***OFFICIAL 2018 DRAFT DISCUSSION THREAD***

[Shake n Blake]

(04-28-2018, 12:52 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: The same reason you give a roster spot to a QB picked in round 1, but loses out to a starter and is not better right now than the 2nd string guy....potential

1. Nobody keeps 2 kickers... there is no 2nd string for a kicker.

2. We're not talking about a 1st round QB. We're talking a 5th round kicker.

So much hand-wringing over a kicker. Was he the reason Philly won a SB? Not even close. The truth is that Elliott was replacement level. He hit 83.9% of his FG's and 92.9% of his XP's in regular season. Pedestrian figures. Sure "BUT THE RANGE" - yeah the kid has range, but he balanced that with a propensity to miss the chip shots on occasion. 

All things considered, Elliott was an overall average kicker last year. A replaceable guy. So why the hand-wringing? My guess is that people can't get over the fact that Elliott was a precious draft pick. Then they attach the Eagles SB win to Ellott, as if the kid deserves that. He basically hit the lottery.