Kicker Lucas Havrisik signed to PS

[Don Otreply]

Never heard of any of these guys, 

[blacklabel]

If I had to guess I'd say Tyler Bass is 100% the Bills kicker for the remainder of 2024. I mean, unless he either spontaneously combusts or suddenly goes 1 for 16 or something, he's the guy. And he's the guy because there really aren't any better alternatives available. It's not like some dude with the kicking caliber of Justin Tucker is just sitting around in his fudgies waiting for a phone call. 

 

I imagine he'll be the guy going forward but for 2025 I guarantee he's gonna be competing for the jorb. 

 

Hopefully he hits his groove. Not sure what his deal is, and I've said it before, I don't mind a miss here and there, it's going to happen. It's the way in which he's missed. Most are a few feet wide right or left but cripes, he's had a few this year that are just Shankasaurus Rex, bootin' that thing into the fourth row type of misses that are hard to look past. And I think one of the most troubling aspects has been some of these misses are coming from his preferred side of the field. He likes to kick off the left hash. Every time he has one coming off the right side ya never really know if it's gonna go thru. In the past when he'd kick from the left I'd feel pretty confident but as of late that confidence is a little down. 

 

Just kick the GD ball, Tyler. Preferably in between the long yellow poles at the end of the field. 

Edited October 17 by blacklabel

[HardyBoy]

2 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

No, ours.

 

I know, I'm making a joke that it takes the opposing coach to help you get in position to make a last second long field goal as time expires...

 

You're saying our coach needs to be better to get a kicker into those situations, and I'm saying we actually need an opposing coach to help us get in those situations.

 

Which, is tongue in cheek on my part, but adds a nice layer to the joke

[dave mcbride]

1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

15 of 20 in Field Goals

19 of 22 in Extra Points

 

Yikes. 

Going back to the playoffs from last year, Bass is 11 of 17 in FGs from that point on. That's pretty yikes.

Edited October 17 by dave mcbride

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, Perk71 said:

No money 💰 Plus, it will either make Bass worse, or help him turn things around. Win-Win 🤙🏼 

 

Go Bills!!

 

having a subpar K on the PS can't make Bass better or worse.  

[Charles Romes]

Really should have picked BKA in the 7th 

[Brand J]

Funny thing is, there’s at least ONE guy out there right now who’s waiting to become the next Brandon Aubrey, but to this point has lacked opportunity and belief from a coaching staff. Whether he’s in the UFL, CFL, a UDFA right now, or whatever, he’s out there. But we’re not likely to find him without a crystal ball foretelling the futures of all available kickers should they get an opportunity.

[MarlinTheMagician]

Was looking at Spotrac and the Browns when we got Cooper.  Here is a trade I would propose:

 

Bass plus a (reasonable) pick that Cleveland will take; for 

 

Dustin Hopkins.  

 

Hopkins makes like $5 million, so trading Bass would reduce the cap hit.  Cleveland can get him right or cut him - they are doing this deal for the pick.  

[Bockeye]

4 hours ago, 0017 said:

Jesus just the shear length of his legs gets him about 4 yards closer on every kick then an avg. kicker! 😃

Have seen this kid in person at MSU a couple times - he can absolutely bomb it!  I did a double take when I saw him punt the hell out of the ball….and he kept bombing punts and had a 40+ yd kick as well.  

 

Go Cats Go!

[henry jones]

Soooo…. This dude was brought in to make Bass feel better about himself?!?  😀😀

[DaVinci]

Im sure we will be revisting this discussion sometine in late January.

[Whkfc]

7 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

Would they have been able to get in front of him?

Not in the buffet line.

[Perk71]

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

having a subpar K on the PS can't make Bass better or worse.  

I think it does. To each his own tho 🤙🏼 My thought is it gets him thinking a little.  🤔Like I better get my chit together or I'm gonna sit. That's all

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

 

[The Frankish Reich]

10 hours ago, BuffaloBillies said:

That fat guy would have been more interesting. Fans would have gotten behind him.

Fat boy, we hardly knew ye.

[billsfan89]

I would love to see the Bills trade for the Panthers kicker, a good vet kicker whose on a bad team. I think if the Bills offered a 5th for a 7th the Panthers would strongly consider it. 

[LABILLBACKER]

5 hours ago, Brand J said:

Funny thing is, there’s at least ONE guy out there right now who’s waiting to become the next Brandon Aubrey, but to this point has lacked opportunity and belief from a coaching staff. Whether he’s in the UFL, CFL, a UDFA right now, or whatever, he’s out there. But we’re not likely to find him without a crystal ball foretelling the futures of all available kickers should they get an opportunity.

He was available this weekend.  His name is Matt Coghlin and he was the top kicker in the UFL for Memphis.  He was 94% 16/17 with a long of 57 yards. He's been available all summer and he's better than this Havrisik guy??  Come on Brandon, do your homework.  Now the Jets are working him out after Zuerlien's meltdown. 

Edited October 18 by LABILLBACKER

[Mike in Horseheads]

1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said:

He was available this weekend.  His name is Matt Coghlin and he was the top kicker in the UFL for Memphis.  He was 94% 16/17 with a long of 57 yards. He's been available all summer and he's better than this Havrisik guy??  Come on Brandon, do your homework.  Now the Jets are working him out after Zuerlien's meltdown. 

If he's so good I wonder why, did ya think of that???

Edited October 18 by Mike in Horseheads

[Brand J]

2 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

If he's so good I wonder why, did ya think of that???

Most teams in the league have an established kicker. The ones that don’t, they invite guys to come in - some get an invite, some don’t - but many players (especially kickers/punters) get overlooked. If they are fortunate enough to work out with a team, but the team goes in a different direction, their dream may be gone, or at the very least put on hold.
 

There’s a bit of luck involved. Timing is everything, along with opportunity. If neither are available, the player sits at home on the couch, or plays in another league. If they’re afforded an opportunity to play in the NFL, then of course it’s on them to make the most of it. Some do while others don’t. Don’t take playing in another league or sitting at home on the couch as an indication they can’t play. The ones who can need to come along at the right time and have the chance to show what they can do (as well as belief from the coaching staff).

[Mike in Horseheads]

9 minutes ago, Brand J said:

Most teams in the league have an established kicker. The ones that don’t, they invite guys to come in - some get an invite, some don’t - but many players (especially kickers/punters) get overlooked. If they are fortunate enough to work out with a team, but the team goes in a different direction, their dream may be gone, or at the very least put on hold.
 

There’s a bit of luck involved. Timing is everything, along with opportunity. If neither are available, the player sits at home on the couch, or plays in another league. If they’re afforded an opportunity to play in the NFL, then of course it’s on them to make the most of it. Some do while others don’t. Don’t take playing in another league or sitting at home on the couch as an indication they can’t play. The ones who can need to come along at the right time and have the chance to show what they can do (as well as belief from the coaching staff).

I understand that, but this guy was seen in the UFL and nobody has called or signed him since their season ended .  I wish we signed the fat guy