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Here are my selections The Contenders: 15 Bandini Pletcher/Velasquez duo is set to win the Derby by sitting slightly off a hot pace up front and firing as he did in the Blue Grass. The Blue Grass is a hidden good race as both Ragozin and Thorograph sheet #s are higher relative to the Beyers than other races. Bandini’s Blue Grass got a 1.1 lower Thorograph than Afleet Alex’s Arkansas Derby #. While some feel he will bounce, since he had a 6.4 forward move from a prior top of 3.3, he has never regressed in any of his 5 starts. Even though the Blue Grass looks slow, it not only was fast, but it was the race that drew the toughest field of the final preps, 4 of the 6 horses that Bandini beat were winners of graded stakes in their race prior to the Blue Grass. Also, he is one of only one of 3 horses in this race with 3 1 1/8th races-a solid foundation leading up to this race. As solid a horse as one can find in this field of 20, and my top selection. 11 High Fly 5 for 6 lifetime, including a victory over my top choice. Bailey rides in what might be his last Derby. He’s the best of the Zito horses, although he doesn’t have the lofty figures of Bellamy Road. Should sit a good trip with a running style similar to Bandini’s. Another with a good foundation of 3 straight 1 1/8th races. 12 Afleet Alex At one point he was my first choice until I found out Bandini had a higher sheet #. Looked impressive in the Arkansas Derby, but who did he beat? The 2nd and 3rd horses are 20/1 & 50/1 ML here. He has a solid foundation with a 6 race 2yo season and 3 preps this year. However, his 1st prep was only a 6f sprint and his 2nd prep was a poor race when he had a lung infection. Biggest negative is his jockey, Jeremy Rose, who was responsible for his Breeder’s Cup defeat by Wilko last year and almost blew the Hopeful with a bad ride last summer. There’s no room for error in the Derby, where Afleet Alex will have to negotiate a come from behind trip. You can expect Rose to cost this horse at least a length or 2 somewhere in this race. Any comparison to last year’s winning rider, Stew Elliott, is unfounded, since Rose has had at least 2 bad rides on this horse already. Still, he’s one of the best horses in the race and if Rose rides the race of his life, he could make it to the top. 4 Noble Causeway Another Zito horse who ran 2nd to stablemate High Fly in the Florida Derby. Only horses to beat him this year are Bandini & High Fly. Nothing to really knock him. He’s the 3rd horse with the last 3 races at 1 1/8th. He has a decent shot to run in the superfecta and might even run 2nd or 3rd. It’s tough to see him winning this but he could be a Travers horse. 16 Bellamy Road He’s the favorite off his Wood Memorial blowout, earning a lofty 120 Beyer and a negative 5 on the Thorograph Sheets. I’m not concerned about a bounce-his –0.1 going into the Wood shows he has developed into a fast horse since Zito took over, but his running style is why I can’t put him any better than 4th. With the exception of his 1st race, a 6f sprint, he has always gone right to the lead. This year he’s gotten loose on the lead in both his races and ran like a wild horse. Well this time he will be getting pressured every step of the way, and I doubt he can handle it. If he doesn’t go for the lead, he may get totally discouraged running behind horses in a huge field. His two distance races as a 2 yo send the alarms ringing on this one. In the MGD Cradle he lost 3 ¼ lengths in the stretch of a 1 1/16th race. Worse was his Breeder’s Futurity at Keenland last October, where he went for the lead, weakened, and finished 7th, 12 lengths behind. After that race George Steinbrenner fired Michael Dickenson and replaced him with Nick Zito, who is 2/2 with him-both blow out victories. Another negative is he only has 2 races this year, something that hasn’t worked well for past Derby entrants. 9 Greeley’s Galaxy Tomlinson indicates he’s bred for it, waiting for a OTB Channel Breeding # on Saturday. Jumped up from a prior top of 4.3 to a –2 Thorograph sheet # in blowout win in the Illinois Derby. Another one who hasn’t beaten anyone of consequence, but he’s one of only 4 with a negative sheet #. He might be the toughest horse in this race for me to figure. Best of the rest, could be in the superfecta: 7 Flower Alley Tomlinson breeding figure is really different than OTB Channel Breeding here. Finished way behind Afleet Alex in the Arkansas Derby, and really hasn’t beaten anything of quality. If you trust the OTB Channel Breeding #, he could make it up for 4th. 14 Wilko Tomlinson & doseage say no, OTB Channel Breeding says he has the best distance pedigree in the race. Here’s a horse who, off his Beyers looks like he’s failed to progress as a 3yo. Has only 2 races this year & may still not be ready to fire his best race. He’s a total unknown on the surface, since he has trained at Hollywood for this. Could finish as high as 3rd, could finish last. 2 Andromeda’s Hero If the front runners all collapse, he could suck up for 3rd or 4th. More likely to finish 9th, where I have him. Forget about them (in no particular order): 13 Spanish Chestnut Best pick for last place. He’ll be 1st early, last late. 1 Sort It Out Too slow & outclassed 17 Don’t Get Mad no comment . 19 Going Wild–recent form bad 2 Closing Argument Too slow. 10 Giacomo–Breeding says no, eligible for nw1 other than 5 Coin Silver Probably the 2nd best of this no chance bunch. 8 Greater Good Beyers say he’s way too slow. 6 High Limit–Pace says no, better than most of these losers 20 Buzzards Bay– Worst post, bad 1 ¼ breeding. 2nd last to SC 3 Sun King– Best form of this bunch, OTB Channel Breeding # says no way.

I view the wonderlics every year & unless you're a QB or OL the Wonderlic test is basically meaningless. Plenty of WRs, RBs & CBs score around 10 and most have no problems if they have ability. Playing WR is more about understanding route running and getting separation than whether you can perform well on written tests, CB is basically the same as WR reversed. RBs either have vision & insticts or they don't. You can be a successful RB like Travis Henry by taking the ball & acting like a battering ram or you can be successful like Willis McGahee-who possesses great vision and running instincts. Of the 2, Willis also reads his blockers like few do. Travis henry scored a 9, Willis Mcgahee scored a 12.

Make Travis Henry a TE and put him back in the starting lineup.

I don't believe in religion. I don't know whether there is a God or not, but I can't imagine a diety micromanaging everyone's life. I think people feel more important if they believe that God is watching over them, I don't believe God does, if he exists. I believe there is an afterlife, and it is only slightly different than life. I believe when you die that you do not join any diety of your choice and you do not learn whether or not God exists, because if he does, he doesn't mingle with people-alive or dead. Since I believe in an afterlife, which is close to but different than life, it is your dead friends and relatives who work to answer your prayers, not any diety. So in effect, prayer does work, the dead acting as the angels who answer those prayers. I believe that most of religion as it currently exists on Earth is the result of alien visits and the misinterpretation of those aliens as divine figures. I don't believe in Heaven or Hell. While there may be a God, the idea of Satan's existance (other than the hockey player) is absurd to me. Basically someone looked up in the sky to devise their idea of heaven, and hell comes from the heat that you get from going towards the center of the earth, hitting lava etc.

Brien has the same problems that Lindell has. He looks good on paper, has good %, but is painful to watch-missing key kicks at the wrong time. what people who see him play often enough have always known, was exposed in the playoffs to the general public. He's iffy any time an important kick is needed. Always has been, always will. No matter how bad Lindell is, Brien is even worse.

Rheem, Pochman, Vanderjagt, Gramatica or someone other than Lindell will be our kicker. We can't afford a mediocre kicker with a high cap #. No way do we have Lindell & a $1.3 million cap hit he causes on our 2005 roster.

Ryan Denney's brother John signed with Miami as an undrafted free agent. http://www.miamidolphins.com/pressbox/pres...?contentID=3840

Draft Board & Bust Board Results: Player/team/round 10 on draft board & 2 on bust board not in NFL camps As of 4/30/05 The Draft Board QB: Alex Smith SF 1, Andrew Walter Oak 3, Stefan LeFors Car 4, Adrian McPherson NO 5, Chad Friehauf Den FA, Ben Dougherty FA, Jason White KC-tryout FA, Lang Campbell Cle FA, Matt Cassel NE 7 OT: Adam Terry Balt 2, Michael Roos Ten 2, Adam Kieft Cin 5, Chris Colmer TB 3,Frank Omiyale Atl 5, Ray Willis Sea 4, Todd Herremans Phil 5, Calvin Armstrong Phil 6,Geir Gudmundsen BILLS FA G: David Bass SF 2, Marcus Johnson Min 2, Logan Mankins NE 1, Dan Buenning TB 4Claude Terrell Stl 4, Dan Connolly Jack FA, C.J.Brooks Oak FA, Brian Kovolisky FA,Uriah Moenoa FA C: Jason Brown Balt 4, Ben Wilkerson Cin FA, Eric Ghiaciuc Cin 4, Matt Katula LS Bal FA, Kyle Andrews LS Chi-tryout FA, L.P. LaDouceur LS NO FA. RB: Ryan Moats Phil 3, Frank Gore SF 3, Maurice Clarett Den 3, Deandra Cobb (KR) Atl 6, Brandon Jacobs NYG 4, Jesse Lumsden Sea FA, Seymour Shaw FA FB: Will Matthews Det FA, Madison Hedgecock Stl 7, Jon Goldsberry BILLS FA WR: Braylon Edwards Cle1, Mike Williams Det 1, Mark Clayton Balt 1, Mark Bradley Chi 2, Airese Currie Chi 5, Jamaica Rector Dal FA, Geoff McArthur FA, Dan Sheldon Ariz FA,Keron Henry NO FA TE: Heath Miller Pit 1, Cody McCarty SD FA, Bo Scaife Ten 6, Billy Bajema SF 7 DE: Shawne Merriman SD 1, Justin Tuck NYG 3, Derreck Robinson SD FA, Phillip Alexander FA DT: Ronald Fields SF 5, Keyonta Marshall Phil 7, Andrew Hoffman Cle 6 LB: Derrick Johnson KC 1, Barrett Ruud TB 2, Lofa Tatupu Sea 2, Ryan Wallace Pit 5 Ryan Claridge NE 5, Matt McCoy Phil 2, Lance Mitchell Ariz 5, Russ Rabe NO FA,Nigel Eldridge Ten FA, Derek Wake NYG FA, Roger Cooper Dal FA, Boomer Grigsby KC 5, Wendell Hunter BILLS FA, Liam Ezekial BILLS FA, James Kinney Jack FA , Ronald Stanley Pit FA CB: Carlos Rogers Wash 1, Eric Green Ariz 3, Corey Webster NYG 2, Darrent Williams Den 3, Antonio Perkins Cle 4, Scott Starks Jax 3, Eric King BILLS 5, Ronald Bartell Stl 2, Stanford Routt Oak 2, Kelvin Hayden Ind 2, Aric Williams Phil FA, Sidney Haugabrook Ten FA, S: Thomas Davis Car 1, Josh Bullocks NE 4, Oshiomogho Alogwe Stl 3, Sean Considine Phil 4, James Sanders NE 4, Jim Leonhard BILLS FA, Matt Grootegard TB FA,Mitch Meeuwsen Mia FA, Jason Leach SD FA, Ryan Guitierrez FA,Josh Dean FA, James King Cle FA K: Mike Nugent NYJ 2, Tyler Jones CHI FA, Chris Onorato FA, John Marino FA P: Dustin Colquitt KC 3, Cole Farden SF FA The Bust Board QB: Dan Orlovsky Det 5, Chris Rix FA, Timmy Chang Ariz FA, Brock Berlin Mia FA, Dustin Long Dal tryout FA OT: Jeremy Parquet KC 7 C: Richie Incognito Stl 3 G: Chris Kemoeatu Pit 6, Elton Brown Ariz 4, Sam Wilder Dal FA RB: Cedrick Benson Chi 1, Kay Jay Harris Mia FA, Verand Morency Hou 3, T.J. McLendon Atl FA FB: Zack Tuiasopopo Pit FA, Brandon Joe FA WR: Chris Henry Cin 3, Fred Gibson Pit 4, Larry Brackins TB 5 TE: Kevin Everett BILLS 3, Tony Curtis Dal FA DE: Trent Cole Phil 5, George Gause BILLS FA, Mike Montgomery GB 6, David McMillan Cle 5 DT:Anttaj Hawthorne Oak 6, Anthony Bryant TB 6 LB: Odell Thurman Cin 2, Channing Crowder Mia 3, Michael Boley Atl 5 CB: Marlin Jackson Ind 1, Alphonso Hodge KC 5 S: Brodney Pool Cle 2, Gerald Sensabaugh Jax 5, Dante Nicholson TB 5

#3 QBs are usually inactive. It opens a spot on the gameday roster for a real wr/st player. There's no reason to have a #3 QB who can play on special teams.

He'd be hanging around Albany in August if the Giants signed him. I could watch him in Giants camp & beg his forgiveness for choosing Rob over him.

Giant Flutie, an oxymoron? Giants | Looking At Flutie - from www.KFFL.com Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:54:19 -0700 The New York Times reports free agent QB Doug Flutie (Chargers) visited with the New York Giants on Thursday. He also took a physical for the team. Giants GM Ernie Accorsi described the visit as a routine part of the team's evaluation of available players. It is unclear if negotiations between the Giants and Flutie's agent, Kristen Kuliga, were underway.

If we need an African American QB, tell the Eagles to send us McNabb or the Vikings to send us Culpepper. I'd trade JP for either one. But to suggest Woodbury make the team because of the color of his skin is absurd. For the record the Bills were one of the 1st teams ever to have an African American QB. He played with the Bills from 1969-1971 and had some good years with the LA Rams. His name is James Harris, he is now VP of player personnel in Jacksonville. We also had Willie Totten on the strike team.

Here's the story from NFL Draft Scout: Liam is generally a good person, a very hard worker, extemely competitive and a leader by example. He is respected by players and coaches and can take to hard coaching. He is compliant, responsible and until November 2004, had no known off-field trouble. Liam was suspended for the Hofstra contest in 2004 following an incident in practice Thursday, November 11, the Athletics Department announced. The incident culminated when Ezekiel allegedly blindsided kicker Miro Kesic after practice in the locker room, causing him to hit his head on a sharp object, knocking him unconscious. According to reports, this wasn't just a spur of the moment explosion of rage. Liam had time to think about his assault before he went through with it (in a court of law that could be considered premeditated). Kesic was then taken to the hospital where he received thirteen staples to the head. An official from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center confirmed Kesic was admitted to the emergency room Thursday. Also, a Department of Public Safety report said a 22-year-old reported being attacked by Ezekiel at Parsons Field. According to reports, during practice NU head coach Rocky Hager was forced to intervene in an on-field argument between Ezekiel and Kesic after the two began to banter back and forth. Ezekiel allegedly commented on the fact that Kesic has blown two games for the team this year by missing field goals. Kesic responded with an expletive and told Ezekiel to stop missing tackles. "It was an on-field scuffle that spilled over into the locker room," Hager said. Hager began working with Ezekiel when he took the helm of the Huskies in February, and said the incident was "totally out of character" for the linebacker. Hager announced Ezekiel, who has since spoken to his teammates, had been stripped of his captaincy. The coach allowed Ezekiel to see action in the season finale against Rhode Island. ``He deserves to be part of his final day,'' Hager said. I liken taken on a kicker to beating up your kid sister. Let’s pray this kid does not ever play on a team with Martin Gramatica!

Henry (+ late pick )for Simon would be one of the greatest heists of all time. I can't imagine Philly willingly making a trade like this unless TD had some very compromising photos of Lurie or Reid. Deal is done if he has them with each other.

That doesn't mean they're $5 million over at this time. It means that they're barely below the cap right now, but that in order to give their draft choices the slotted contracts, they will have to free up money. You misinterpreted that they're currently $5million over-they're not. The paper is correct, but the original heading of "TB 5 million over cap" isn't. Thanks for the quotation, it cleared things up.

TB couldn't be $5 million over the cap, because on draft day they don't let you draft unless you have enough cap room. I could be wrong on the #, but you have to have enough room to pay each of your draft choices at least the minimum-it could be higher (Clumpy, help). Therefore, TB being $5 mil over is total BS.

Only with a year's supply of undetectable steriods.

When McNally was OL coach of the Giants, he met Gudmundsen at the Giants camp in Albany. I think Gudmundsen was working security at Giants' camp. He's known him for a while.

A GM can't let the players dictate when, to whom and what the team gets back. Darick Holmes got us a 4th when he was in the last year of his contract-but he was traded to a team that lost a RB during the season. With all the RBs available, trading Henry on the draft days would not yield the maximum return. If the GM of the team YOU HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH is taking a wait & see attitude to get the maximum value for you in a trade, if you do things like mouthing off about never playing for that team again-diminishing your trade value, you should not expect the team to give a rat's @ss about your wishes. TD will get maximum value if he trades Henry. If he doesn't feel he's getting sufficient return, then at some point having a backup the caliber of Henry for 1 more year is better than a low pick who has less than a 25% chance of making the team. If Henry doesn't want to show up, he can flip burgers for minimum wage until he realizes just how good he has it. The other team's GMs should concentrate on running their own teams instead of trying to run the Buffalo Bills. Almost every time the Cardinals get a decent player, the guy ends up a holdout, because the Bidwells are so friggin cheap. Let them run their own team & let TD run ours. I guarantee Travis Henry will never be a GM, and the Cardinals couldn't do any worse than they've done over the last few decades if he was running the show.

He won't hold out this year. He figures to have a big season & then try to really get some big $. Depending on what incentives are in the contract, he might not have to hold out, or he might have such a high 2006 cap # with incentives kicking in the Bills may be the ones renegotiating in order to bring his cap # down.

Here's his profile from SportsXchange's NFL Draft Scout, seems to be getting better each year 2/2 50+ this year, data disputes some of the things in negatives, but then again, Lindell looks good on paper too: Joe Rheem, K, Kansas State Name: Joe Rheem College: Kansas State Number: 15 Height: 6-0 Weight: 217 Position: K Pos2: Class/Draft Year: Sr/2005 40 Time: Projected Round: http://www.nfldraftscout.com/members/ratin...order=ASCStock: Rated number 6 out of 32 K's 489 / 1479 TOTAL Combine Results Pro Day Results Combine Invite: yes Height: 6002 Weight: 217 40 Yrd Dash: 20 Yrd Dash: 10 Yrd Dash: Wonderlic: 14 225 Lb. Bench Reps: Vertical Jump: Broad Jump: 20 Yrd Shuttle: 3-Cone Drill: Dates: 03/14/2005 Height: 6002 Weight: 217 40 Yrd Dash: 20 Yrd Dash: 10 Yrd Dash: 225 Lb. Bench Reps: Vertical Jump: Broad Jump: 20 Yrd Shuttle: 3-Cone Drill: DRAFT BIOGRAPHY OVERVIEW One of the most prolific scorers in Kansas State history, Rheem carried on the family tradition of kicking for the Wildcats. The team's primary placekicker for four seasons, his brother, Jamie, was a two-time All-American kicker at KSU. At Wichita Collegiate High School, Joe earned All-American honors from Parade. He was a member of Prep Star's "Dream Team" and selected to Wichita Eagle's Top 33 squad. Rheem was a three-time first team Class 3A All-State kicker and a unanimous selection as the All-MCAA kicker for three seasons. A three-time all-league punter, Rheem also played quarterback and led the Spartans to the Class 3A state championship as a senior, earning All-league and honorable mention 3A All-State accolades as QB. He made 11-of-13 field goals, including season-long 55-yarder and converted 76 of 78 extra-point kicks. Rheem threw for more than 1,700 yards and had a 48-yard average as a punter his junior year. He also lettered twice for the state-champion golf team. Rheem joined tailback Darren Sproles as the only true freshmen to contribute at Kansas State in 2001. Rheem scored 32 points on 4-of-6 field goals and 20-of-22 extra points. He added 80 points in 2002, as he was successful on 9-of-12 field goal attempts. Rheem picked up All-Big Twelve Conference third-team honors in 2003, when he totaled a career-high 103 points on 67-of-68 extra point conversions and 12-of-17 field-goal attempts. Rheem was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award (nation's top kicker) in 2004, as he converted 13-of-15 field goals and 37-of-38 PATs for 76 points. He finished his career with 291 points, the third-best overall total in school history behind Darren Sproles (294, 2001-04) and Martin Gramatica (349, 1994-95, 97-98). He connected on 38 of 50 field goals, ranking behind Gramatica (54) and Joe's brother, Jamie (39, 1996-97, 99-2000) on the KSU career-record list. He also made 177-of-187 extra points, ten short of Gramatica's Wildcat record. ANALYSIS Positives...Very accurate field goal specialist inside the 45-yard line...Has an average snap-to-toe time of 1.34 seconds...Gets a good rise out of his kicks, hitting the ball quickly (2 ½-step kicker)... Shows good leg control in placing his kickoffs...Capable of making pressure kicks and handling the ball in poor weather conditions...Has good balance on his plant foot, showing proper leg extension. Negatives...Lacks the leg strength to kick long, especially on kickoffs (averaged 55.8 yards per attempt with seven of his 61 kicks sailing out of bounds in 2004)...Gets little height behind his kickoff attempts and his average hang-time of 3.85 seconds prevents the coverage unit from getting downfield quick enough to prevent the long return...Very inconsistent on long-range field goal attempts and rarely do his kickoffs sail into the end zone...Takes a "cheater's step" half step on his delivery towards the ball, covering more than three yards before connecting with the pigskin. CAREER NOTES 2004 SEASON All-Big Twelve Conference honorable mention by the league's coaches and the Associated Press...Semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award...Handled placements and kickoffs in all eleven games...Connected on 13-of-15 field goals (86 percent) and 37-of-38 PATs (97 percent) for 76 points...One of just five kickers in the country with at least 15 attempts and two or fewer misses on the season...Was good on 5-of-7 attempts of 40 yards or more, including both 50+ yard attempts...Owned one of the country's longest consecutive PAT streaks with 75 straight makes before having his last attempt of 2004 blocked...In fact, all three misses (2 FGs and 1 PAT) in 2004 resulted from blocks on protection break-downs... Averaged 1.2 field goals made per game to rank 36th in the NCAA in field goals despite having fewer attempts than all but one of the top 45-ranked place-kickers in the nation... Gained 3042 yards on 61 kickoffs (55.8 avg) with twenty kicks resulting in touchbacks and seven more going out of bounds. 2004 GAME ANALYSIS Western Kentucky...Booted 22 & 19-yarders in the season opener. Louisiana-Lafayette...Connected on four PATs and field goals of 41, 34, 33 & 33 yards. Kansas...Had 49 & 37-yard field goals with a pair of extra points. Nebraska...Kicked a 40-yarder through the uprights. Colorado...Added a career-long 52-yard field goal. Iowa...Followed with a 51-yarder in the season finale. 2003 SEASON Earned third-team All-Big Twelve Conference honors from the league's coaches...Handled field goal and placement duties for the Wildcats and shared kickoff chores with Jared Brite... Ranked nationally in two categories, including 61st in scoring (6.87 points/game) and 78th in field goals (.80/game)...Ranked second on the team in scoring with 103 points (67 extra points and 12 field goals)...Good on 12-of-17 field goals, including 7-of-9 on attempts of 40 yards or more...Entered the season 0-for-3 on kicks of 40 or more yards... Connected on 67-of-68 PATs...Ended the season by making his last 36 straight...His 67 PATs ranks second all time on K-State's single-season chart and were just two shy of tying the school record. 2003 SEASON California...Opened the season with 22 & 37-yard field goals. Texas...Connected on a 41 yarder. Marshall...Kicked field goals of 43 & 42 yards. McNeese State...Followed with 40 & 44-yard field goals. Massachusetts and Iowa State...Delivered a 38-yard field goal in each game. Missouri...Added a 40-yarder and three PATs. Baylor...Kicked a 44-yard field goal. Oklahoma (Big Twelve Championship)...Successful on five extra point tries. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)...Made four conversion tries. 2002 SEASON Played in 11 games, missing only the Colorado and Texas contests...Totaled 80 points on the year, going 9-for-12 on field goal attempts and 53-for-59 on PATs...Ranked 56th nationally and third on the team behind Darren Sproles and Ell Roberson in scoring... Ended the year ranked seventh in career field goals (13) and ninth in career field goal attempts (18)...Also ended 2002 ranked fifth in career extra-point kicks (73) and fourth in career extra-point attempts (81)...Successful on 7 of 8 field-goal attempts inside of 40 yards 2002 GAME HIGHLIGHTS Kicked a season-long 39-yarder at Baylor (10/26)...Went perfect on PATs in six games, including an 8-for-8 performance at Kansas (11/2)...Made 17 consecutive PAT attempts dating back to the second quarter of the Iowa State game (11/9)... Scored 11 points in the season opener vs. Western Kentucky (8/31), one of seven players to tally at least one point, as he connected on 38-yard and 36-yard field goal attempts vs. the Hilltoppers and went a perfect 5-for-5 on extra-point attempts...Made 6-of-8 PAT attempts vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/7)... Went 5-for-5 PAT attempts vs. Eastern Illinois (9/14)...Tallied a season-best 14 points in back-to-back road tilts at Baylor and Kansas...Was a perfect 13-of-13 on PAT attempts in the two wins...Connected on a season-best three field goals of 39, 26 and 37 yards vs. Baylor and hit on field goal attempts of 37 and 28 yards vs. Kansas...Went 6-of-7 on PAT attempts and added a 35-yard field goal vs. Iowa State... Was a perfect 7-of-7 on PAT attempts vs. Nebraska (11/16)... Connected on 1-of-2 field goals vs. Missouri, including a 32-yarder, to go with a 5-for-5 performance in PAT attempts...Went 4-for-5 in PAT kicks for four points in Wildcats' win over Arizona State in the 2002 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. 2001 SEASON One of two true freshmen on 2001 depth chart (RB Darren Sproles)...Saw action in six games at place-kicker...Tallied 32 points on the season, 20 on extra points and 12 on field goals...Connected on 4 of 6 field goal attempts, including four in a row dating back to Louisiana Tech (11/17)...Had a season-long 38-yard field goal in the season finale vs. Missouri (11/24) to cap a 3-for-3 afternoon, as he also made field goals of 22 and 32 yards vs. the Tigers... His longest attempt of the season was a 45-yarder vs. Louisiana Tech (11/17)...Made 20-of-22 extra-point attempts, including a streak of 17 in a row dating back to Kansas (10/27)...Went a perfect 6-for-6 on extra points at Iowa State (11/3)...Good on 1-of-2 field goals in the 2001 Insight.com Bowl. INJURY REPORT No injuries reported. AGILITY TESTS CAMPUS: 5.04 in the 40-yard dash...30 5/8-inch arm length...8 3/8-inch hands...14 Wonderlic score. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Wichita (Kan.) Collegiate High School, playing football for coach Mike Gehrer... Named to Parade magazine's All-American team...Was only kicker named to 57-player squad...Listed as the top kicking prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...Member of Prep Star magazine's "Dream Team"... Selected to Wichita Eagle's Top 33 squad...Three-time first team Class 3A all-state kicker...Unanimous selection as All-MCAA kicker for three seasons...Three-time all-league punter...Also played quarterback and led the Spartans to the Class 3A state championship as senior, earning all-league and honorable mention 3A all-state accolades as QB...Made 11-of-13 field goals, including season-long 55-yarder... Converted 76 of 78 extra-point kicks...Threw for more than 1,700 yards...Had 48-yard average as punter his junior year...Also lettered twice for state-champion golf team. PERSONAL Business major...Son of Jim and Liza Rheem...Brother, Jamie, was a two-time All-America kicker at Kansas State...Born 7/01/82 in Wichita, Kansas. PLAYER STATISTICS PLACEKICKING STATISTICS STATS FGA FGM EPA EPM POINTS LONG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2001 6 4 22 20 32 38 1/1 4/3 1/0 0/0 2002 12 9 59 53 80 39 2/2 8/7 2/0 0/0 2003 17 12 68 67 103 44 3/2 4/3 9/7 1/0 2004 15 13 38 37 76 52 3/3 4/4 5/3 2/2 TOTAL 50 38 187 177 291 52 9/8 20/17 17/10 3/2 MINI-PROFILE, DRAFT SCOUT NEWS 04/14/2005 - One of the most prolific scorers in Kansas State history, Joe carried on the family tradition of kicking for the Wildcats. The team's primary place-kicker for four seasons, his brother, Jamie, was a two-time All-American kicker at KSU. At Wichita Collegiate High School, Joe earned All-American honors from Parade. He was a member of Prep Star's "Dream Team" and selected to Wichita Eagle's Top 33 squad.Joe was a three-time first team Class 3A All-State kicker and a unanimous selection as the All-MCAA kicker for three seasons. A three-time all-league punter, Rheem also played quarterback and led the Spartans to the Class 3A state championship as a senior, earning All-league and honorable mention 3A All-State accolades as QB. He made 11-of-13 field goals, including season-long 55-yarder and converted 76 of 78 extra-point kicks. Joe threw for more than 1,700 yards and had a 48-yard average as a punter his junior year. He also lettered twice for the state-champion golf team. Rheem joined tailback Darren Sproles as the only true freshmen to contribute at Kansas State in 2001. Joe scored 32 points on 4-of-6 field goals and 20-of-22 extra points. He added 80 points in 2002, as he was successful on 9-of-12 field goal tries. Rheem picked up All-Big Twelve Conference third-team honors in 2003, when he totaled a career-high 103 points on 67-of-68 conversions and 12-of-17 three-pointers. Joe was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award (nation's top kicker) in 2004, as he converted 13-of-15 field goals and 37-of-38 PATs for 76 points. He finished his career with 291 points, the third-best overall total in school history behind Darren Sproles (294, 2001-04) and Martin Gramatica (349, 1994-95, 97-98). He connected on 38 of 50 field goals, ranking behind Gramatica (54) and Joe's brother, Jamie (39, 1996-97, 99-2000) on the KSU career-record list. He also made 177-of-187 conversions, ten short of Gramatica's Wildcat record. ANALYSIS Positives…Very accurate field goal specialist inside the 45-yard line...Has an average snap-to-toe time of 1.34 seconds...Gets a good rise out of his kicks, hitting the ball quickly (2 ½-step kicker)... Shows good leg control in placing his kickoffs...Capable of making pressure kicks and handling the ball in poor weather conditions...Has good balance on his plant foot, showing proper leg extension. Negatives…Lacks the leg strength to kick long, especially on kickoffs (averaged 55.8 yards per attempt with seven of his 61 kicks sailing out of bounds in 2004)...Gets little height behind his kickoff attempts and his average hang-time of 3.85 seconds prevents the coverage unit from getting downfield quick enough to prevent the long return...Very inconsistent on long-range field goal attempts and rarely do his kickoffs sail into the end zone...Takes a "cheater's step" half step on his delivery towards the ball, covering more than three yards before connecting with the pigskin. 02/26/2005 - (NFL Combine Note, Next Level Scouting, Inc) - Kansas State senior kicker JOE RHEEM converted 14 of 15 field goal attempts, but failed to impress on his kickoffs, as several came up short and with below average hang times. 11/16/2004 - PK Joe Rheem -- A semifinalist for the Groza Award, Rheem has made all but two of his 14 field goal attempts ... and both of those were blocked. He is 35-for-35 on PATs. A senior, Rheem finally has established the consistency Kansas State hoped for much earlier in his career.

13-3 Super Bowl Champs*** ***10-6, no Super Bowl if Lindell is the kicker

Remember the replays using the Vikings radio team that day: "He missed it again...Get the hell out of here!"

The Bears have the right idea. Their kicker blew last year & they have a guy in Europe & just signed 2 undrafted free agents.

He was on for about 2 minutes & didn't say anthing new