Kicker

[DieHrdBillsFan23]

Bills signed Dave Rayner....

Who will be released or IR'd????

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3244/dave-rayner

[BertSquirtgum]

David Rayner, he is a football kicker slut. seems like he been on half the teams in the league. he must really blow.

[The Jokeman]

I'm a little perplexed why we didn't go with Shayne Graham. As he does have some experience kicking here as a rookie (when he replaced Jake Arians) and he does have a better career field goal percentage than Rayner.

[Mr. Miyagi]

What's wrong with Jeff Reed? He has a big leg and can kick in awful weather in Pittsburgh.

[Skooby]

Mare?

[DraftBoy]

Would of prefered Brandon Coutu. Went to HS with him (same graduating class) big leg, kicked at UGA, was with the Seahawks on and off for the past few years.

[BAM]

well the good news is the next couple games should be easy kicking weather

[better days]

As I said before, none of those guys are any good. Any kicker that is good is on a team. It is not easy to kick with CONSISTENCY, that is the reason guys like Olindo Mare & Steve Christie were able to have such long careers.

Having a few road games may benefit the Bills because Buffalo is a tough place to kick at.

[PTI]

Would of prefered Brandon Coutu. Went to HS with him (same graduating class) big leg, kicked at UGA, was with the Seahawks on and off for the past few years.

Speaking of Georgia kickers, eek, has Blair Walsh crapped the bed or what?!?

[mayotm]

Hopefully, Rayner will just be kicking a bunch of extra points and kicking off.

[better days]

Bills signed Dave Rayner....

Who will be released or IR'd????

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3244/dave-rayner

Kyle Williams may be IR'd from what I have been reading.

[Albany,n.y.]

well the good news is the next couple games should be easy kicking weather
Weather shouldn't be a factor. Rayner has one of the strongest legs in the NFL. His problem with accuracy on short kicks is in his head. The reason he keeps bouncing around is because teams get enamored with him when he tries out because his leg is so much stronger than the other kickers at the tryouts-then he misses a 30 yarder and the team is looking to replace him. The guy can kick 50 yarders in bad weather as good as any guy in the league, he just can't kick 30 yarders in good weather.

[Dr. Lecter]

Mare?
Carolina might have a problem with that

[better days]

Weather shouldn't be a factor. Rayner has one of the strongest legs in the NFL. His problem with accuracy on short kicks is in his head. The reason he keeps bouncing around is because teams get enamored with him when he tries out because his leg is so much stronger than the other kickers at the tryouts-then he misses a 30 yarder and the team is looking to replace him. The guy can kick 50 yarders in bad weather as good as any guy in the league, he just can't kick 30 yarders in good weather.

Just what I have been saying, no consistency.

[Johnny Bugmenot]

David Rayner, he is a football kicker slut. seems like he been on half the teams in the league. he must really blow.
You realize that, on average, there are only about two openings for kickers in the NFL each year, right? In many cases, if you're a kicker, you have to settle for living as an injury replacement, bouncing from team to team each year. It is extremely difficult to break into a permanent position, but when you do, you're pretty much in for the rest of your career.

[BertSquirtgum]

What is rayner ends up being amazing and never missed one field goal. do the bills get rid of lindell for a 6 years younger rayner?

[better days]

What is rayner ends up being amazing and never missed one field goal. do the bills get rid of lindell for a 6 years younger rayner?

Well, at the very least, it would drive down Lindells bargining position so the Bills would offer him less.

[Bert102176]

I'm a little perplexed why we didn't go with Shayne Graham. As he does have some experience kicking here as a rookie (when he replaced Jake Arians) and he does have a better career field goal percentage than Rayner.


heard somewhere that from the way he left he didn't wanna come back.

[Johnny Bugmenot]

What is rayner ends up being amazing and never missed one field goal. do the bills get rid of lindell for a 6 years younger rayner?
Not a chance. Unless Lindell all of a sudden goes Ryan Miller on us, he's still the kicker until he retires and Rayner will be back on the injury replacement circuit.

[stuckincincy]

heard somewhere that from the way he left he didn't wanna come back.

Big, big-time community involvement and charity efforts etc. when in CIN. IIRC, he pushed for a bigger contract from a position of weakness - missed fg and extra point cost B'gals a playoff spot again IIRC. Some injuries along the way - skill waned a bit but that happens.

He's a good man. I wish him well and thank him for his efforts on the field and elsewhere.