RustyBourneHorse
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Firstly, to the mods, if you'd like to move this to another place, feel free.
As many of you might remember from last year, I was high on a kicker I found from the Japanese X-League (an American Football League in Japan) who I felt should replace our then kicker Brett Maher. I am still quite high on that kicker and will mention him on this list. However, this list is also involving punters. We did not have much help from Chris Jones last year at the punter spot. Perhaps Mike McCarthy is willing to give him another chance. But, I think competition would be good for us. With that said, here are my top 3 kickers/punters in no particular order from the Japanese X-League. Have fun seeing these players. I hope you enjoy it. I will probably add a few more later, but for right now, these are my top 3.
1. Kenta Suzuki - Nojima Sagamihira Rise -
He was both the primary kicker and punter for the Nojima Rise last season. As you may see in the video, he's got a great leg. I think his punting is very similar to former Colts Punter Pat McAfee with how strong of a leg he's got. I also noticed that he angles his punts toward the corners which is very good. This would help us in field position. So, we'd have a chap who can punt for us. Also, he seems to have a good leg for field goals. Thus, he could handle that if something happens to Zurlein or Forbath. I'd also imagine he'd be good at kickoffs given his leg.
2. Takeru Yamasaki Elecom Kobe Finies -
You've probably seen the videos I posted last year of his field goal and kickoff abilities. Here are his punting highlights from last year. I really like this player. He's an excellent kicker and I think he's got very good skill at punting. His kickoffs are very good too. I'd be happy to post his field goal abilities again if requested, but I have a whole thread about this kicker from last year. I think he should also be a viable candidate to bring over to punt from Japan.
3. Toshiki Sato Kicker IBM Big Blue
An excellent kicker. He's considered in The Player's Choice Top 25 Players in the Japanese X-League (https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/ww...s-poll-top-25-players-in-japans-x-league/amp/). He'd be good to bring in.
As many of you might remember from last year, I was high on a kicker I found from the Japanese X-League (an American Football League in Japan) who I felt should replace our then kicker Brett Maher. I am still quite high on that kicker and will mention him on this list. However, this list is also involving punters. We did not have much help from Chris Jones last year at the punter spot. Perhaps Mike McCarthy is willing to give him another chance. But, I think competition would be good for us. With that said, here are my top 3 kickers/punters in no particular order from the Japanese X-League. Have fun seeing these players. I hope you enjoy it. I will probably add a few more later, but for right now, these are my top 3.
1. Kenta Suzuki - Nojima Sagamihira Rise -
He was both the primary kicker and punter for the Nojima Rise last season. As you may see in the video, he's got a great leg. I think his punting is very similar to former Colts Punter Pat McAfee with how strong of a leg he's got. I also noticed that he angles his punts toward the corners which is very good. This would help us in field position. So, we'd have a chap who can punt for us. Also, he seems to have a good leg for field goals. Thus, he could handle that if something happens to Zurlein or Forbath. I'd also imagine he'd be good at kickoffs given his leg.
2. Takeru Yamasaki Elecom Kobe Finies -
You've probably seen the videos I posted last year of his field goal and kickoff abilities. Here are his punting highlights from last year. I really like this player. He's an excellent kicker and I think he's got very good skill at punting. His kickoffs are very good too. I'd be happy to post his field goal abilities again if requested, but I have a whole thread about this kicker from last year. I think he should also be a viable candidate to bring over to punt from Japan.
3. Toshiki Sato Kicker IBM Big Blue
An excellent kicker. He's considered in The Player's Choice Top 25 Players in the Japanese X-League (https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/ww...s-poll-top-25-players-in-japans-x-league/amp/). He'd be good to bring in.
