Jon Brown

[Shake n Blake]

(08-21-2018, 06:59 PM)McC Wrote: What XP's has Brown missed?

Face it, Marvin is looking for a permanent kicker and not a stopgap, ala Randy.  He drafted one last year and this Brown endeavor is now into its second year.  My advice to the round one--rent, don't buy.  And, for God sake, man, you are a professional athlete, surrounded by physical specimens, you work in a building loaded with state of the art workout equipment.  Show a little pride and lose the gut.  It's disgusting.

1. I was speaking in general about accuracy issues. According to Marv, he has them.

2. We bring in a young kicker pretty much every year just to fill out the off-season roster. Elliott was brought in to be real competition. Brown was a camp leg.

3. I find it strange that so many care about the kickers stomach. Janikowski was built like some dude you'd see at the local bar, but he was one of the best kickers of all-time. Seriously, who gives a rip what he looks like if he's hitting kicks?

(08-22-2018, 12:16 AM)McC Wrote: Sometimes it is wrong.  Like in this case, for instance.  They put the wrong kind of pressure on him.  Making a crucial kick is a different kind of   pressure than will I have this job or not kind of pressure. 

Every kick is that way for NFL kickers. You miss 2-3 key kicks, suddenly you're out of a job.

(08-22-2018, 07:32 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Good points, all, Shake.  But I thought I remembered Duke Tobin talking about trying to find the next Justin Tucker.  There was a game where he was making 50-plus yard FGs against us (three, I think) and the Bengals couldn't counter with Nug.  That was only one game, but he was the reason the Ravens won.

I get it...he isn't proven, and distance without accuracy is like my golf drive. But the flight of his ball, and the ease at which he absolutely lauches the thing....Well, I have not seen it before.  

The Raiders used is 1st round pick on a scumbag of a human being in Janikowski because of his leg strength.  The Jets used their first pick (which was a 2nd rounder) on Nugent as he was making really long kicks at OSU.  

I just believe that this guy could evolve in to something special, and I would hate to see that be a team other than the one that gave him a shot. 

Justin Tucker is a rarity. We may as well say we're looking for the next Aaron Rodgers. 

(08-22-2018, 04:01 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: Marvin Lewis stated that Brown will not be kept on PS and decided that the full body of work, including practice results allows him to keep the vet Bullock...

Marvin Lewis w/ more on the K Jon Brown situation today. Pointing out it's "a body of work," insinuating he hasn't been as accurate in practice (which is true in what we've seen). Also, that Brown wouldn't be kept on the practice squad, either. But, "he did a great job."

— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) August 22, 2018

Welp.

(08-22-2018, 06:37 PM)the Caped Crusader Wrote: I can't wait for Brown to nail a 65 yard game winner in week 1 to remind us about how bad we evaluate kicking talent.

I'm sure you'll be back in this thread eating crow if the guy isn't on a 53 next month. You're being silly about this. 65 yard game winner? C'mon man...