Kicker

[samparnell]

Have been looking at the roster since rookie mini-camp/tryouts and have noticed ninety-one players listed. Figured someone would be released/cut to get to ninety, but was surprised it was McManus who is designated post 1 June. It will result in some additional cap space at least some of which will be needed to sign another kicker.

We'll see exactly how they will find another place kicker. They might have a bunch of guys in for tryouts/competition. There are about ten veteran free agent kickers plus a bunch of UDFAs. Some plan must have been in place before making this decision. They might wait until all the OTAs/Spring camps are over before settling on a new guy.

They had Jared Sackett (UTSA) in for rookie tryouts, but didn't sign him then.

[FR Tim]

Found it to be an interesting move. Not sure how it saves much though. $5m salary/ $2.5m dead cap and still need to sign a new K?

Did see they are bringing in Brett Maher tomorrow for a tryout.

ex Cowboy, was K for Payton in N.O. a few yrs ago. Seems like a fit if he has figured out the missing of PATs.

[Capt. Jack]

I don't think we want any of the XFL kickers they seemed pretty bad.

[Hadez]

Found it to be an interesting move. Not sure how it saves much though. $5m salary/ $2.5m dead cap and still need to sign a new K?

Did see they are bringing in Brett Maher tomorrow for a tryout.

ex Cowboy, was K for Payton in N.O. a few yrs ago. Seems like a fit if he has figured out the missing of PATs.

By making it post June 1 I think we push some of the dead cap to next year. OTC shows it saves us 3.75 mil with a dead cap of 1.231 mil dead cap

We will see how much of that 3.75 mil goes to a new kicker.

[samparnell]

By making it post June 1 I think we push some of the dead cap to next year. OTC shows it saves us 3.75 mil with a dead cap of 1.231 mil dead cap

We will see how much of that 3.75 mil goes to a new kicker.

.75 or less?

[FR Tim]

.75 or less?

That would put the kicker salary among the league’s lowest. Only a few under $1m. With the league average being about $2.5m.

Perhaps they get lucky with a budget kicker. IMO you get what you pay for. I would prefer a reliable kicker that doesn’t screw the pooch in pressure situations. I would put Maher missing multiple PATs in the playoffs being a player that found the moment too big for him.

I haven’t seen any news on a new signing yet. So we will see what they decide to do.

[FR Tim]

Released they signed Elliot Fry as the new K. Who??? is likely the first question.

Career camp leg. Only 4/5 on FGs and 5/7 on PATs. Seems a really odd choice. Can not wait to hear the comments justifying the selection. Or maybe he is just a camp leg on the roster until they can find a professional.

Maybe comments of cost cutting above is not so far off. Lol