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Panthers sign a kicker

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My point is, it's 3 kickers on the active roster and one of them is completely useless. We still have 3 kickers out of 53 players, so IMO we're back where we were.

TBH though, I think they just did this to F with Mare. I don't think they're actually gonna give him a chance, they just wanted to bring in someone to scare him and make them look like they mean business and hope he does better.

Hurney is not gonna admit he made a 12 mil/4yr mistake on a kicker. Not this early.

It doesn't matter when you have 15 players on IR.

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We have two Kickers-who from what we have gathered-seem similar to one another-both signed for another three years. While this doesn't say we are stuck with either one of them-it indicates that Rivera prefers a kicker of this style long term. One that can boot it deep, but isn't exactly a field goal specialist.

I think Rivera assumes that because they are at the professional level they are all the same, so the only differentiating factor is leg strength. If he does feel that way-and the indications would lead one to think he does-that would be a tragic mistake in his coaching approach-ESPECIALLY with the new KO rules. Accuracy should always take precedent over power-and despite Mare's struggles-it doesn't look like he's getting that.

Simply put, I think he values this kind of kicker and is ready to commit to one and move on. I think optimal for him would be for Mare to make a late game kick so he can rub it in the face of the media and the fanbase, claim Mare's struggles were just a stretch, and then keep the guy he wanted to invest the big bucks in long term.

Now Kunalic's age and ability could force his hand, but I think his ego comes into play here some.

Ok, and maybe you are correct. But it could just mean that the new kicker was the best available option and Rivera is just going to give him a shot, to either see what he has got or to push Mare or both. If both struggle, I think we will see a new kicker next year, one that may or may not be similar to the other two.

Fwiw, I would like to see them address this long term in the draft. Don't think it will happen though.

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