The Bills new placekicker is......

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  • swiper
    Legendary Zoner
    • Sep 2010
    • 33105

    The Bills new placekicker is......

    Steven Hauschka

    After the Seahawks signed the guy who took one of the biggest kicks in franchise history — and missed it — Steven Hauschka had to move on.


    Steven Hauschka shuffling off to Buffalo

    Posted by Darin Gantt on March 9, 2017, 5:52 AM EST

    AP
    After the Seahawks signed the guy who took one of the biggest kicks in franchise history — and missed it — Steven Hauschka had to move on.

    According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the former Seahawks kicker will sign with the Bills, with the usual “barring any snags” language (which is going to be the #asexpected of this morning and early afternoon until deals can be official).

    The Seahawks indicated they were content making a change when they signed Blair Walsh, the former Vikings kicker whose playoff chip shot miss helped the Seahawks steal a win in Minnesota.

    Hauschka has been a consistently strong leg, but he’s missed 10 extra points over the last two seasons.

    He’s still an 87.2 percent field goal guy, which is excellent.
    Last edited by swiper; 03-09-2017, 05:06 AM.
  • YardRat
    Well, lookie here...
    • Dec 2004
    • 86155

    #2
    Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

    Kind of a lateral move, I'm assuming cheaper than Carpenter.
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    • X-Era
      What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
      • Feb 2005
      • 27670

      #3
      Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

      Originally posted by YardRat View Post
      Kind of a lateral move, I'm assuming cheaper than Carpenter.
      Better FG kicker but worse PAT kicker if you look at last year.

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      • kishoph
        Registered User
        • Jun 2003
        • 3157

        #4
        Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

        Originally posted by YardRat View Post
        Kind of a lateral move, I'm assuming cheaper than Carpenter.
        Not sure, Carpenter made $1.75 million last season and I believe was scheduled to make $2.4 million in 2017. Hauschka was paid $2.7 million last season and was a F.A. I think he would of at least wanted the same amount and would have not signed with a team so quickly if he didn't get it.

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        • EDS
          Registered User
          • Jan 2003
          • 5216

          #5
          Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

          $3 million per year seems rich for a kicker.

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          • jamze132
            Don’t hate…
            • Jun 2003
            • 29298

            #6
            Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

            So we're still going to miss PATs every other game...

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            • Mahdi
              Registered User
              • Mar 2004
              • 10585

              #7
              Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

              I would have preferred Nick Folk.

              Makes big kicks and has no problem with bad weather.

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              • Forward_Lateral
                Registered User
                • Mar 2004
                • 29895

                #8
                Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                Replacing a dog turd with a cat turd

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                • Cali512
                  Registered User
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 6393

                  #9
                  Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                  From what I have seen out of him, he is elite in most aspects as a kicker. But he struggles with his extra points for some reason. I'd trust him to do a 55 yd field goal to win a game before I'd trust him with a XP to tie the game.
                  Not here to be right, just here to have interesting discussions about my impulsive opinions

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                  • Bill Cody
                    Registered User
                    • Sep 2004
                    • 11890

                    #10
                    Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                    10 missed PAT's in 2 years? That has to be equal to one or 2 losses on average. If you can't trust a kicker to make it from 35 yards he's basically worthless

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                    • stuckincincy
                      Buffalo Bills Fan
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 15084

                      #11
                      Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                      Originally posted by Bill Cody View Post
                      10 missed PAT's in 2 years? That has to be equal to one or 2 losses on average. If you can't trust a kicker to make it from 35 yards he's basically worthless
                      Yep. See Mike Nugent with CIN last season...
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                      • Forward_Lateral
                        Registered User
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 29895

                        #12
                        Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                        What are his career numbers outdoors, in December, on the East Coast?

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                        • Cali512
                          Registered User
                          • Jan 2012
                          • 6393

                          #13
                          Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                          It's amazing how much this new XP rule has seperates the elite from scrubs. Before this rule change Nugent, Hauschka, Walsh, and Goskowski were all viewed as solid kickers. Now all of them are almost a liability.
                          Not here to be right, just here to have interesting discussions about my impulsive opinions

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                          • Kenny
                            Registered User
                            • Aug 2004
                            • 2728

                            #14
                            Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                            Damn.... 4years $12.4m. That seems a little rich

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                            • Forward_Lateral
                              Registered User
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 29895

                              #15
                              Re: The Bills new placekicker is......

                              Originally posted by Kenny View Post
                              Damn.... 4years $12.4m. That seems a little rich
                              Ugh.

                              Maybe now they won't have to keep a 2nd kicker for kick offs?

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