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Bear Hands Grand Master

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1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

We really have shot ourselves in the foot repeatedly at kicker over the past few years it seems like.

I don't care which option we choose, just as long as they don't turn out to be hammered dogshit. That's my big fear.

But, as I stated a few weeks ago, if we are losing games solely because of a FG kicker, I will be pretty pumped about how the season went.

It’s why we should be trying long term fits out. Wright is the only mismatch - he’s the type of guy a team scrambles to midseason when a kicker randomly implodes or has a freak injury. 

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I have gone to battle for Fitz in the forums before, and I stand by him now.  Let's see what he's got.

Not like a missed kick or two is going to keep us out of playoffs as it stands now with how we are performing on the field.  Let him get a true audition and move from there.

Can always pivot if it starts to go South.

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5 hours ago, TD alt said:

Well, they're both in the same league (if you will). During preseason, Fitz went 3/3 & Sauls went 5/6, but of course Sauls was 4/4 last night (including one 50+).

Both were Lou Groza Award finalists. I believe Fitz made two 55+ yarders last season, while Sauls led the nation with three. Fitz was 13/13 (💯) while Sauls was 21/24 (87.5). Fitz was a 3rd-Team AP All-American, while Sauls was a PFF All-American. 

Career-wise, Fitz was 58/74 (78.4), while Sauls was 52/64 (81.3).

I wish that I could see the attempts and knew the depth of yardage. I wish that we could compare practice kicks during their training camps, but we can't. Maybe someone with a PFF/CFF account can give that.

Basically it's just a matter of belief I guess. Seeing dude knock down four FGs and go perfect during a pressure-filled game for him is damned impressive if you ask me. I don't believe that Fitzgerald could do that.  That being said, I'd have to know more. I will say that it may be worth mentioning that we seem to like PFF this year and Sauls being a PFF All-American may be notable. Now that being said, the Panthers may not be even considering Sauls.

Preciate it.  Didn’t see much difference when I looked up their career long, so I didn’t know if it was because people just felt the power was noticeably different.

now that I read your more in-depth dive, and tbh, I know Fitz hit from 59 his last year at FSU, but seeing him barely clear the bar on that 52 yarder last week, I had flashbacks to Piniero.  It seems like Sauls has a better overall resume, and he also might just look better according to the eye test.  Im not convinced with Fitz.  So I’d be interested in giving Sauls a look.

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7 hours ago, Panthering said:

All I know is whichever one we don't go with, will end up being an All-Pro somewhere else just like Butker

Butker has never been All Pro or even Pro Bowl.

Though Gano made the Pro Bowl the season we kept him over Butker

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16 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I don't know personally which guy would be right for us moving forward, but I do have faith that we will evaluate that situation thoroughly, come to a consensus and make the wrong decision.

You have just described the Panthers franchise the last 7 years. 

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9 hours ago, csx said:

Butker has never been All Pro or even Pro Bowl.

Though Gano made the Pro Bowl the season we kept him over Butker

This is honestly shocking

He's the 2nd most accurate kicker in NFL history, has only missed a handful of games in his career, twice lead the league in FGA, was the league leader in XPA and XPM in a season, and lead the league in points one year too (while also having the most FG's that season too).

Really surprising that he hasn't been named to either of those teams yet

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