2006 Top Fantasy Kicker (1 Viewer)

[Renegades of Funk]

Pretty much everything I look for in top fantasy kicker is in place for Vinatieri.

1. Good passing offense.

2. Lack of stud RB.

3. Kicking in a dome.

4. Excellent kicking ability.

I would rank him number one for 2006.

 

[Renegades of Funk]

 

[cracKer]

RoF..............................:limb:

 

[Buckeyedawgs]

Everyone was calling him the best kicker last year. Explain his 21 final fantasy rank????

Just make sure you draft him in 8th round before someone else does please.

 

[Mike Herman]

Everyone was calling him the best kicker last year. Explain his 21 final fantasy rank????

Just make sure you draft him in 8th round before someone else does please.

The writing was on the wall for Vinatieri heading into last year:

Just like Mike Vanderjagt in 2004, Vinatieri will be the first kicker to go in many fantasy drafts in 2005, based on his career year last year. That might be a fantasy mistake. From a value perspective, that means he’ll go earlier than kickers typically warrant consideration. It is also difficult to put together consecutive high scoring seasons. It would be natural to think that a very good kicker on very good team could easily repeat that, but history suggests otherwise. Since 1991, teams kicking over 140 points in a given year average 109 the following year (high of 124, low of 91). Bill Bellichick has done a great job in New England, but this year may be his most challenging yet. He’ll be shooting for a Super Bowl three-peat, something no team has ever done. He also lost his offensive and defensive coordinators during the offseason. Vinatieri could actually be a risky fantasy pick this year.

linkFor 2006, it appears he'll be in a much better kicker situation... although there is still a long way to go (remainder of free agency, draft, training camps, pre-season) before the start of the 2006 games.

 

[Noahs Troopers]

I own Rackers & Vinateri in both of my league, 12 & 14 team dynastys. What if anything should I be able to get, people don't see to want to give anything for a kicker, but I don't want the headache next year deciding who to start all year.

 

[Dreamer]

 

[matuski]

An incredible revelation.

 

[Slinger]

I'm leaning more towards Phil Dawson as being the number 1 kicker next year. He's very accurate and will be on an improving offense. The key with kickers is to find one who's team has a pretty good offense, but not so great that they'll score a TD everytime they reach the red zone.

 

[zamboni]

There are so many factors that go into fantasy kicking success - saying Vinatieri, or any other guy, will be a top fantasy kicker is not much more than pure guesswork.