Would it be stupid to offer a draft pick (mid round) for an established solid kicker?

[YourLastThought]

5 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Who is even offering a reliable kicker for trade more importantly?

Probably nobody. I guess my thoughts were in hoping to entice a team by throwing a 4th out there but as was brought to my attention with the shortage of good kickers in the league right now that probably wouldn't get us anything anyhow.

[La Pantera]

26 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

We don't have many Draft picks to offer round next year.

We're missing a 2nd. And I'd bet my left nut, we we have 9+ picks when it's all said and done. Including a recouped 2nd rounder.

[Snake]

8 minutes ago, YourLastThought said:

Very true, I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part. And yep Gano or Butker sure do look like nice options these days don't they! I admit I was on the Gano hate train and am now eating my words.

Its why a handfull of us said we would never be successful until Hurney was gone. He was a horrible GM and even Tepper admitted he fugged up. Moving forward I have faith in our FO to improve that position going forward.

[BrianS]

33 minutes ago, YourLastThought said:

Oh yeah that guy we once had that we cut! Ugh what a mistake that was!

We didn't cut him.  He was on our practice squad.

[Ricky Spanish]

I was actually thinking about this the other day:

What is Justin Tucker's value in terms of a draft pick?

The Ravens would never trade him, but hypothetically, how high of a pick would you be willing to give up to have an automatic Kicker for the next 7+ years?

To me it's at least a 4th rounder, hell, maybe even a 3rd. 

[ThPantherFan]

It would be very unwise (hate the word stupid) to do so.

[My Goodness My Guinness]

Not sure why we aren’t trying more veteran kickers honestly. I mean he had a bad year last year but is one of the best ever, Gostkowki is a free agent…why not kick those tires?

[Daddy_Uncle]

No team is giving up an established good kicker or LT. If they were I promise you Fitterer would have already gotten one. Teams don't do that. As we've seen its impossible to find a good kicker if you don't have one. 

[Mr. Scot]

Yeah, sorry. As others have mentioned, teams that have a good kicker aren't likely to let them go. And nobody I know of is carrying two on the main roster (not even Washington).

Shopping for a kicker at this time of year likely means trying to pluck somebody up and coming off a practice squad (like what happened to us with Butker) or find a surprising free agent (a lot less likely).

Edited September 21, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[vorbis]

it's hard to agree to this hypothetical, to be honest. you'd have to know that a particular kicker was available. and really, there's only a handful of kickers who would be worth that kind of compensation.

it's too easy to get replacement level production by scouring the waiver wire and plucking off practice squads like the Panthers have been doing.

[User Name]

I know they won't, but should just go get Slye back, he was midlin but this week showed how much worse it can be with a weak leg.

[t96]

46 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Who is even offering a reliable kicker for trade more importantly?

Nobody. Even bad teams will want to keep their good kicker if they have one

[SetfreexX]

Said team would have to be WILLING to give up said kicker. You're not gonna trade for a Gano, Butker, or a Tucker. 

Prior and even current management screwed the pooch at this position. If memory serves, Gano was cut in favor of Slye under Rhule / Marty as a cap casualty so there may not have been a choice. 

Rivera / Marty lost Butker off the PS, they should have assigned a ghost injury and set him on the IR (see Fletcher). 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

Kicking across the league is so bad. No one wants to give up a reliable kicker