Nate Kaeding?
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considering there are roughly 32 starting kickers, being 7th oldest isn't that bad. that makes him younger than almoast 1/5th of the starters, or 20%.
thats not too bad at all.
considering there are roughly 32 starting kickers, being 7th oldest isn't that bad. that makes him younger than almoast 1/5th of the starters, or 20%.
thats not too bad at all.
yeah but he skewed the facts because he says he turns 35 soon, well guess what, a ton of kickers from now to next fall will be a year older, and then he wont be the 7th oldest anymore, it's completely arbitrary.
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Man I feel sorry for kickers anymore, they are expected to make everything. Dawson talked about this a couple years ago how fans expect every kick to be made and it just aint as easy as it looks.
Compare today's kickers with even guys like Cockroft let alone The Toe, it's ridiculous how good they are now.
No doubt Kaeding felt the pressure, his last kick he leaned back trying to guide it. As a former long snapper, let me tell you that is a thankless position too. You can only screw up. We are in great hands with both Dawson and Butchie's famed 5th rounder. Dawson has years left and is one of the best, especially in our stadium that scares the crap out of opposing kickers come late in the year. I think he may still be looking for a contract though, I don't think that was resolved this year but he got hurt which didn't help him.
Man I feel sorry for kickers anymore, they are expected to make everything. Dawson talked about this a couple years ago how fans expect every kick to be made and it just aint as easy as it looks.
Compare today's kickers with even guys like Cockroft let alone The Toe, it's ridiculous how good they are now.
No doubt Kaeding felt the pressure, his last kick he leaned back trying to guide it. As a former long snapper, let me tell you that is a thankless position too. You can only screw up. We are in great hands with both Dawson and Butchie's famed 5th rounder. Dawson has years left and is one of the best, especially in our stadium that scares the crap out of opposing kickers come late in the year. I think he may still be looking for a contract though, I don't think that was resolved this year but he got hurt which didn't help him.
Right you are Rif. At least in one respect, the old timers just can't measure up to the current crop of kickers.
Lou "The Toe" is one of my childhood heroes, is in the HOF- and he'd be run out of the current NFL on a rail for his FG accuracy & distance.
For those young 'uns who don't realize it- the goal posts used to be on the goal line not the back of the endzone, and kickoffs used to be from the 40, not the 30. In the current NFL-if they played by the old rules, if you got to midfield, you'd be in FG range, and 99% of kickoffs would be coming back to the 20 yard line.
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Man I feel sorry for kickers anymore, they are expected to make everything. Dawson talked about this a couple years ago how fans expect every kick to be made and it just aint as easy as it looks.
Compare today's kickers with even guys like Cockroft let alone The Toe, it's ridiculous how good they are now.
No doubt Kaeding felt the pressure, his last kick he leaned back trying to guide it. As a former long snapper, let me tell you that is a thankless position too. You can only screw up. We are in great hands with both Dawson and Butchie's famed 5th rounder. Dawson has years left and is one of the best, especially in our stadium that scares the crap out of opposing kickers come late in the year. I think he may still be looking for a contract though, I don't think that was resolved this year but he got hurt which didn't help him.
Right you are Rif. At least in one respect, the old timers just can't measure up to the current crop of kickers.
Lou "The Toe" is one of my childhood heroes, is in the HOF- and he'd be run out of the current NFL on a rail for his FG accuracy & distance.
For those young 'uns who don't realize it- the goal posts used to be on the goal line not the back of the endzone, and kickoffs used to be from the 40, not the 30. In the current NFL-if they played by the old rules, if you got to midfield, you'd be in FG range, and 99% of kickoffs would be coming back to the 20 yard line.
Right you are Rif. At least in one respect, the old timers just can't measure up to the current crop of kickers.
Lou "The Toe" is one of my childhood heroes, is in the HOF- and he'd be run out of the current NFL on a rail for his FG accuracy & distance.
For those young 'uns who don't realize it- the goal posts used to be on the goal line not the back of the endzone, and kickoffs used to be from the 40, not the 30. In the current NFL-if they played by the old rules, if you got to midfield, you'd be in FG range, and 99% of kickoffs would be coming back to the 20 yard line.
I'll never forget being on the field in the old stadium during "Final Play." Standing on the 20 yard line, those goal posts looked about an inch apart. I seem to remember watching fans trying to make a kick. lolol.
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this one's tough....
what phil may have lost in distance, he's made up for in the clutch imo. he doesn't rattle easily, he understands how wind and field conditions affect a kick, and he can kick in poor weather. just knowing this eases my mind when he lines up.
however, this creates a bit of a problem with the current incarnation of our offense. when 5 yards is a challenge, distance on a kicker may be more important......dunno.
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Man I feel sorry for kickers anymore, they are expected to make everything. Dawson talked about this a couple years ago how fans expect every kick to be made and it just aint as easy as it looks.
Compare today's kickers with even guys like Cockroft let alone The Toe, it's ridiculous how good they are now.
No doubt Kaeding felt the pressure, his last kick he leaned back trying to guide it. As a former long snapper, let me tell you that is a thankless position too. You can only screw up. We are in great hands with both Dawson and Butchie's famed 5th rounder. Dawson has years left and is one of the best, especially in our stadium that scares the crap out of opposing kickers come late in the year. I think he may still be looking for a contract though, I don't think that was resolved this year but he got hurt which didn't help him.
Right you are Rif. At least in one respect, the old timers just can't measure up to the current crop of kickers.
Lou "The Toe" is one of my childhood heroes, is in the HOF- and he'd be run out of the current NFL on a rail for his FG accuracy & distance.
For those young 'uns who don't realize it- the goal posts used to be on the goal line not the back of the endzone, and kickoffs used to be from the 40, not the 30. In the current NFL-if they played by the old rules, if you got to midfield, you'd be in FG range, and 99% of kickoffs would be coming back to the 20 yard line.
Right you are Rif. At least in one respect, the old timers just can't measure up to the current crop of kickers.
Lou "The Toe" is one of my childhood heroes, is in the HOF- and he'd be run out of the current NFL on a rail for his FG accuracy & distance.
For those young 'uns who don't realize it- the goal posts used to be on the goal line not the back of the endzone, and kickoffs used to be from the 40, not the 30. In the current NFL-if they played by the old rules, if you got to midfield, you'd be in FG range, and 99% of kickoffs would be coming back to the 20 yard line.
maybe that's why he co-led the nfl in scoring in 1957
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SAN DIEGO -- The Chargers' Nate Kaeding, 27, attempted suicide in the locker room after a loss 17 - 14 to the New York Jets. A source reports Kaeding was about to hang himself by placing some ropes, standing on a chair and kicking it, before Vincent Jackson came into the room because he forgot his cellphone. Kaeding reacted by quickly trying to kill himself, but couldn't kick the chair.
i give it a 3
i give it a 3
I got it from a disgruntled Charger's fan.
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