The 2010 K Thread (1 Viewer)

[Mike Herman]

Kickology blog: NFL Week Nine: Three Other Things http://bit.ly/bbFHG3

Q&A with Vikings punter Chris Kluwe http://bit.ly/avKglO #NFL about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

Q&A with Packers punter Tim Masthay http://bit.ly/8XEde3 #NFL about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

‘The Call’ from Riders revived punter Eddie Johnson’s career

Agent: Patriots to sign long snapper Matt Katula http://es.pn/bBmsPc

Patriots Sign Kicker Shayne Graham, in Part Because of Heinz Field Experience http://bit.ly/dnGkCv

 

[Mike Herman]

Gostkowski done for year... placed on IR

 

[DoubleG]

Kickology blog: NFL Week Nine: Three Other Things http://bit.ly/bbFHG3

Q&A with Vikings punter Chris Kluwe http://bit.ly/avKglO #NFL about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

Q&A with Packers punter Tim Masthay http://bit.ly/8XEde3 #NFL about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

‘The Call’ from Riders revived punter Eddie Johnson’s career

Agent: Patriots to sign long snapper Matt Katula http://es.pn/bBmsPc

Patriots Sign Kicker Shayne Graham, in Part Because of Heinz Field Experience http://bit.ly/dnGkCv

Based on the reasons cited for the Patriots signing Graham (which sound way to well thought out to be hot air) - is Graham seen as the kicker for the rest of the season, or just to kick in the Pittsburgh game?

 

[Mike Herman]

Patriots Sign Kicker Shayne Graham, in Part Because of Heinz Field Experience http://bit.ly/dnGkCv

Based on the reasons cited for the Patriots signing Graham (which sound way to well thought out to be hot air) - is Graham seen as the kicker for the rest of the season, or just to kick in the Pittsburgh game?

I think we can safely assume Graham will be the kicker for the remainder of the year. Working the weekly waiver wire is viable in fantasy, but not so much in reality.

 

[hadji]

I was just about to acquire him off of waivers for nothing and another owner beat me to him.

Yeah, I waited too long also.

Consider yourself lucky since he's out for the next 2-3 weeks. That makes Dave Raynor a great play this week against the Bills, right? Should be a shootout. Thoughts?

 

[Mike Herman]

“It’s kind of a profession for renters.” - A. Vinatieri http://bit.ly/9VSym6 "This isn’t the most secure livelihood, you know.” - O. Mare

Nate Kaeding kicks http://bit.ly/d13LKY

New Lions K Rayner: 'Hopefully, I'll get a few games in' http://bit.ly/aN7rlX

Colquitt brothers square off http://bit.ly/abIvvo

 

[Mike Herman]

Kickology blog: The Sweet Spot, part 1 http://bit.ly/beHlwY

Cincinnati Bengals punter Kevin Huber intentionally speeding up and kicker Mike Nugent intentionally slowing down http://bit.ly/bADCGM

“That was a pretty good kick. I’ll be honest, it was pretty good." - Lions kicker Jason Hanson on Ndamukong Suh http://bit.ly/9qXjD5

Shayne Graham boots up again, “I kept a bag packed in the car in case I got a call .” http://bit.ly/aaair5

 

[Mike Herman]

NFL kickers dramatically improved over the years http://bit.ly/9q8PhZ

Birds Nest: It's Time to Pay David Akers http://bit.ly/dBCwDt

 

[Mike Herman]

Bengals kicker Mike Nugent may be out for season with knee injury http://bit.ly/9MzHJ7

Joe Nedney's OT field goal wins the game. #49ers 23 Rams 20

Dave Rayner's FG was first by a Lion other than Jason Hanson since Eddie Murray in '91, a streak of 439 FGs in a row

Kickology blog: Big Kickers on Campus, 2010 week 11 http://bit.ly/aJvASp

Ten punters, twenty feet, one hundred toes, one award... http://bit.ly/dw3E7T

 

[Mike Herman]

It's official, Mike Nugent is done for the year with a knee injury.

 

[QuizGuy66]

It's official, Mike Nugent is done for the year with a knee injury.

He got off to a really good start this year. they shoulda put that ball in the endzone so his on-side kick effort wasn't wasted :(Any word on who the Bengals are looking at? Shayne Graham is safely missing extra points for another team and Dave Rayner is otherwise occupied.-QG

 

[DiStefano]

Kickers are dropping like flies, and they are not involved in hand to hand combat.

Gostkowsky, Hanson, Hartley, Kaeding, Nugent, etc. all seem to have suffered a hangnail or worse. Surprised they aren't claiming concussion.

 

[T. Bagger]

Kickers are dropping like flies, and they are not involved in hand to hand combat.Gostkowsky, Hanson, Hartley, Kaeding, Nugent, etc. all seem to have suffered a hangnail or worse. Surprised they aren't claiming concussion.

Hartley wasn't injured, he was benched for two games due to ineffectiveness. That said, it has been a strange year as far as kicker injuries goes.

 

[levinakl]

I think the new onside kick rules have impacted the K position.... I believe that's how Nugent got hurt, and have maybe dinged up the other kickers that may have gotten injured elsewhere......

 

[Mike Herman]

RT @Adam_Schefter: Pittsburgh contemplating cutting K Jeff Reed, whom Steelers franchised last off-season. Bringing in kickers for workouts.

Billy Cundiff still crushing kickoffs http://bit.ly/9QWFoC

RT @steelersbuzztap: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette >> Steelers' Jeff Reed says bad turf contributed to missed field goal http://bit.ly/bqYqJS

Kickology blog: CFL Semi-Finals 2010 http://bit.ly/cW2LM3

49ers kicker Joe Nedney turns early-game agony into success http://bit.ly/apFrfy

 

[Sammy Traveller]

Kickers are dropping like flies, and they are not involved in hand to hand combat.

Gostkowsky, Hanson, Hartley, Kaeding, Nugent, etc. all seem to have suffered a hangnail or worse. Surprised they aren't claiming concussion.

and this was hand to hand combat. the kicker went right up.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neGsutVPOXw

where's the toughness?

 

[DiStefano]

Kickers are dropping like flies, and they are not involved in hand to hand combat.

Gostkowsky, Hanson, Hartley, Kaeding, Nugent, etc. all seem to have suffered a hangnail or worse. Surprised they aren't claiming concussion.

and this was hand to hand combat. the kicker went right up.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neGsutVPOXw

where's the toughness?

In those days, the Mormons were tough.

 

[Mike Herman]

Steelers trying out kickers, including Shaun Suisham http://bit.ly/bcKabE

Matt Stover and Shaun Suisham on the Bengals radar? http://bit.ly/bXmWNv

 

[2Squirrels1Nut]

Mike, is there any reason the kicker rankings haven't been updated in two months? I ask because there have been a number of injuries causing changes in circumstances this year.

Also, here's a hot PK tip which I found when researching FA replacements for Gostkowski in my league. Check out Succop's remaining schedule. He's facing the following teams which have the Points Against by PK's rankings for weeks 6-10 (the last five weeks) in parenthesis next to them:

11 vs Cardinals (1)

12 at Seahawks (11)

13 vs Broncos (19)

14 at Chargers (5)

15 at Rams (6)

16 vs Titans (4)

17 vs Raiders (29)

 

[Mike Herman]

Mike, is there any reason the kicker rankings haven't been updated in two months? I ask because there have been a number of injuries causing changes in circumstances this year. Also, here's a hot PK tip which I found when researching FA replacements for Gostkowski in my league. Check out Succop's remaining schedule. He's facing the following teams which have the Points Against by PK's rankings for weeks 6-10 (the last five weeks) in parenthesis next to them:11 vs Cardinals (1) 12 at Seahawks (11)13 vs Broncos (19)14 at Chargers (5)15 at Rams (6) 16 vs Titans (4) 17 vs Raiders (29)

I'm guessing from your rankings question that you are looking at the pre-season rankings page. For regular season rankings for the remainder of the year thru week 16, see the weekly "Custom Top 250+ Forward" feature for Dodds' rankings or the weekly "Kickermania" article for my rankings.I agree with you on Succop. I haven't done this week's updates yet, but last week I had him ranked 6th for the remainder of the year.

 

[Mike Herman]

Steelers cut Jeff Reed LINK

 

[Godsbrother]

Link

Steelers cut Jeff Reed, sign Shaun Suisham

By Scott Brown

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Last updated: 12:02 pm

The Steelers have cut kicker Jeff Reed and signed Shaun Suisham.

Suisham, who has played for the Cowboys and Redskins and has made just over 79 percent of his career field goals, worked out for the Steelers today at Heinz Field.

Reed had been the Steelers kicker since 2002 and is the franchise's second all-time leading scorer.

He entered the season as the most accurate kicker in team history but made just 15 of 22 field goal attempts this season.

After missing a 26-yarder in last Sunday night's 39-26 loss to the Patriots, Reed sounded off about the field conditions as well as the fan and media criticism he has endured this season.

 

[Fiddles]

dont let the door hit ya

never liked that guy

still thats a rough gig especially in that stadium

 

[Godsbrother]

Paper towel dispensers in Western PA breathe a collective sigh of relief!

Has any team ever cut their franchise player midseason before?

 

[reprisal]

Rotoworld says Bengals might scoop Reed to replace Nugent. Considering how many field goals they've kicked might be a nice upgrade for him.

 

[Mike Herman]

Lions' Jason Hanson: Biggest loser http://bit.ly/9aKhZ0

Kickology blog: NFL Week Ten: Kicks, Pain & Love http://bit.ly/aiop5q

 

[Mike Herman]

Cincinnati signs Aaron Pettrey

 

[Mike Herman]

49ers

With veteran kicker Joe Nedney hobbled with an injury to his right knee (plant leg), the 49ers are looking at three young players as possible kickoff specialists: Shane Andrus, Swayze Waters and Garrett Lindholm.

link

 

[Rusty Syringes]

Did I miss Kris Brown getting signed somewhere?

 

[Mike Herman]

Did I miss Kris Brown getting signed somewhere?

He's with the Chargers until Kaeding is healthy, which could be any week now...

 

[Mike Herman]

Aaron Pettrey went up against Shane Andrus and Hunter Lawrence in today's workout for the Bengals job http://bit.ly/cVUsnt

RT @mattbarrows: Joe Nedney has a right knee strain and a bone bruise and likely will miss this week. Shane Andrus will work out Wednesday.

 

[raidersfan]

bump for any info this week...

 

[ldizzle]

I saw on rotoworld that he is fully expected to play

 

[Mike Herman]

RT @MaioccoCSN 49ers will take time to sign kicker, Singletary said. No rush.

Chargers punter Mike Scifres' season of disconnect http://bit.ly/dccloS

Florida Tuskers kicker Nick Novak named UFL Special Teams Player of the Week http://bit.ly/aLWTET

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri named AFC special teams player of the week. He was 3-3 and hit a 47-yarder last Sunday.

 

[Mike Herman]

49ers sign Shane Andrus

 

[Mike Herman]

Kickology blog: The Sweet Spot, part 2 http://bit.ly/8XJVE0

Jason Hanson Named Lions' Courage Award Recipient: Veteran place-kicker to be honored at Detroit... http://bit.ly/9CZ0j3

 

[QuizGuy66]

Aaron Pettrey went up against Shane Andrus and Hunter Lawrence in today's workout for the Bengals job http://bit.ly/cVUsnt

RT @mattbarrows: Joe Nedney has a right knee strain and a bone bruise and likely will miss this week. Shane Andrus will work out Wednesday.

The link to the Bengals article is dead.Any info on this kid they signed? Does he really look like he'll play this week or is he more of a placeholder?

Thanks for the great info as always

-QG

 

[raidersfan]

bump for any info this week...

whoops..thought this was a thread for Kaeding, did a search for his name..sorry I wasn't more specific. Would you feel comfortable rolling with him the rest of the way? Hamstring injury with a kicker makes me a little nervous.

 

[skillz]

Why is Bironas listed as questionable on the ESPN website? Did he get hurt or something last week?

 

[Mike Herman]

Aaron Pettrey went up against Shane Andrus and Hunter Lawrence in today's workout for the Bengals job http://bit.ly/cVUsnt

RT @mattbarrows: Joe Nedney has a right knee strain and a bone bruise and likely will miss this week. Shane Andrus will work out Wednesday.

The link to the Bengals article is dead.Any info on this kid they signed? Does he really look like he'll play this week or is he more of a placeholder?

Thanks for the great info as always

-QG

Here's the write-up I did on Pettrey prior to the draft: LINKJeff Reed's agent claims the Bengals contacted him, but that he and Reed declined so that Reed could regroup this week rather than jumping right back into kicking.

 

[Mike Herman]

bump for any info this week...

whoops..thought this was a thread for Kaeding, did a search for his name..sorry I wasn't more specific. Would you feel comfortable rolling with him the rest of the way? Hamstring injury with a kicker makes me a little nervous.

I'd be comfortable with Kaeding. I can understand being wary of a hamstring injury on a gut level, however I can't think of any instances of a kicker hamstring relapse in recent years. Plus they seem to impact kickoffs more so than placekicking.

 

[Mike Herman]

Why is Bironas listed as questionable on the ESPN website? Did he get hurt or something last week?

It's listed as a "back" injury. I hadn't heard anything before today. Perhaps he tweaked it while playing with the Nashville Symphony?

 

[Mike Herman]

Nate Kaeding is expecting to play in this week's game.

Jason Hanson says he's hoping to play on Thanksgiving Day next week.

 

[gandalas]

Aaron Pettrey went up against Shane Andrus and Hunter Lawrence in today's workout for the Bengals job http://bit.ly/cVUsnt

RT @mattbarrows: Joe Nedney has a right knee strain and a bone bruise and likely will miss this week. Shane Andrus will work out Wednesday.

The link to the Bengals article is dead.Any info on this kid they signed? Does he really look like he'll play this week or is he more of a placeholder?

Thanks for the great info as always

-QG

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Ohio...30-95427461578eIf you watched the Buckeyes at all the past 3 years or so, you would know that Pettrey had an Amazing leg, and fairly decent accuracy. He made some big kicks for us.

 

[vandyt]

Aaron Pettrey went up against Shane Andrus and Hunter Lawrence in today's workout for the Bengals job http://bit.ly/cVUsnt

RT @mattbarrows: Joe Nedney has a right knee strain and a bone bruise and likely will miss this week. Shane Andrus will work out Wednesday.

Any idea how long Nedney is out? That they ruled him out so early this week makes me wonder if this is a multi-week injury.

 

[Mike Herman]

Aaron Pettrey went up against Shane Andrus and Hunter Lawrence in today's workout for the Bengals job http://bit.ly/cVUsnt

RT @mattbarrows: Joe Nedney has a right knee strain and a bone bruise and likely will miss this week. Shane Andrus will work out Wednesday.

Any idea how long Nedney is out? That they ruled him out so early this week makes me wonder if this is a multi-week injury.

The following article suggests that Nedney is only expected to miss one or two games. LINK

 

[SwampDawg]

Any news on Keading ? Is he 100% a go for this weekend ? Managed to snag him in both my money leagues, the Chargers good offense makes him a nice play for the playoff run. However one of my leagues has a free agent deadline of the start of tonights game, trying to decide if I want to cut someone and roster and 2nd kicker just in case reports come in tomorrow he pulls something in practice.

 

[Mike Herman]

Any news on Keading ? Is he 100% a go for this weekend ? Managed to snag him in both my money leagues, the Chargers good offense makes him a nice play for the playoff run. However one of my leagues has a free agent deadline of the start of tonights game, trying to decide if I want to cut someone and roster and 2nd kicker just in case reports come in tomorrow he pulls something in practice.

This probably doesn't qualify as 100%, but it certainly sounds promising...

Kicker Nate Kaeding said it looks good that he'll be able to return after missing three games with a groin injury.

link

 

[Mike Herman]

Joe Nedney's sub, Shane Andrus, likely to be greeted by rain http://bit.ly/d7pohJ

Agent says Jeff Reed declined first two offers http://bit.ly/adx6jn

Robbie Gould: Slump-thing to smile about http://bit.ly/9xFYRn

The Sweet Spot... now with 42% more sweetness http://bit.ly/atDc2F #kicking

 

[Mike Herman]

New Meadowlands Stadium winds check out OK for Jets specialists http://bit.ly/dduMin

Kickology blog: Flurry of Opportunities http://bit.ly/bBdkPn