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Vanderjagt to Sign with Cowboys (1 Viewer)

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By Don Banks, SI.com

Mike Vanderjagt, who was not welcomed back to Indianapolis this offseason despite being the most accurate kicker in NFL history, has agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys, an NFL source confirmed to SI.com.

Terms of the deal are not known, but Vanderjagt visited the Cowboys on Wednesday and agreed in principle to a contract that is expected to be completed and announced at some point Thursday.

Vanderjagt, who will be 36 on Friday, spent the past eight seasons in Indianapolis, and was 23-of-25 in field goal attempts in 2005, with a long of 48 yards. But that accuracy did not count for much in an AFC divisional playoff game against the Steelers when he badly missed a 46-yard attempt on the final drive. The Steelers went on to win the Super Bowl as the conference's No. 6 seed, while the top-seeded Colts, who started 13-0, dealt with another bitter playoff disappointment.

Vanderjagt is the second headline-name kicker to switch teams this week, following Adam Vinatieri's signing with the Colts. The former Patriots star became the league's highest paid kicker when he received a five-year deal to replace Vanderjagt. The contract calls for a $3.5 million signing bonus, and is worth $7.5 million in the first three years.

The acquisition of Vanderjagt ends the Cowboys' revolving door at kicker. Dallas had three kickers in 2005, and the 9-7 Cowboys lost three games by three points or fewer, narrowly missing the playoffs. Dallas kickers were just 20-of-28 overall last season, missing three from 38 yards or less.

 
I would've rather had Josh Brown, but this is a solid move and I'm glad to finally have a kicker that earns his paycheck.

 
At 2M/yr that's a bargain. How much would some playoff revenue have been worth last year? Definitely more than the price difference between league minimum and Vandy's price.

3yr, 2mil a year, being reported as done.
 
We could have had Vinateri for that price......or even Brown...... I am ok with Vandy though.. :yes:
True, but Brown would cost a draft pick.
Not True....Vinateri would not settle for 2 Million a year. He was offered that by the Pats. Josh Brown maybe for 2 Million a year, but like you said, a draft pick too. Hmmm the Pats have plenty of extra draft picks! lol I think Seattle will resign Brown, but are waiting to see what people offer for him prior to April.I think Vandy is an awesome move for Dallas. And the price tag is right. I did not think he was a good choice for the Patriots, but that does not mean he is not a good kicker. You are going to need someone that can do kickoffs for him though since he does not do them himself.

 
Cowboys | Vanderjagt contract details

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:06:36 -0800

Len Pasquarelli, of ESPN.com, reports the contract signed by Dallas Cowboys PK Mike Vanderjagt is a three-year deal that can be worth a little more than $6 million. The deal includes a signing bonus of $2.5 million and base salaries of $810,000 each for 2006-2007 and $1 million for 2008. Vanderjagt can receive workout bonuses of $90,000 each in 2006-2007 and of $100,000 for 2008, with a roster bonus of $100,000 due in the spring of 2008. He can earn also an annual bonus of $200,000 based on field goal percentage.

 
Good move.

Who's handling kickoffs in Dallas now?
Vanderjagt. He is decent on kickoffs Adam Viniatieri averages only 2 more yards per kickoff. Vanderjagt

Year Team G KO Avg TB Ret Ret Avg TD Onside Recov

1998 Indianapolis Colts 14 19 65.8 2 17 30.1 0 0 0

1999 Indianapolis Colts 16 17 60.5 0 17 22.4 0 0 0

2000 Indianapolis Colts 16 1 70.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

2001 Indianapolis Colts 16 50 61.7 0 50 24.9 0 0 0

2002 Indianapolis Colts 16 77 59.0 1 74 20.5 0 1 0

2003 Indianapolis Colts 16 99 60.2 4 93 21.5 2 2 1

2004 Indianapolis Colts 15 32 58.1 0 31 20.4 0 0 0

2005 Indianapolis Colts 16 1 36.0 0 1 13.0 0 0 0

TOTAL 125 296 60.2 8 283 22.2

Vinatieri

Year Team G KO Avg TB Ret Ret Avg TD Onside Recov

1996 New England Patriots 16 89 64.1 9 80 20.8 0 0 0

1997 New England Patriots 16 81 62.4 4 75 22.0 1 2 0

1998 New England Patriots 16 79 62.5 6 71 18.8 0 2 0

1999 New England Patriots 16 71 62.8 5 63 22.7 0 1 0

2000 New England Patriots 16 67 63.2 7 60 20.9 0 0 0

2001 New England Patriots 16 82 60.9 6 75 22.1 0 0 0

2002 New England Patriots 16 83 60.4 6 73 20.5 0 1 0

2003 New England Patriots 16 79 62.9 2 76 21.4 0 0 0

2004 New England Patriots 16 94 63.0 6 86 23.3 1 0 0

2005 New England Patriots 16 80 61.7 10 67 21.9 0 1 0

TOTAL 160 805 62.4 61 726 21.5 2 7 0

 
Good move. 

Who's handling kickoffs in Dallas now?
Vanderjagt. He is decent on kickoffs Adam Viniatieri averages only 2 more yards per kickoff. Vanderjagt

Year Team G KO Avg TB Ret Ret Avg TD Onside Recov

1998 Indianapolis Colts 14 19 65.8 2 17 30.1 0 0 0

1999 Indianapolis Colts 16 17 60.5 0 17 22.4 0 0 0

2000 Indianapolis Colts 16 1 70.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

2001 Indianapolis Colts 16 50 61.7 0 50 24.9 0 0 0

2002 Indianapolis Colts 16 77 59.0 1 74 20.5 0 1 0

2003 Indianapolis Colts 16 99 60.2 4 93 21.5 2 2 1

2004 Indianapolis Colts 15 32 58.1 0 31 20.4 0 0 0

2005 Indianapolis Colts 16 1 36.0 0 1 13.0 0 0 0

TOTAL 125 296 60.2 8 283 22.2

Vinatieri

Year Team G KO Avg TB Ret Ret Avg TD Onside Recov

1996 New England Patriots 16 89 64.1 9 80 20.8 0 0 0

1997 New England Patriots 16 81 62.4 4 75 22.0 1 2 0

1998 New England Patriots 16 79 62.5 6 71 18.8 0 2 0

1999 New England Patriots 16 71 62.8 5 63 22.7 0 1 0

2000 New England Patriots 16 67 63.2 7 60 20.9 0 0 0

2001 New England Patriots 16 82 60.9 6 75 22.1 0 0 0

2002 New England Patriots 16 83 60.4 6 73 20.5 0 1 0

2003 New England Patriots 16 79 62.9 2 76 21.4 0 0 0

2004 New England Patriots 16 94 63.0 6 86 23.3 1 0 0

2005 New England Patriots 16 80 61.7 10 67 21.9 0 1 0

TOTAL 160 805 62.4 61 726 21.5 2 7 0
Vandy hasn't been doing kickoffs full time since 2003. There's a reason for that...
 
We could have had Vinateri for that price......or even Brown...... I am ok with Vandy though.. :yes:
True, but Brown would cost a draft pick.
Wasn't it a sixth round pick though? Who cares about a 6th round pick? Vandy is 36, that is the only thing that concerns me.
 
Good move. I can't remember when the Cowboys had a consistent, reliable kicker. Guess Jerry Jones finally woke up and realize bad kickers take away 3 points off the scoreboard everytime they shank one.

Vandy should be ok, since Texas Stadium is a quasi-dome.

 
You could have had Brown for a 7th round pick
I ofcourse cant speak for the organization, but from everything Ive read Im sure Seattle would have matched any reasonable offer. I dont think it was as much of a possibility as some thought. Am I wrong here?
 
You could have had Brown for a 7th round pick
I ofcourse cant speak for the organization, but from everything Ive read Im sure Seattle would have matched any reasonable offer. I dont think it was as much of a possibility as some thought. Am I wrong here?
What is a resonable offer? Seattle is paying the guy close to the league minumum. We just shelled out 2 Mil a year for Vandy. Think the Seahawks would have matched that? Brown is younger and I have never even heard the guy speak. I like the fact that we finally have a big name kicker but why did we have to find the one kicker on the planet that actually thinks someone cares about his opinion?

If you are a kicker, keep your mouth shut, kick your field goals, lie to chics and tell them you are a football player and make sure you refer back to the keep your mouth shut part. :thumbup:

 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...oys/index.html

By Don Banks, SI.com

Mike Vanderjagt, who was not welcomed back to Indianapolis this offseason despite being the most accurate kicker in NFL history, has agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys, an NFL source confirmed to SI.com.

Terms of the deal are not known, but Vanderjagt visited the Cowboys on Wednesday and agreed in principle to a contract that is expected to be completed and announced at some point Thursday.

Vanderjagt, who will be 36 on Friday, spent the past eight seasons in Indianapolis, and was 23-of-25 in field goal attempts in 2005, with a long of 48 yards. But that accuracy did not count for much in an AFC divisional playoff game against the Steelers when he badly missed a 46-yard attempt on the final drive. The Steelers went on to win the Super Bowl as the conference's No. 6 seed, while the top-seeded Colts, who started 13-0, dealt with another bitter playoff disappointment.

Vanderjagt is the second headline-name kicker to switch teams this week, following Adam Vinatieri's signing with the Colts. The former Patriots star became the league's highest paid kicker when he received a five-year deal to replace Vanderjagt. The contract calls for a $3.5 million signing bonus, and is worth $7.5 million in the first three years.

The acquisition of Vanderjagt ends the Cowboys' revolving door at kicker. Dallas had three kickers in 2005, and the 9-7 Cowboys lost three games by three points or fewer, narrowly missing the playoffs. Dallas kickers were just 20-of-28 overall last season, missing three from 38 yards or less.
Funny thing is the plane was alittle of course.Landed 20 yards to the right of the runway. :lmao:

 
Yeah, Vandy looked real solid on that last kick he had in Indy.

 
Good move.

Who's handling kickoffs in Dallas now?
Many others are asking the same question. Here are Mickey's thought on two possibilities:
Bonham Calk, Providence Village, Texas: Why can't they teach Mat McBriar to kick off. He has a huge leg. It can't be too hard to teach him to just kick it as far as he can? Also, if that does not work, do you think the Cowboys are planning to keep Shaun Suisham for kick offs?

Mickey: That would be an option if he improves. As I remember, he wasn't exactly Janikowski-ing his kickoffs last year. But it would be nice to keep him, and allow him to continue developing his field-goal skills while handling kickoffs, too. As for teaching McBriar, if it was that easy, then every punter out there would be a kick-off guy, right? Two different set of skills. In fact, the kick-off skills are different than those for place kicking. I've had this discussion before with Steve Hoffman, and it's not as simple as you think.
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You could have had Brown for a 7th round pick
Seahawks | Team tenders J. BrownMon, 6 Mar 2006 06:01:34 -0800

Mike Sando, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports the Seattle Seahawks have tendered a one-year, $712,000 offer to restricted free agent PK Josh Brown. The team would receive a seventh-round draft pick as compensation if he signs elsewhere.

 

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