Cade York is out.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
“The Wait Is Over, The Browns Will Be In The Playoffs This Year!" -
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.
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.
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.
Add in our punter is pretty darn good. With an improved D, playing the field position game isn't bad strategy.
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The Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to the following trade:
Browns receive:
K Dustin Hopkins
Chargers receive:
2025 7th round pick
Hopkins is entering his 10th NFL season out of Florida State. Originally a sixth-round pick by Buffalo in 2013, Hopkins has appeared in 109 career games with the Commanders (2015-21) and Chargers (2021-22). He has converted 190 of 224 field goal attempts (84.8%) and 221 of 234 extra points (94.4%) for 791 total points. Last season, he connected on 9 of 10 field goal attempts and all 12 PATs in five games with the Chargers before being placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. He was named the Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in his career following a four field goal performance, including a 39-yard game winner during Week 6 in 2022.
*All NFL trades are pending a physical.
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We've gotta win now. A lot of people's jobs are on the line.
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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.
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.
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.
I don't know about that. York was a guy who can win games Hopkins can't. It does make you feel better when you can't look back at a missed FG from 39 yards and start playing "what if".
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Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
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Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
But it's the same for both teams. Our opponents make them against us. The way he's mentally struggling in August...he'd be a basket case from Thanksgiving on. Or not. But they're not taking that chance.
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Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
But it's the same for both teams. Our opponents make them against us. The way he's mentally struggling in August...he'd be a basket case from Thanksgiving on. Or not. But they're not taking that chance.
But it's the same for both teams. Our opponents make them against us. The way he's mentally struggling in August...he'd be a basket case from Thanksgiving on. Or not. But they're not taking that chance.
I'm not upset the Browns moved on from York.
I'm saying that the new kicker has his work cut out for him
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Today, I heard a guy asking, What would you think of the Browns organization if they didn't bring in another kicker and move on from York? I thought that was a great question because that would show a complete lack of awareness and send a message that they were not really doing everything they could to win this year. Kind of like when they kept Shwartz last year.
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Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
His orientation day should be four hours with Phil and let Phil deliver his dissertation on wind patterns and stadium flag analysis.
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He and Swartzy shoulda been gone after last season ended. Better late than never for both.
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Now we sit and watch how this new kicker deals with kicking on the lakefront.
Always a fun game for all!
Always a fun game for all
Curve to the right around Ventrone then hook back
Nothing but net
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Don’t we have the technology to clone Phil Dawson? Surely this ownership group had the foresight to clone Phil Dawson. We just gotta buy time for Phil 2.0 to be ready.
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@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:
Bad decision to cut him. The Browns just can't bring players along. Should have harnessed Mayfield, getting rid of York and replace him with what? Another unknown.
You can look up Dustin Hopkins'stats yourself. 18 out of 20 last season gives a hell of a lot more confidence than Cade.
And the less said about the trainwreck that is Mayfield, the better.
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@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:
Bad decision to cut him. The Browns just can't bring players along.
Do you realize that you're talking about a kicker?
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@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:
Bad decision to cut him. The Browns just can't bring players along. Should have harnessed Mayfield, getting rid of York and replace him with what? Another unknown.
You can look up Dustin Hopkins'stats yourself. 18 out of 20 last season gives a hell of a lot more confidence than Cade.
And the less said about the trainwreck that is Mayfield, the better.
You can look up Dustin Hopkins'stats yourself. 18 out of 20 last season gives a hell of a lot more confidence than Cade.
I for one was tired of seeing even many of his "made" attempts look like Hoyt Wilhelm was kicking.?
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When the ball looks better off the foot of a safety (Justin Reid) just playing kicker for the preseason…it was time to go.
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Report: Browns want Cade York back on practice squad if he clears waivers
https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2023/08/29/browns-cade-york-practice-squad-possible/
After trading for veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins a day ago, the Cleveland Browns made the subsequent move of cutting second-year and former fourth round pick Cade York. Struggling through the preseason with the Browns, including whiffing on go-ahead field goals late in games in back-to-back weeks, the Browns had no choice but to make the move.
The door to a reunion, however, has not been completely shut as The OBR’s Brad Stainbrook has reported that the Browns “would love to have York back on the practice squad.” York, of course, would have to clear waivers first as a player with less than four years of NFL experience.
At the point of going unclaimed on waivers, however, York would then have his choice of which practice squad he could sign with. And with how his time in Cleveland went and ended, there is reason to believe he would likely take his chances on a clean slate and fresh start elsewhere.
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At least they did the smart move and got rid of York before he cost us games. It had to be done.
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