Top 15 players at each position: Kickers

Buck4Life · Post #1 » by **Buck4Life** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:16 am

Continuing our series of disscussions from the NFL gridiron.

They don

Pacersin2007 · Post #2 » by **Pacersin2007** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:20 am

Adam Vinatieri at number 6?

The dude is the most clutch kicker in the current era and a darn good kicker as well.

He is at the least two for me.

GreenDemon · Post #3 » by **GreenDemon** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:28 am

I think Phil Dawson of the Browns deserves a spot on the list, altough I dont know where. He might not be playing for that great of a team but he is a quality kickers and he is currently the 2nd most acurate kicker behind Vinatieri.

UrbanLegendMD · Post #4 » by **UrbanLegendMD** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:30 am

Vinatieri launching a game winner against the Rams is one of my most favorite sports moments. Even though he was injured last year, he is still top3

Pacersin2007 · Post #5 » by **Pacersin2007** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:32 am

Even though I hate the Pats, I must say I loved that moment too. That moment made me love Vinatieri as a player and hate the Pats as a team.

Little known fact: That year, the Pats got their first win against my Colts

Buck4Life · Post #6 » by **Buck4Life** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:34 am

This is not an all time best disscussion.
Vinatieri is declining and tho is still good and reliable. He isnt a top 5 Kicker anymore IMO.

Heck Vanderjet is still the most accurate of all time. SHould he be in the top 5? :lol:

Pacersin2007 · Post #7 » by **Pacersin2007** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:37 am

Vinatieri this year will be a Pro Bowl Kicker and, if needed, convert every game winning attempt this year.

Etch it in stone.

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #8 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:40 am

Adam Vinatieri should be no.1.

Fatty · Post #9 » by **Fatty** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:40 am

Who gives a ****

Post #10 » by **J.Kim** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:42 am

Just take any Fantasy Football Kicker rankings, and that's my list...

Really... Kicker's are even less important than Punters, IMHO.

UrbanLegendMD · Post #11 » by **UrbanLegendMD** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:48 am

Maybe we should just let them soccer players go and make everyone go for it?

Pacersin2007 · Post #12 » by **Pacersin2007** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:49 am

Your right. Kickers are useless. It would have definetely be better for the Patriots to just try a long heave downfield in the Super Bowl instead of kick the field goal.

UrbanLegendMD · Post #13 » by **UrbanLegendMD** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:52 am

Pacersin2007 wrote:Your right. Kickers are useless. It would have definetely be better for the Patriots to just try a long heave downfield in the Super Bowl instead of kick the field goal.

Yeah Skip Bayless was right all along. He is clearly the best sports writer in the business

Post #14 » by **J.Kim** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 3:54 am

Pacersin2007 wrote:Your right. Kickers are useless. It would have definetely be better for the Patriots to just try a long heave downfield in the Super Bowl instead of kick the field goal.

Honsetly though, if you think about it rationally, rather than trying to appeal to emotions, Kickers get on the field a total of 2-3 times a game, and maybe even 4-5, if they're lucky.

In the greater scheme of the game, they just don't matter a whole lot. It's a lot like how the Closer is glorified in Baseball...except, on a grander scale...

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #15 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 4:12 am

J.Kim wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Honsetly though, if you think about it rationally, rather than trying to appeal to emotions, Kickers get on the field a total of 2-3 times a game, and maybe even 4-5, if they're lucky.

In the greater scheme of the game, they just don't matter a whole lot. It's a lot like how the Closer is glorified in Baseball...except, on a grander scale...

yeah, but those extra point and field goal still mean alot and it also takes a great kicker to make those kicks and in clutch time as well. kicker is pretty important in my opinion.

srt4b · Post #16 » by **srt4b** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 4:21 am

Jason Hansen? Wasn't he the most accurate kicker inside the 50 ever?

Jose7 · Post #17 » by **Jose7** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 4:35 am

Nugent is awesome.

RockyBalboa · Post #18 » by **RockyBalboa** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 5:14 am

Josh Brown 9?? dude had 5 game winning kicks.

High 5 · Post #19 » by **High 5** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 5:49 pm

Mort may be 65 years old, but he's still money from inside 50. He's gotta be at least 15.

Pacersin2007 · Post #20 » by **Pacersin2007** » Mon Apr 2, 2007 8:00 pm

Josh Brown's game winning kicks, if I remember, were not from very long. I think he had 2 45 yarders, and the rest were chip shots. Don't hold me to it, though.

On the note of kickers getting 2-3 chances per game, I can name off at least two dozen playoff games in the last 5-6 years that have needed an extra 6-9 points.