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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 840395">I could quibble with a couple of bottom of the roster picks, but not enough to make a point of it.  I get where you're coming from.The one factual error in your post is Crosby being the highest paid kicker in the NFL.  He never was, but close at one point, second highest I believe when he signed that last contract.  Today he's further down the list, highly paid but not at the top:<a href="https://overthecap.com/position/kicker/" target="_blank">https://overthecap.com/position/kicker/</a>Bottom line, after costs already sunk, Crosby will be owed $3.45 mil in cap and cash this season in salary and in the $150,000 in per game roster bonuses if he is retained.  While I would not rule out the Packers passing the baton to Ficken, it won't be because Crosby is the highest paid kicker.  I lean toward the Packers retaining Crosby as the devil you know is better than the devil you don't with Fickens being largely untested under the pressure of regular season play (3 of 6 with all misses inside 50 yards as an injury sub for the Rams).I could be wrong and I won't be too suprised if I am.  Not being in the room or on the practice field to judge how Ficken goes about his business I don't have an independent assessment of his mental risk factor.  Anyway, Crosby's reaction to that missed PAT would seem to indicate he is feeling some pressure.</blockquote>

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