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I always found it interesting that a kicker would almost be an afterthought. They determine the outcomes of games nearly as often as the QB. Yet they are underpaid and asked to perform cold in the most high-pressure situations. Some teams have special team players who make tackles who are higher paid than the kicker. For example, the Lions just signed Jalen Reeves-Mabin to a 2-year extension worth $8m. Their kicker, Jake Bates, makes $800K. Funny, but in college, our kicker practiced on a separate field, until we went to team when he would come up and kick for FG/XP and Kickoff. Then back to the separate field. We did not know him. He did not hang out with us, and we made fun of his skinny body and funny shoes. Then one day, you are down by 2 with 3 seconds left and the ball is sitting on the 30. The game is riding on this skinny dork with funny shoes. I think, during my freshman year, he won 3 of our 9 wins. We should compare the kicker to the closer in baseball, but we don't seem to value him like we should. I mean, nobody calls a timeout to ice the left guard. -
We'll keep Jensen till he retires. He's a presence we need on the team and in the locker room. Hecker isn't bad. He gets the job done. He can stay. We need another placekicker, though. He's been a little high maintenance. -
By PanthersGTI · Posted
Always tough. Could always use an upgrade there but it really hurts when the replacement doesn't pan out and your signing guys off the street mid-season hoping they work. That bring said, I am on board with grabbing a guy they believe in late in the draft/UDFA.
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