Cade York is out.

[BernieSuperBowl2]

Yeah York, you're pitiful. He has to go. This fucker still has the yips and is a headcase. York will cost us some games if we don't get rid of him. 

Mason Crosby is available. 

[BernieSuperBowl2]

https://twitter.com/crosbykicks2/status/1694780395185680523

[gumby73]

start with this statement..

49'ers 3rd round drafted kicker Michigan's Jake Moody has not been good at kicking anything at 49'ers camp. Now they have none & Robbie Gould didn't want out in San Fran. in the first place, so Gould maybe off any kicker option list shortly sticking in San Fran..

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49ers-kicking-situation-takes-disastrous-turn-with-kyle-shanahan-admitting-team-needs-a-plan-b-for-week-1/

[SdBacker80]

Sign of the times we got a five page discussion about our kicker.

I think we have a good team 

[Orion]

@sdbacker80 said:

I think we have a good team 

We'll see next game.  But good teams need to have a good kicker too.  We haven't been able to get that position right in a long time...thus the draft pick.  But it still doesn't seem 'right' yet.  It seems we constantly watch opponent kickers knock 'em through from all over our home field...but we live in fear of FG attempts.

[Browns149]

The rookie from NO looks good

[Flugel]

@browns149 said:

The rookie from NO looks good

This situation is like a Major League Baseball Team that has a closer that can't throw strikes when you need him to at the end of the game. It doesn't matter how great your team is or was all game long when the scoreboard reflects - "you're only as good as your last guy."

Since not very many teams draft kickers; it's looking like Berry's ego to be right about his draft decisions in a division that could come down to 1 game or even 1 kick.  I hope the GM's ego to be right about about his draft picks doesn't go down the same square peg round hole path it went with Anthony Schwartz way longer than necessary...

AGAIN, Berry can bring someone in to compete for the starting job - and stash York on the practice squad if/when he loses the competition.  Seems kind of strange this is the only starting position that doesn't need to be won/earned on this team. It wasn't like he ranked with the elite place kickers in the league last year.  

[Unsympathetic]

Time to give Robbie Gould a call. 

Crosby's last couple of seasons had a lot of misses.

[TexasAg1969]

Or do what we'll do in keeping with Browns recent tradition of having Lucy as our spotter so we can blame her instead of this choker when we lose 2-3 games at crunch time. How many knuckleballs do we have to watch before we replace him?

[Orion]

Kevin Stefanski: ‘I think Cade (York) is very talented’

....hmm....I guess he must play the piano or something...

[Browns149]

@orion said:

Kevin Stefanski: ‘I think Cade (York) is very talented’

....hmm....I guess he must play the piano or something...

His talent is missing kicks

[Bob806]

York cut 

[SdBacker80]

Hopkins K Chargers is in 

[nickers]

Link?

[nickers]

Oh well..  see ya bubba!

[SdBacker80]

@nickers said:

Link?

Twitter usual suspects Rappaport and Schefter 

[runyon27]

@nickers said:

Link?

Updated: #Browns are cutting kicker Cade York and have traded for #Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins, with details on when York will end up on the waiver wire https://t.co/hYhHt45AVJ

— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) August 28, 2023

[Unsympathetic]

ESPN

Resisting the urge to be cynical about Hopkins.. who if he's not in the top tier of league K, he's at least in the tier of very-good.

Hopkins salary

[jrb12711]

@unsympathetic said:

ESPN

Resisting the urge to be cynical about Hopkins.. who if he's not in the top tier of league K, he's at least in the tier of very-good.

Hopkins salary

He's been very automatic on extra points and inside 40 his whole career. 40-49 is still around 83%, which is just fine. His overall make % is actually 20th all time, as I was curious: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fg_perc_career.htm (of course, hasn't been kicking as long as many of those guys). 

50+ is why he's been battling roster spots for the last three years, though. Still very excited-with how Stefanski goes for it in the 50 yard FG range it's hypothetically a range that will come up 5 times throughout the season. He makes 2-3 of those but buries close to 90% of stuff closer? That's all that's needed.

[Browns57]

@unsympathetic said:

ESPN

Resisting the urge to be cynical about Hopkins.. who if he's not in the top tier of league K, he's at least in the tier of very-good.

Hopkins salary

No need to be cynical. Any way you look at it, this is an upgrade. York was the worst full-time kicker in the NFL last year. And he only made 50% in the preseason. This move will probably equate to 2 or 3 extra wins this year.