Nick Folk Cowboys Kicker Thread *merged*

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neosapien23;1478726 said:
I have no problem with taking a kicker, but why not Mason Crosby? Dallas isn't the only team that took another kicker in front of him. Did he test positive for marijuana or something or does he have any character issues?

Crosby wasn't even 70% this past year. 2 kickers have now been taken and Crosby isn't one of them....he had a bad Combine as well.
 

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iceberg;1478664 said:
not as unbelievable as all the knee jerk reactions going on with every pick.
I know, its almost humerous
 

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I just can't believe what is happening. Sure will be real interesting to see what draft grade we get. As for our later rounds picks starting with Folk, if we drafted them as PS players they first must get thru waivers & doubt Folk will. What a waste.
 

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Vintage;1478615 said:
Suicide watch on Hostile...


:laugh2:

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Cbz40;1478762 said:
That's for sure...I kicked the puter desk over....


Well pops I'll blow a fuse over spending a 3rd on a kicker... but a 6th? Nah. Not when the "Goose" says this guy was the best kicker at the combine.
 

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MichaelWinicki;1478760 said:
Are we not talking about a 6th round pick?

hey, i liked the free pick. not all was complaints. i even said kudos to jerry on that one.
 

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MichaelWinicki;1478754 said:
The "knee-jerk" reactions are amazing... just amazing.

this is a weak draft. most knew that going in. it's no surprise at this point people are just taking flyers left and right. if there was ever a draft we'd take a kicker, it would be THIS ONE. who else could we take at that point who'd have been able to possibly contribute MORE than putting the kicks in the endzone? perhaps be our long term K we've all been wanting to resolve for quite some time.

maybe we resolved it. and for a 6th? when we lost games in the last few years because of the kicker, i'll bet the whiners today would give MORE than a 6th for a good kicker. only too late then.

weak draft - take the best you can at this point where ever and move along. people mad we didn't take crosby are likely going by name recognition.
 

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AsthmaField;1478647 said:
I'm not worried about Hos... It's the kicker I'm worried about.... he's from Arizona.

Can someone verify that this kicker is still alive? :confused:
I am going to try and contact him and see if he will do a Q & A for the forum. Me talking to a kicker.

I feel so dirty.
 

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Jimz31;1478768 said:
Crosby wasn't even 70% this past year. 2 kickers have now been taken and Crosby isn't one of them....he had a bad Combine as well.

name recognition carrys a lot of weight even if they know nothing else about him - they knew his name and he got some great pre-draft press.
 

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You guys are so ridiculous....

WE're in the 6th round...do you think a NT or LB or CB is going to beat out our guys? Remember that Parcells was the old fatman that wanted his linemen to be huge, even if they couldn't move, to hold up blockers. Wade Phillips wants guys who can move and slant into gaps. We have all the quality DL men we need for what he runs...relax.

We have scouts and we have a draft board, but because some guys say a certain kicker is the top rated guy, you want to freak because we left him on the board and took someone else...like you know what's what because you read a draft publication.

Hello...others are leaving Crosby on the board as well...does that tell you anything? If we had Folk at the top of our draft board, a board that JJ does not put together, then you should reserve judgment. Guys always say BPA, but then when we don't take names you've read about, you don't like it.

This kid will make the team...Gramatica, even if he is the best kicker from 40 and in sucks at kickoffs...I'm betting we keep this strong-legged kicker for kickoffs at least and develop him into the full time kicker...and that's worse case scenerio...he may just win the whole job in camp.

It's okay to question or lambast JJ when he trades picks, but when the selection is made, trust your scouts, trust your board, trust your coach.
 

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Kicker is a poisition of need.....how about all those games we lost missing kicks
 

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This is what happens every year. People find one or two recognizable names left in the 6th round and then act like Dallas passed on Walter Payton when they're not selected. Not that they know crap about any of the players left, they just heard one of the players names before, therefore he must be the best player.

It will be more of the same in the 7th round. "What? We selected who? I never heard of this guy !!! Worst draft ever !!!! The Cowboys get an F !!!"
 

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smarta5150;1478774 said:
Crosby has terrible form I heard..

The last 2 years he's been about as unclutch as you can get at kicker. And he was terrible in all the NFL workouts and combines and even in the Senior Bowl stuff. He has no accuracy, average distance. He was helped out by being in Colorado.
 

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iceberg;1478781 said:
this is a weak draft. most knew that going in. it's no surprise at this point people are just taking flyers left and right. if there was ever a draft we'd take a kicker, it would be THIS ONE. who else could we take at that point who'd have been able to possibly contribute MORE than putting the kicks in the endzone? perhaps be our long term K we've all been wanting to resolve for quite some time.

maybe we resolved it. and for a 6th? when we lost games in the last few years because of the kicker, i'll bet the whiners today would give MORE than a 6th for a good kicker. only too late then.

weak draft - take the best you can at this point where ever and move along. people mad we didn't take crosby are likely going by name recognition.

That's exactly right.

This draft pretty much sucked after the 5th round... hell I'd take some "flyers" too.
 
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