IgotBILLStopay Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Bills selected Bass in Round 6 -but nearly 30 picks earlier (in Round 5) Belichick selected Rohrwasser. Fast forward 4 months - Bass has won the starter job for the Bills besting Hauschka. The Pats, on the other hand, are bringing in Nick Folk to compete with Rohrwasser (suggesting Rohrwasser is not yet ready). https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-re-sign-k-nick-folk-sign-dl-michael-barnett Kicker is one of the few positions on the team where talent and mental fortitude are the only criteria - you don’t have to worry about the player’s fit with the offensive and defensive schemes of the team. And Belichick’s ST evaluation is generally regarded as second to none. Just wanted to highlight our own staff’s superiority in scouting and drafting in this particular instance. Edit: Found this nugget about why Belichick picked Rohrwasser https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/gm-report/why-patriots-chose-justin-rohrwasser Quote Rohrwasser wasn't one of the top prospects in this year's draft class, which can be shown in SI's prop bets for who will be the first kicker to be drafted. But there is one bit of adversity Rohrwasser has experienced that caused his named to be called by New England on Day 3: weather. we will know when the weather turns south .. but in good weather it does appear Bass is superior. Edited August 31, 2020 by IgotBILLStopay 2
Richard Noggin Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Cool if it pans out this way. Probably a BIT too early to make this kind of evaluation yet, though. Yeah? 8
SCBills Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 I need to see Bass hit in real games before I can agree with this specific example. 1
MJS Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Let's hope he is good. Kicking is very mental. You have to handle the pressure.
Rc2catch Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Kicking means squat until the games on the line. 1
PromoTheRobot Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Please. Bill Belichick is a genius. Whatever he does is all part of his grand plan that we mortals can't hope to comprehend. 3
Logic Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Belichick has been a mediocre drafter the past few years. I won’t be surprised if Bass has the better career. 1
klos63 Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Do we know that Beane had Bass rated higher than Rohrwasser? 3
Kirby Jackson Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 I’m glad that they picked Bass over the white supremacist. 9
Doc Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Nick Folk is almost certain to win the job. Unless they bring in Hauschka. 1 1
BullBuchanan Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 I have zero faith in rookie kickers. I really hope he turns out, because we're taking a huge gamble.
CSBill Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Well, this is a trust that the coaches know what they're doing thing. It has all the signs of a disaster, but, it's kind of like taking a big swing, if you make a connection, oh the fun. Edited August 31, 2020 by CSBill 1 1
PromoTheRobot Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: I have zero faith in rookie kickers. I really hope he turns out, because we're taking a huge gamble. So where do new kickers come from? 1
BullBuchanan Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: So where do new kickers come from? Other teams
TigerJ Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Well, Belichick has had 2 consecutive Hall of Fame quality place kickers. I'm optimistic about Bass though. He's got an easy last name too. Edited August 30, 2020 by TigerJ 2
ColoradoBills Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: So where do new kickers come from? 5
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, IgotBILLStopay said: Bills selected Bass in Round 6 -but nearly 30 picks earlier (in Round 5) Belichick selected Rohrwasser. Fast forward 4 months - Bass has won the starter job for the Bills besting Hauschka. The Pats, on the other hand, are bringing in Nick Folk to compete with Rohrwasser (suggesting Rohrwasser is not yet ready). https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-re-sign-k-nick-folk-sign-dl-michael-barnett Kicker is one of the few positions on the team where talent and mental fortitude are the only criteria - you don’t have to worry about the player’s fit with the offensive and defensive schemes of the team. And Belichick’s ST evaluation is generally regarded as second to none. Just wanted to highlight our own staff’s superiority in scouting and drafting in this particular instance. We will see when the games start, but you may be right. but this also shows you what a crapshoot kicker is. It’s strange— you’d think it would translate perfectly from college to the NFL. But then you have guys like Aguayo, who was one of the most accurate kickers in college history, kicked on a big stage at FSU, and then couldn’t make one in the pros. Very odd.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: Other teams As did the stork bring them fully developed?
Doc Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: Other teams So...sign the Nazi kicker? And the Bills have done a good job scouting kickers over the years. They just don't give them time to develop and see them do well for other teams. Edited August 30, 2020 by Doc
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