I don't think you can just "discount" playoff kicks when comparing the two. It's like saying, "Let's discount Troy's three Super Bowls for a sec..." Can't do it.
For that reason, Vinatieri -- and Vinatieri, alone -- is the league's best kicker IMO. Probably in history, for that matter.
With that said, we're on the verge of signing the most accurate kicker in history and the guy I consider to be the second best kicker in today's game, when it's all said and done.
I agree with Danny White on this one. I don't feel the need to apologize for signing the most accurate kicker in history. I certainly don't feel like we're losing out here. As far as I'm concerned, if we do land him, the only team that can thumb its nose at us when it comes to kickers is the Colts.