Tyler Jones in...so what does it mean for Hall?

[skindogger47]

Originally Posted by MonkFan4Life

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]

Originally Posted by skindogger47

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.