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It very well may turn out to be one of the best picks in the draft. If this guy pans out like expected, he may a Vinateiri. Doesn't that kind of suck having those two in the same division and we are stuck with Lindel? I am willing to bet all of my zonebucks that this season alone, The Jets and Pats will beat us with a contributing factor, the kickers on both teams.
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If Nugent wins 2 or 3 games each year, he's well worth it. Adam V. made his name with 2 or 3 clutch kicks each year.Comment
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Honestly, me neither.Originally posted by gr8slayerComment
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he wont be like vinateri.. because vinetari and akers, along with every other good kicker in the league besides janakowski (who is barely above average) are all UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS... so no.. nugent wont ever be like vinateri.
nugent hasnt even kicked in a game yet and he is good? who is to say that any other kicker couldnt win a few games for them too? brien was good all year except for his one awful game. sorry.. kickers are not worth 1st day draft picks."All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie HoweComment
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BTW: for those who missed it--Nugent missed his first FG try in the Jets mini-camp (if I remember correctly, it was a 40 or 42 yarder).
According to the NY papers at the time, he did improve after that inauspicious start, but he wasn't automatic on all of his kicks. Still, at least they let him try a kick over 40 yards, it seems like M.Mularkey doesn't have enough confidence in Lindell to hit one at that distance....and neither do I.Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. And, thus it was that they surrendered their freedom; not with a bang, but without even a whimper.Comment
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T, I agree completely.Originally posted by TatonkaShould have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
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Originally posted by Tatonka
Brien?
Ryan Withey
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Why are you going to wish you had Nugent? It isn't like the Bills passed on him. If you can wish for anyone in the league drafted before him I can wish for anyone drafted before the Bills.Comment
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Originally posted by LifetimeBillsFan
thats impossible! nugent will never miss anything! he is the best kicker ever!
"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie HoweComment
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That's a very good point about Akers and Vinatieri not being drafted. I still think that Nugent could prove his being worth that pick, although I would never do that as of now. Show me several years of consistantly hammering in clutch kicks and we'll talk. If he does do that a few times a year, then I'll say "yes, he was worth it." I still would not have been happy had we made that pick if the option was there.Originally posted by TatonkaComment
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Go ahead and poke your fun. Isn't it kind of ironic that the 2 pro bowl kickers where also in the superbowl? I just don't understand why some people don't think that the kicker is an important position. So what if he isn't in the trenches or catching passes over the middle. The kicker can make or break your team. As we saw a few times last year throughout the NFL. Do I need to mention the momentum changing 29 yarder?Comment
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Please quote one person that was saying the kicker position isn't important.Originally posted by jamze132Comment
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the reason why no one picks kickers is that they tend to all have the same damn ability -- it comes down to mental state and confidence and since they are prone to being head cases they go up and down like yo yos.
with other players, they might even be head cases, but they often posses rare physical abilities. kickers are nearly all the same skinny dudeComment
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Originally posted by jamze132
not a single person said that kickers were not important.. you need to reread what is being stated..
it is a simple fact.. you dont have to waste draft picks on kickers.. the best kickers in the nfl are guys that were on the streets.. not drafted on day one.. what the **** is so hard to understand about that statement..
you made the damn point yourself.. the two probowl kickers were in the superbowl.. great! they also didnt hear their names called in the draft..
just because you draft a guy doesnt mean he is going to hit clutch kicks in the nfl.. simple as that.
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