What is next in FA, Cowboys open to draft a K

[RS12]

They just sent their ST coach to U of Maryland pro day a couple days ago to work out their kicker. Someone to watch in the draft.

 

[DandyDon52]

but mahers been better then most being mentioned here ie near 90% on FGs the last 2 seasons, 87% for his career had one issue late basically one truly bad game but hes not cost us single game..hes a good fall back.

all this Gould talk, i have to be that poster, why did the niners let him go? why is he still available?

SF doesnt want to pay him 7 mil a year, even though his kicking greatly help them win the dallas game.
maher is good IMO and is cheaper, but in big games, playoffs, gould and succup , and the guy on ravens are the 3 most consistent kickers in the nfl.
I remember the guy patriots had back when they first started thier SB runs, he was money in the playoffs and it helped NE win some of those games.

Be a bummer to lose a nfc champ game because your kicker misses a end of game FG !

 

[blueblood70]

SF doesnt want to pay him 7 mil a year, even though his kicking greatly help them win the dallas game.
maher is good IMO and is cheaper, but in big games, playoffs, gould and succup , and the guy on ravens are the 3 most consistent kickers in the nfl.
I remember the guy patriots had back when they first started thier SB runs, he was money in the playoffs and it helped NE win some of those games.

Be a bummer to lose a nfc champ game because your kicker misses a end of game FG !

we seen some missed fgs buy the best kickers in the game..it happens.. again, if Gould was that Gould 7mil nothing if its his leg that got them to a SB?? come on man,..

im sure post draft many more FA moves will be made, and 2 more kickers brought into TC. if they don't look great , a vet will be signed by PS.

 

[Verdict]

Anything is possible, although they surely should have gotten all the cautionary problems needed to prevent it from happening again. A repeat of that absolutely stupid decision would be catastrophic, without a doubt.

That draft was particularly bad. Not much talent anywhere in that draft.

 

[jazzcat22]

SF doesnt want to pay him 7 mil a year, even though his kicking greatly help them win the dallas game.
maher is good IMO and is cheaper, but in big games, playoffs, gould and succup , and the guy on ravens are the 3 most consistent kickers in the nfl.
I remember the guy patriots had back when they first started thier SB runs, he was money in the playoffs and it helped NE win some of those games.

Be a bummer to lose a nfc champ game because your kicker misses a end of game FG !

A K, I think he is in the draft, is Ruggles from Ohio State. Excellent K, except against Georgia last year, in bad conditions, a very hard FG to make, he missed, badly. It could have sent them to play TCU in the championship game. He made many clutch kicks, but not that one. But it was in position for any K to miss it. Very low % chance.

If he is available in the late rounds, or especially in an UDFA, they need to get him if they do not address it before.

 

[shabazz]

I was really hoping the FO would have made a play for Kicker Younghoe Koo when he was a free agent although 5 Million a year for a kicker has to be considerd.

we all know how slim the margins of games are and a solid kicker can make or break it.

 

[Carson]

They just sent their ST coach to U of Maryland pro day a couple days ago to work out their kicker. Someone to watch in the draft.

Ryland is pretty much the UDFA cheaper Brett Maher.

Monster leg with kicks over 55+ yards. But super inconsistent. In 5 years of kicking he’s never been better than 87% on the season.

 

[blueblood70]

A K, I think he is in the draft, is Ruggles from Ohio State. Excellent K, except against Georgia last year, in bad conditions, a very hard FG to make, he missed, badly. It could have sent them to play TCU in the championship game. He made many clutch kicks, but not that one. But it was in position for any K to miss it. Very low % chance.

If he is available in the late rounds, or especially in an UDFA, they need to get him if they do not address it before.

Ryland is pretty much the UDFA cheaper Brett Maher.

Monster leg with kicks over 55+ yards. But super inconsistent. In 5 years of kicking he’s never been better than 87% on the season.

Yet Maher 2 years now 90% and? not inconsistent, one truly bad game that don't cost us the game ..FGs are not his issue it was XPs which BTW aren't the angles from the hashes, the extra point distance, and other factors much different in college vs the NFL?

most likely why a lot of kickers aren't drafted from college and many that are don't make it right away, might be one of the toughest transitional positions to make the jump.IMHO

 

[Typhus]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-s-next-in-free-agency-kicker-plans-more

Some tidbits here. I will give some points, as I do not believe in just posting the link. That is lazy posting.

Stephen talks about getting players, as the trades just worked out for this time, as other times to did not. They did not have a plan to just trade for a few players. But it worked out they did. As it did not work out last season at the trade deadline. Everything needs to fall in place, including the price.

He said they would like to have both Hankins and Watkins back, it is not either or one of them, it is both. I know this is not what fans want to hear. But it does not rule out drafting one either.

Also they are not opposed to drafting a K.

A few other tidbits in there as well.


Updated team FA tracker, thought to add this for the latest info.
https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/free-agency-tracker-2023

If there is another FA signing it will be ultimate bargain bin shopping.
Not sure you find a starter with late cuts, but there certainly will be some nice depth comp when all teams make the big cut, there is only one cut down, so that is the day I go shopping, when the price is right its like a vet shopping spree before the rook udfa shopping spree.
If it wasn't for draft stock, players like Joseph would be a bit nervous this time of year.

 

[rambo2]

SF doesnt want to pay him 7 mil a year, even though his kicking greatly help them win the dallas game.
maher is good IMO and is cheaper, but in big games, playoffs, gould and succup , and the guy on ravens are the 3 most consistent kickers in the nfl.
I remember the guy patriots had back when they first started thier SB runs, he was money in the playoffs and it helped NE win some of those games.

Be a bummer to lose a nfc champ game because your kicker misses a end of game FG !

How about a Super Bowl? A missed kick put Bill Parcells in the Hall of Fame.

 

[Typhus]

SF doesnt want to pay him 7 mil a year, even though his kicking greatly help them win the dallas game.
maher is good IMO and is cheaper, but in big games, playoffs, gould and succup , and the guy on ravens are the 3 most consistent kickers in the nfl.
I remember the guy patriots had back when they first started thier SB runs, he was money in the playoffs and it helped NE win some of those games.

Be a bummer to lose a nfc champ game because your kicker misses a end of game FG !

I remember hearing that the rules were changed or just being recognize now, that place holders were no longer going to be allowed to mark the kick by the ball when snapped with a blade of grass or any other foreign object.
Place holders have been subtly doing this for years, to direct the kickers motion and angle, due to wind conditions and other variables.
So, the question about Maher is....... was his consecutive missed kicks due to the above explanation, pressure, or both.

 

[Carson]

Yet Maher 2 years now 90% and? not inconsistent, one truly bad game that don't cost us the game ..FGs are not his issue it was XPs which BTW aren't the angles from the hashes, the extra point distance, and other factors much different in college vs the NFL?

most likely why a lot of kickers aren't drafted from college and many that are don't make it right away, might be one of the toughest transitional positions to make the jump.IMHO

Maher has been 80.6, 66.7, 88.9 and 90.6 which makes him an 81.7% career kicker. That’s about above average in terms of NFL kickers. He is 26th of all active kickers in kicking %

Ryland is a career 77.46% kicker.

So. My point is, both guys have monster legs, have been inconsistent on their careers.

 

[blueblood70]

Maher has been 80.6, 66.7, 88.9 and 90.6 which makes him an 81.7% career kicker. That’s about above average in terms of NFL kickers. He is 26th of all active kickers in kicking %

Ryland is a career 77.46% kicker.

So. My point is, both guys have monster legs, have been inconsistent on their careers.

over the last 2 years hes at 90% its now not before in a kickers world.. sorry but that fact he was Money Maher ALL season last year until the TB game, he made his last 2 kicks that all we need to know.. One bad game doesn't make him labeled "inconsistent" he was consistent for 17 games and in the playoffs which is new season with new stats he choked on XPS.. period, end of story,
the way fans turn on Dak and zeke plus others, yet droll over lost Cooper its not Suprise Maher gets labeled trash now over one bad game..

Pollard finished the season like a Jag 6 games in a row no TDs , 3.8 YPC and hurt twice yet he lauded as this poor back who never got his shot and better than Zeke..he was a jag the last 6 games.51 YPC no tds 3.8 YPC got new deal.

so Maher doesn't deserve shot to come back laughable