firstdown
05-22-2006, 04:48 PM
We do not need to replace Hall with any unproven player in the NFL. Hall joined the Skins in 2003 and had 11 touch backs that year. So when he is healthy he can kick off. Heres his stats for the past 3 years and I know that the total numbers are low because of injuries but just take a look at them.
29 of 31 within 40 yards the two missed where between 30 to 40
12 of 18 from 40 to 50
4 of 9 over 50 yards
The guy is almost 100% within fourty yards and that is big for a team to have and he is 70% from 40 to 50. Alot of teams would love to have a kicker that clutch. I will admit his injuries worry me but from what I've heard they think that they have found his problem.
skindogger47
05-22-2006, 05:45 PM
I was upset when we didn't go after Vinatieri ( Don't know how to spell his name ), I felt that one of the positions we NEEDED to upgrade/solidify was kicker. I thought the Skins failed in that area but I just chalked that up to the loyalty of Joe Gibbs.As cool as it would have been to get Vinatieri, it would not have made sense financially, not to mention he's coming off a sub-par season (trust me he was on my fantasy team and sucked). I don't get why we didnt snatch up Connor Hughes from UVA the second the draft was over. He's automatic from inside 55. Then get the Aussie to punt and do kickoffs, and all is well. The only reason Hughes didn't get drafted was because he didn't kick off.
That Guy
05-22-2006, 06:09 PM
As cool as it would have been to get Vinatieri, it would not have made sense financially, not to mention he's coming off a sub-par season (trust me he was on my fantasy team and sucked). I don't get why we didnt snatch up Connor Hughes from UVA the second the draft was over. He's automatic from inside 55. Then get the Aussie to punt and do kickoffs, and all is well. The only reason Hughes didn't get drafted was because he didn't kick off.
first, vinetari is ALWAYS bad in fantasy. you should never judge a players true worth by how well he does for your fantasy team. the guy won 2 superbowls and has a great FG %, especially for being an outdoor and cold weather kicker (two things which kill completion %).
The only reason hughes didn't get drafted is because he's not a very good kicker. connor hughes is most definately NOT automatic from inside 55, or he would have been a top 10 pick. only one good kicker came out this year, and he went in the 4th round (which was probably too high). the aussie had a 40-42ypp average in college... that drops in the pros and he has no experience in the NFL either. He's a question mark at best.
2004:
Made 42-of-45 extra point attempts and 17-of-24 field goals (70.8%) as he struggled past the 40-yard line, making only 3-of-8 field goals from 40 yards or longer while also having two kicks blocked.
In 2005 he was 5/6 on 40+ yarders, which is terrible that they only tried that many. his accuracy is terrible and he kicks low, meaning blocks and a total inability to do kickoffs. he's also pretty worthless in coverage. People look at his 21/24 2005 season, but fail to see that they refused to even try 40+ yarders because he just couldn't be trusted to make many of them. when they tried in 2004, as stated above, the results were pretty abysmal.