26CornerBlitz Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) @AdamSchefter Bears have informed Pro Bowl kicker Robbie Gould that he is being released, league source tells ESPN. @spotrac Robbie Gould’s release (h/t @AdamSchefter) clears $3M in 2016 #Bears cap space. He’s earned $24.6M since 2005. http://bit.ly/2bPyMfG Edited October 21, 2016 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRyanFan Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Really... Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 not surprising at his price tag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhDozeBills Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Kid Rock is going to have a bounce back year, so don't think the Bills should do anything here. I'm sure Gould won't be around long, someone will pick him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalothruMyVeins Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Can he kickoff? We have an opening for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUNCH OF MULARKEY Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Kid rocks distance is perfect now, kicking just inside the 10 is better than giving up the 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 @AdamSchefter Bears have informed Pro Bowl kicker Robbie Gould that he is being released, league source tells ESPN. @spotrac Robbie Goulds release (h/t @AdamSchefter) clears $3M in 2016 #Bears cap space. Hes earned $24.6M since 2005. http://bit.ly/2bPyMfG Weird to note his income for the decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Kid rocks distance is perfect now, kicking just inside the 10 is better than giving up the 25True but the hang time could be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Weird to note his income for the decade Kickers get paid too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Interesting move. Wonder where he lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I hear the Bucs need a kicker who's not a head case. Sorry, but you guys know by now I bleed red, white, and royal blue, but I've lived in Tampa for 25 years, and they are my second team. We as Bucs fans get so pissed at this front office for trading up to a second round pick for a kicker who can't hit an extra point. He'd better get his head right, or we made a colossal mistake. If he was the next Sebastian Janikowski and has that kind of career for 15 years is the only way it was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Money for Sitton's contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I hear the Bucs need a kicker who's not a head case. Sorry, but you guys know by now I bleed red, white, and royal blue, but I've lived in Tampa for 25 years, and they are my second team. We as Bucs fans get so pissed at this front office for trading up to a second round pick for a kicker who can't hit an extra point. He'd better get his head right, or we made a colossal mistake. If he was the next Sebastian Janikowski and has that kind of career for 15 years is the only way it was worth it. I'm pretty sure booing a kid with a confidence issue wasn't helping the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 LOL Bears, clear a measly 3 million for next year (when cap will go up) and dump one of the better kickers in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 LOL Bears, clear a measly 3 million for next year (when cap will go up) and dump one of the better kickers in the league If you compare Gould and Barth, their career stats aren't that far apart. Gould is 0.6% better on FG, Barth 0.4% better on XP. Gould is the marginally better kickoff man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 If you compare Gould and Barth, their career stats aren't that far apart. Gould is 0.6% better on FG, Barth 0.4% better on XP. Gould is the marginally better kickoff man. Barth was released by Tampa (again).....for a head case rookie. The year before that, he was released by Denver. And Tampa the season before that--again for a rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Barth was released by Tampa (again).....for a head case rookie. The year before that, he was released by Denver. And Tampa the season before that--again for a rookie. He was cut for a 2nd round pick that they were never going to give up on. Before that, he was 15-of-16 in Denver after replacing Matt Prater. They signed Brandon McManus to be their kickoff specialist and they rolled with him for 2015. Circumstances matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 He was cut for a 2nd round pick that they were never going to give up on. Before that, he was 15-of-16 in Denver after replacing Matt Prater. They signed Brandon McManus to be their kickoff specialist and they rolled with him for 2015. Circumstances matter. They could have kept him and spent the 2nd round pick on a better prospect at a position of need, no? He was also replaced by a rookie in 2013 preseason. Those were the circumstances that had him bouncing around the past several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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