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The Official Kicker (K) Thread (2 Viewers)

 
McLaughlin or Badgley for ROS? I keep on seeing that McLaughin is great but footballguys rates Badgley higher which is confusing me.
 
Saw the stat today: "There have been 32 kickers to hit a 60+ yard field goal in NFL history. 16 of them are currently active on NFL rosters."
 
Joshua Karty, LA Rams (who has the best kickoff screwball in the game, but has been woeful on field goals), is getting competition in practice this week. The Rams are trying out Harrison Mevis, who is listed at 5'11", 243 pounds. (Per PFR, he's known as the Thiccer Kicker).

Yes that means the two LA teams would have Thiccer Kicker and Dicker the Kicker.
 
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little wasn't going to part with everything for the Hall of Fame​

Little drove a hard bargain with officials in Canton and isn't parting with the football he used to kick his NFL record 68-yard field goal​

That football isn't going anywhere but Cam Little's trophy case at home.

The Jacksonville Jaguars kicker got it away from a fan in Las Vegas. He's not parting with it now, even for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.

The ball Little drilled 68 yards through the uprights at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 2 to set the NFL record for the longest field goal is safe at his home, along with the ball he kicked 70 yards for a field goal during a preseason game against Pittsburgh at EverBank Stadium.

"Keeping the football but giving them the jersey," Little said on Nov. 5 at the Miller Electric Center, several hours after the team announced that he is the NFL Special Teams Player of the Week for his three field goals and three conversions in a 30-29 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. "That ball is special. That's the coolest part about it, is it going through the uprights."

The Hall of Fame also wanted Little's cleats, but he just broke in a new pair and said he'll go about his normal routine of wearing cleats for five or six weeks.

So they're going to have to settle for his No. 39 jersey in Canton to commemorate the moment, which came on the final play of the first half.

Little used the same ball throughout the game​

A kicker might be inclined to take a ball like that out of play but Little used it the rest of the game to kick a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 48-yard field goal with 16 seconds left to sent the game into overtime.

But it almost wound up in a fan's home, or possibly on eBay. The ball sailed over the net and into the stands on Little's second field goal and when stadium security tried to retrieve it, the fan refused to give it back.

Since kickers get three "K-Balls" to use during the game, he had to use a backup for the ensuing kickoff and for a conversion early in the fourth period until the fan was finally convinced to give the ball back in exchange for another ball.

Little was able to use it for the game-tying field goal, from 48 yards out.

The NFL allows kickers to use a ball for three games, but Little isn't tempting fate again. He wanted to keep using the ball he kicked his 70-yarder in the preseason but holder Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matiscik wouldn't allow it.

"I wanted to keep using it," Little said. "Logan and Ross [said] 'we're not keeping that in the game. You're taking that one home.'"

Jaguars holder, snapper, never lost faith in Little​

Little missed his previous two field-goal attempts entering the Vegas game, the first time in college or the NFL that he missed two in a row. He also missed a conversion for the first time at either level, and dating back to his senior year in high school in Moore, Okla., a streak of 194 in a row.

Little missed his previous two field-goal attempts entering the Vegas game, the first time in college or the NFL that he missed two in a row. He also missed a conversion for the first time at either level, and dating back to his senior year in high school in Moore, Okla., a streak of 194 in a row.

But the coaching staff resisted calls to bring in other kickers for tryouts.

"Everyone's trying to get us to lose confidence in him," coach Liam Coen said. "We have never lost confidence in him. He hasn’t missed a kick in practice in three weeks. It’s not like he hasn’t been hitting it good.”

The two players who must execute a play before Little can kick the ball, Matisck and Cooke, said every kick that Little missed sounded just as good as every kick he's made.

"They all sound good ... they all had the same sound," said Matisick. "One thing about Cam is that he is going to swing his leg."

Cooke said his only words to Little before the kick were, "Let's hit this puppy."

"In the grand scheme of things, it takes all three of us," Cooke said. "But he's the one who kicked it."

Little's record almost tied on Monday night​

After the Jaguars' victory, Little speculated that with the number of talented kickers in the NFL, the record might not last long.

Then he got a FaceTime phone call from a teammate on Monday night and asked if he was watching Dallas play Arizona. Little wasn't, and was told Brandon Aubrey of the Cowboys was lining up for a 68-yard field goal attempt

"I was playing [video] games with one of my buddies," he said. "I don't like watching football outside of [playing] football. And I was like, 'there goes my record.' He's [Aubrey] a stud. I had full confidence in the guy."

The kick was wide to the left and Little's record is safe for another week.

Little is the 30th Jaguars Player of the Week​

Little has made 40 of 46 field-goal attempts (87.0 percent) and 44 of 45 conversions (97.8) in two years with the Jaguars. He was drafted in the sixth round from Arkansas and made 27 of 29 field-goal attempts as a rookie in 2024. He had a streak of 17 consecutive field goals, the final 10 in 2024 and his first seven this season.

Little is the youngest player, at 22, to reach 40 career field goals in the NFL. His award is the 30th NFL Player of the Week Award in Jaguars history.
 
Faust said:
Ari Meirov
#Rams HC Sean McVay said Harrison Mevis — aka “The Thiccer Kicker” — will be their kicker on Sunday vs. the 49ers.

Joshua Karty’s eight missed kicks are the most in the NFL, so the team is making a change — at least for this week.
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Whoa, glad I clicked this thread. I missed Atlanta cutting Romo and just grabbed Karty off the wire. Back he goes and hello, Mevis!
 
I picked up santos a few days ago but now it looks like the weather could be really bad. Are you guys worried about it enough o pivot to someone else?
 
doeseatplace said:
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little wasn't going to part with everything for the Hall of Fame​

Little drove a hard bargain with officials in Canton and isn't parting with the football he used to kick his NFL record 68-yard field goal​

That football isn't going anywhere but Cam Little's trophy case at home.

The Jacksonville Jaguars kicker got it away from a fan in Las Vegas. He's not parting with it now, even for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.

The ball Little drilled 68 yards through the uprights at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 2 to set the NFL record for the longest field goal is safe at his home, along with the ball he kicked 70 yards for a field goal during a preseason game against Pittsburgh at EverBank Stadium.

"Keeping the football but giving them the jersey," Little said on Nov. 5 at the Miller Electric Center, several hours after the team announced that he is the NFL Special Teams Player of the Week for his three field goals and three conversions in a 30-29 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. "That ball is special. That's the coolest part about it, is it going through the uprights."

The Hall of Fame also wanted Little's cleats, but he just broke in a new pair and said he'll go about his normal routine of wearing cleats for five or six weeks.

So they're going to have to settle for his No. 39 jersey in Canton to commemorate the moment, which came on the final play of the first half.

Little used the same ball throughout the game​

A kicker might be inclined to take a ball like that out of play but Little used it the rest of the game to kick a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 48-yard field goal with 16 seconds left to sent the game into overtime.

But it almost wound up in a fan's home, or possibly on eBay. The ball sailed over the net and into the stands on Little's second field goal and when stadium security tried to retrieve it, the fan refused to give it back.

Since kickers get three "K-Balls" to use during the game, he had to use a backup for the ensuing kickoff and for a conversion early in the fourth period until the fan was finally convinced to give the ball back in exchange for another ball.

Little was able to use it for the game-tying field goal, from 48 yards out.

The NFL allows kickers to use a ball for three games, but Little isn't tempting fate again. He wanted to keep using the ball he kicked his 70-yarder in the preseason but holder Logan Cooke and long snapper Ross Matiscik wouldn't allow it.

"I wanted to keep using it," Little said. "Logan and Ross [said] 'we're not keeping that in the game. You're taking that one home.'"

Jaguars holder, snapper, never lost faith in Little​

Little missed his previous two field-goal attempts entering the Vegas game, the first time in college or the NFL that he missed two in a row. He also missed a conversion for the first time at either level, and dating back to his senior year in high school in Moore, Okla., a streak of 194 in a row.

Little missed his previous two field-goal attempts entering the Vegas game, the first time in college or the NFL that he missed two in a row. He also missed a conversion for the first time at either level, and dating back to his senior year in high school in Moore, Okla., a streak of 194 in a row.

But the coaching staff resisted calls to bring in other kickers for tryouts.

"Everyone's trying to get us to lose confidence in him," coach Liam Coen said. "We have never lost confidence in him. He hasn’t missed a kick in practice in three weeks. It’s not like he hasn’t been hitting it good.”

The two players who must execute a play before Little can kick the ball, Matisck and Cooke, said every kick that Little missed sounded just as good as every kick he's made.

"They all sound good ... they all had the same sound," said Matisick. "One thing about Cam is that he is going to swing his leg."

Cooke said his only words to Little before the kick were, "Let's hit this puppy."

"In the grand scheme of things, it takes all three of us," Cooke said. "But he's the one who kicked it."

Little's record almost tied on Monday night​

After the Jaguars' victory, Little speculated that with the number of talented kickers in the NFL, the record might not last long.

Then he got a FaceTime phone call from a teammate on Monday night and asked if he was watching Dallas play Arizona. Little wasn't, and was told Brandon Aubrey of the Cowboys was lining up for a 68-yard field goal attempt

"I was playing [video] games with one of my buddies," he said. "I don't like watching football outside of [playing] football. And I was like, 'there goes my record.' He's [Aubrey] a stud. I had full confidence in the guy."

The kick was wide to the left and Little's record is safe for another week.

Little is the 30th Jaguars Player of the Week​

Little has made 40 of 46 field-goal attempts (87.0 percent) and 44 of 45 conversions (97.8) in two years with the Jaguars. He was drafted in the sixth round from Arkansas and made 27 of 29 field-goal attempts as a rookie in 2024. He had a streak of 17 consecutive field goals, the final 10 in 2024 and his first seven this season.

Little is the youngest player, at 22, to reach 40 career field goals in the NFL. His award is the 30th NFL Player of the Week Award in Jaguars history.
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Good story, thanks.
 
Are we holding Badgley through the bye week? I probably have a bench slot available to carry 2 kickers for a week, but would have to forego a speculative add at another position.
 
Had Reichard last week. Sticking with him as well for this week vs Chi.
Dome game. He's been consistent at home.
JJM stalls in the redzone.
On the road is a different matter.
 
Is it crazy to be tempted to keep Riechard over Aubrey? I won’t actually do it but he has been good and plays most of the remaining games indoors.
 
Folks, what do we think of Borregales tonight? I hate TNF games. My opponent has the Pats D. Jets (I think?) give up most FF PPGA to kickers. Jets don’t have Wilson. Everything points to NE owning the clock & getting possessions & turnovers.

Also looking at Little vs Chargers, Fairbairn @ Ten (post injury, if he plays, Reichard vs Chi, & McPherson @ Pit.

TIA.
 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Folks, what do we think of Borregales tonight? I hate TNF games. My opponent has the Pats D. Jets (I think?) give up most FF PPGA to kickers. Jets don’t have Wilson. Everything points to NE owning the clock & getting possessions & turnovers.

Also looking at Little vs Chargers, Fairbairn @ Ten (post injury, if he plays, Reichard vs Chi, & McPherson @ Pit.

TIA.
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Solid play for sure.
 
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Folks, what do we think of Borregales tonight? I hate TNF games. My opponent has the Pats D. Jets (I think?) give up most FF PPGA to kickers. Jets don’t have Wilson. Everything points to NE owning the clock & getting possessions & turnovers.

Also looking at Little vs Chargers, Fairbairn @ Ten (post injury, if he plays, Reichard vs Chi, & McPherson @ Pit.

TIA.
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Fairbairn is out unfortunately.
 
LionOfGosforth said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Folks, what do we think of Borregales tonight? I hate TNF games. My opponent has the Pats D. Jets (I think?) give up most FF PPGA to kickers. Jets don’t have Wilson. Everything points to NE owning the clock & getting possessions & turnovers.

Also looking at Little vs Chargers, Fairbairn @ Ten (post injury, if he plays, Reichard vs Chi, & McPherson @ Pit.

TIA.
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Fairbairn is out unfortunately.
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Actually just read something indicating he's "preparing to play." That said, the last time an injured kicker (McManus) kicked after being injury he totally sh*t the bed. I'd avoid this week even if active.
 
kyoun1e said:
LionOfGosforth said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
Folks, what do we think of Borregales tonight? I hate TNF games. My opponent has the Pats D. Jets (I think?) give up most FF PPGA to kickers. Jets don’t have Wilson. Everything points to NE owning the clock & getting possessions & turnovers.

Also looking at Little vs Chargers, Fairbairn @ Ten (post injury, if he plays, Reichard vs Chi, & McPherson @ Pit.

TIA.
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Fairbairn is out unfortunately.
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Actually just read something indicating he's "preparing to play." That said, the last time an injured kicker (McManus) kicked after being injury he totally sh*t the bed. I'd avoid this week even if active.
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Ruled Out
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I thought Havrlisik might be sneaky based on quality spot starts... Glad I dropped Devin Neal for the privilege of taking a -1. Back to the drawing board.

Gave up on Bates given the number of misses and a block, not to mention needing a perfect storm for Campbell to play it safe and accept the 3. I think Borregales is the next stop, but he did miss one off the upright. I'm also considering Mevis or Ryland to get a dome kicker. I've never been more uninspired with the free agent kicking options in fantasy.
 
Uncle Leo said:
Anyone have the guts to sign FA Justin Tucker?
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36, recently disgraced, and 22-of-30 last season. It would take a great landing spot and fantasy playoff schedule before I'm giving it any consideration. Even then, pure desperation, which I'm certainly trending towards.

I'm starting from square 1 on tonight's waiver. I think my faab priority of FAs goes:

1. Borregales - Hit rate and offense is there. I avoid New England-like climates like a plague this time of year.
2. Bates - Misses out on so many opportunities, not hitting at an acceptable rate on what little action he's getting, killing my team this year but the PATs at least offered a floor, he's capable on the 50+
3. Badgley - safe offense, dome, maybe I need to move him up.
4. Mevis - Nothing to judge him by, if his XPs were dead center I'd probably be looking here.
5. Ryland- Decent percentage. Dome. Jacoby is moving the offense. Production hasn't been there but maybe he's due.
 
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