stevestojan Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 This guys numbers are assinine... I mean, look at these numbers (and yes, he is an UFA... for sure ) 2004: PERFECT under 40 yards: 20/20 From 40-49: 11/12 Over 50. Tried one. Missed it. 2003 he had an oooff year.... 2002: PERFECT under 40 yards: 18/18 From 40-49: 8/10 And 1/2 50+. Now, I don't think we need to discuss if he can kick in clutch situations.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg de'Ville Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 ...there was a time early in Vinitieri's career when he couldn't kick at Ralphie's to save his skin. In time he figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Donahoe Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 ...there was a time early in Vinitieri's career when he couldn't kick at Ralphie's to save his skin. In time he figured it out. He was franchised in 2001, and he may be ince again, since the Pats don't have any other pressing UFAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 I'd love to have him in Buffalo, but as Hollywood said he is more than likely going to be franchised. The reason I'm so high on Nugent is simply because I dont see any of the kickers actually making it to free agency. Jeff Reed and Jay Feeley will be re-signed by their clubs...leaving us with what? A kickoff specialist from San Francisco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 I think NE views the deal for Bledsoe as pretty eve steven for them as far as they are concerned. The got the long-term benefit they wanted because Bradt has not only more upside than a Bledsoe on the backside of his career but also in the immediate moment Brady is simply a far more effective QB. However, in exchange for making this choice and creatin cap room at the QB positiob so they could sign Brady for the long-term to a cap reasonable contract, their SB win for the 2001 and 2003 seasons are bookends for them completely missing the playoffs in 2002. Belicheck obviously hoped that the 2 wins he was going to get against Buffalo because he knew Bledsoe's stengths and weaknesses better than anyone, but he lost that bet too the tune of them completely missing the playoffs because the accelerated cap hit for 2002 from trading Bledsoe meant they could not replicate his team building fete of 2001 of acquiring about a third of his first SB winning team after June 1, 2001 nor could he afford to acquire pivotal players to the 2003 season SB run like Rodney Harrison. The funny thing is that how things played out with Bledsoe were critical to the Pats 2 SB runs. First, I doubt they would have even made the playoffs in the 2001 season if Bledsoe hadn't gotten a collapsed lung after an 0-2 start that ironically led to them becoming the TEAM which won the SB as they rallied around the youngster Brady. Given the role of the Bledsoe accelerated cap hit in entirely sinking the 2002 season, it was totally eliminating the Bledsoe cap burden and bein able to not only get leaders like Harrison but also pay a little bit more for back-ups who became starters on ths injury burdened team that was a key to their SB win last year. Clearly the NE teams which won the SB in 2001 and 2003 seasons and is knocking on the door this year feels like any debt to the Bills is paid in full by them getting an early exit in 2002. They also subsidize's Bledsoe's play as he reolaced the hapless Rob Johnson (does anyone seriously think he would have been QB of a team which went from 3-13 team under his parttime due to injury guidance to an 8-8 squad in 2002 not to mention the business benefits that Bledsoe brought to this team until he sucked in the 2003 season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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