Jake Elliott now an eagle

[BonnieBengal]

(09-12-2017, 04:48 PM)pally Wrote: How in the world did he get a raw deal? It was the most straight forward competition in camp and he lost.  The only reason there was any discussion over keeping him over Bullock was beause Elliott was a draft pick.

1)Randy Bullock was already on the roster when he was drafted 
2) he was told from day 1 it was a competition
3) he performed worse in practice
4) he performed worse during games
5) when he lost the competition he was released BUT still signed to the practice squad (which meant no other team wanted him on their active squad)
6) now he is getting a chance on another team

Where in that narrative is he getting a raw deal?  

Bullock is average to below average kicker with a history of choking on game winners.  Elliott has potential or the Bengals would never have put him on their practice squad. And he didn't last long there before he was picked up.  I think they should have been working with him all camp and getting him used to the NFL instead of wasting time on a competition with an average kicker who chokes in big games.  Instead the Eagles may find out Elliott's true potential.  He broke Stephen Gostkowski's records in college and Gostkowski is a great kicker. The bottom line is we are going to end up suffering through losses again because a kicker can't make the kick under pressure in a game winning situation. Haven't we done that enough? Sure Elliott missed some kicks in pre season but he is new and I'd rather take the rookie with potential over the same old, same old, loser Bengal kicker. But of course we picked the loser and we will suffer for it.