10-31-2016, 10:23 PM
(10-31-2016, 10:29 AM)Au165 Wrote: Kicking across the league is horrible this year. There aren't replacements to be found either or else you'd see a ton of teams making changes. Janikowski shanks two yesterday to almost give the game away, the kid in Tampa has been a dumpster fire all year, Hopkins misses two yesterday against us, the Seattle and Arizona kickers both try to lose the game.
People talk about the lack of quality college players at certain positions, it seems like kicker can be added to that list too because the league as a whole has gotten bad.
Can't say I totally disagree with your point about lack of talent available on the street at the moment, but there is a reason why Tampa and Oakland are sticking with their guys.
Janikowski is a Raiders legend who is likely just having a slight hiccup in an amazing career. The Tampa kid was a 2nd round pick. They're going to give him a long leash before giving up on him.
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