John from Riverside Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 Its a shame about Hopkins.....who I dont think will be out of work long
truth on hold Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 So I guess they're going with Moorman? Really? Did we have an alternative?
1B4IDie Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 In all seriousness, that makes two draft picks they've wasted on kickers in the past three years. And before you say, "Those are just seventh round picks," take a look at our starting right tackle. What about the random FA that played much better than expected? Carpenter being a great find after Hopkins was injured shouldn't be looked at as a negative move by the FO. The plan was Hopkins to be the Kickoff Specialist and FG kicker in 2013. He got injured they needed a Field Goal Kicker, and got one that was much better than expected. Would you rather they cut Carpenter and keep Hopkins?
l< j Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 They cut all the fun names ('Unga, Macky Mac, Wingo). I guess if you're not a Williams you're not a Bill. kj
FLFan Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 In all seriousness, that makes two draft picks they've wasted on kickers in the past three years. And before you say, "Those are just seventh round picks," take a look at our starting right tackle. Your argument regarding Hopkins does not make sense. The guy was drafted to replace Lindell who clearly had outlived his usefulness. He did just that and looked great in the process. His injury changed everything, Carpenter has been great, and Hopkins could not regain the job. Hard to find fault with the decision to draft him or the decision to cut him loose now. They needed a kicker, he has great promise which he still may fulfill somewhere else if he can put his groin problems behind him. Move on.
Mark Vader Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 I suppose one or two of these guys (Macky Mac, perhaps) makes the PS. Cut down day is always sad news for someone,. The typically, at this stage anyway, it should come as no surprise. With regard to Hopkins, since he was a KO specialist, shouldn't he have kicked off much better than Carpenter? He did.
The Dean Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 He did. To my eyes, he didn't really distinguish himself in preseason, this year. If you have a guy on the roster just for kickoffs, the kickoff should be near perfect time after time. Unless the Bills were working on return coverage, I don't think he did that enough to justify a roster spot.
RCOHEN13 Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 In all seriousness, that makes two draft picks they've wasted on kickers in the past three years. And before you say, "Those are just seventh round picks," take a look at our starting right tackle. In Hopkins case, it was bad luck... They drafted him with the intention on using him from day 1. We had let go of Lindell who was our kicker for years and then Hopkins got hurt in pre season and THEN we signed Carp. Carp EARNED the job by having incredible year and has done nothing to lose it. Unfortunate for Hopkins, but after Carp's year, would u go with young kicker who's unproven or guy who was one of best kickers in league last yr? And there is no room for a KS. Too many tough cuts to make this yr and having a KS over an extra OL or DL or CB
Guffalo Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 According to they link I saw, I think Damien Jacobs time was up, at his age I am surprised he was still on the team and not collecting Social Security, I applaud his effort nonetheless.
Mark Vader Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 They cut all the fun names ('Unga, Macky Mac, Wingo). I guess if you're not a Williams you're not a Bill. kj We still have Ikponmwosa Igbinosun.
Cugalabanza Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 They cut all the fun names ('Unga, Macky Mac, Wingo). I guess if you're not a Williams you're not a Bill. kj The big bad Bills are sweet Williams now.
MikeSpeed Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 I hope to see Gurley on the PS. But then again I'm a South Carolina fan.
4BillsintheBurgh Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 I hope to see Gurley on the PS. But then again I'm a South Carolina fan. According to bb.com, he is not eligible. Too many accrued years I think.
HalftimeAdjustment Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 No surprises. I am surprised we didn't cut Naaman Roosevelt. Our WR situation is too tight for him to have a shot.
Mango Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 A little surprised by the kickers. Dombrowski has some sloppy kicks but he has the ability to boom it as well. I guess he is really polar, where Moorman, is well Moorman at this point. I am against keeping a kickoff specialist, so I don't mind Hopkins being cut, but I thought he would make 75 since he took all the kickoffs the other night. What is keeping this kid from being able to kick field goals?
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 To my eyes, he didn't really distinguish himself in preseason, this year. If you have a guy on the roster just for kickoffs, the kickoff should be near perfect time after time. Unless the Bills were working on return coverage, I don't think he did that enough to justify a roster spot. I agree completely. I was going to start a thread on this, but figured it wasn't worth it. If I use a roster spot on a KO specialist, then I want him to kick the ball through and over the back of the endzone every time. There should be like a 2% chance that the ball is even returnable. It seems like 1/2 of Hopkins KOs were returned.
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