dhazer
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11 months ago
I think they need to battle the competition and get this kid into camp




Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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dfosterf
11 months ago

I think they need to battle the competition and get this kid into camp



Originally Posted by: dhazer 



Jake Bates
Kicker. Michigan Panthers
UFL
It is very likely that the Lions sign him. That is not good. Not at all, imo.

beast
11 months ago

Jake Bates
Kicker. Michigan Panthers
UFL
It is very likely that the Lions sign him. That is not good. Not at all, imo.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 



Yeah looking at the Lions depth chart, I'm thinking they need a kicker more and so that's likely.
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greengold
11 months ago
Looks like he was in camp with the Texans last August but didn't make the cut.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/85597/jake-bates 
dfosterf
11 months ago

Yeah looking at the Lions depth chart, I'm thinking they need a kicker more and so that's likely.

Originally Posted by: beast 


Not to mention he is kicking these 64 yarders plus most of the other ones in friggin' Ford Field. All the Lions have to do is look out the damn window of their skybox to scout him, for God's sake.
wpr
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11 months ago

Not to mention he is kicking these 64 yarders plus most of the other ones in friggin' Ford Field. All the Lions have to do is look out the damn window of their skybox to scout him, for God's sake.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 



Which means there is no way he will do this at Lambeau in December.

Face it, in order to kick the ball over 50 years the kick has to start off low and gain altitude. That means the DL has a much greater chance to jump and block the ball. The NFL has athletes that can get off the ground. Not so much in the USFL or whatever league this kid is in.
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dfosterf
11 months ago

Which means there is no way he will do this at Lambeau in December.

Face it, in order to kick the ball over 50 years the kick has to start off low and gain altitude. That means the DL has a much greater chance to jump and block the ball. The NFL has athletes that can get off the ground. Not so much in the USFL or whatever league this kid is in.

Originally Posted by: wpr 


Brandon Aubrey kicked for the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL
He was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys and led the league in points as an all pro, making his 1st 36 field goals in a row as an NFL kicker. I look no further than this thread itself to actually see that this kid we are talking about here actually looks more promising in many ways than even Aubrey. Sporting News thinks as many as 25 NFL teams are going to be clamoring for his services. In a Fargo kinda way, let me just say I'm not 100% sure I agree with your police work, there, Lou. Shootin for humor, here at the end...
wpr
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11 months ago

Brandon Aubrey kicked for the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL
He was picked up by the Dallas Cowboys and led the league in points as an all pro, making his 1st 36 field goals in a row as an NFL kicker. I look no further than this thread itself to actually see that this kid we are talking about here actually looks more promising in many ways than even Aubrey. Sporting News thinks as many as 25 NFL teams are going to be clamoring for his services. In a Fargo kinda way, let me just say I'm not 100% sure I agree with your police work, there, Lou. Shootin for humor, here at the end...

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 


Well go for it. Send Gute a DM with film on the kid.
BTW, kicking in Birmingham or Dallas ain't Green Bay. Just in case you forgot.
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greengold
11 months ago

Well go for it. Send Gute a DM with film on the kid.
BTW, kicking in Birmingham or Dallas ain't Green Bay. Just in case you forgot.

Originally Posted by: wpr 


I don't have a dog in this fight, but I will point out he already cleared waivers for all 32 teams last August. Albeit at a time when most 53 man rosters were set or being set.

I know it's romantic to imagine a YouTube hype video has discovered an amazing talent that all 32 teams already missed. And maybe it has, but I am tempering my expectations.
dfosterf
11 months ago
There was no tape on this guy. He was a place kicker in college down in Arkansas. National media types keep saying he hasn't kicked field goals since high school. That is wrong also, he didn't kick field goals there either, according to him. I watched an interview of him about a month ago. Rich B. very obviously referenced this kid just the other day in his press conference when he was speaking of looking at other leagues for potential kickers for the upcoming year. This guy is in the running for UFL mvp. The hype as characterized here in this discussion is league wide amongst the fan bases of virtually every team that are in need of a kicker, certainly not just Dhazer posting the video he posted here. The fact that the Texans let him go (13 days,) and he cleared waivers is virtually meaningless at this point from any source I have read, as they all attribute it to a lack of tape. The consensus presently is that he will be going to the Lions, but nobody can talk to him until the UFL season is over. He did miss 2 field goals last week. One from 58 yards and one from 62 yards. In high winds. His only 2 misses this year. Of course this week, he made all 5 field goals, one of which was from 60 yards. He did have one blocked this year, but the rushing team brought 12 men and roughed him on the play, so he got a do over and made that one as well. Many many people know this story I'm telling here, certainly every front office in the NFL, but apparently not here. I sense real trouble if the Lions do get this guy.
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