker in there if someone good falls.Good thing you're through with rookie kickers...'24 Carlson will be a seasoned vet.
Bisaccio knew him personally and had fixed his brother's issues.
I don't think Carlson's NFL career is over, he has a strong leg, he just needs to get rid of his yips. Maybe he and Aaron could go on one of those darkness retreats together.Good thing you're through with rookie kickers...'24 Carlson will be a seasoned vet.
Really? That's good to know. His brother looks pretty solid. Bisaccia hasn't overwhelmed me but I still have faith in him when it comes to STs. He seemed to stop the endless penalties, bring in some gunners, and certainly improve the return game with Nixon and then Reed.
Until you have a probowl caliber kicker they usually bring in competition. Then you bring in a camp leg as to not wear him out. So a camp with just one kicker is less common than not.
Yeah good point. Come to think of it, I don't remember a camp in Crosby's last five years with the team where there wasn't competition. It can only help.
Only that the Packers just signed him. He as an UDFA for the Vikings, but never made the final cut.
Good start.
Yeah, I also think it was a shot fired across Anders bow, saying "We aren't happy with what you did this year, you better work really hard in the offseason on it." A very smart move by Gute.
I don't think it is a good idea to bring in a kicker from the USFL.. I doubt they would be able to play in the NFL
I agree. Bringing in kickers, some viable candidates, some not so much, tells the incumbent that his position is not safe. I'm sure Carlson is a smart guy and knows he'll be competing for his job.I don't think it is a good idea to bring in a kicker from the USFL.. I doubt they would be able to play in the NFL
Muskrats?
Poker!!!! You've. Brought. Captain. Back! Thanks for reminding me how much I don't miss him. Makes me wonder though if he wears a cap.
I think the Bears hit it big in 2005 when they got Robbie Gould. He was consistent his whole career especially against us. If a kicker fails early in his career he does not get many more chances.
I miss the old crank! Captain and I had our differences, but all in all he was an ok guy. He was a stat magician.
The funny thing about Gould, that much like Mason Crosby, he had his cold spells. So much that the Bears gave up on him. He spent his final 6 seasons in San Fran and did a pretty decent job.
He was a cranky guy and he did have some wild stat sources - he was very good at manipulating them to fit his narrative, but then, aren't we all at times? He was probably an ok guy - he was certainly an equal-opportunity harasser. He didn't play favorites.
Tucker is just a machine. I'm sure he's had a good long snapper and holder over the years, but he seems capable of kicking anything through the uprights.
Bears didn't give up on Gould due to performance, they just couldn't stomach paying a kicker over $4mil/yr. which is what would've been required to keep him.
