GREENBEAN Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I know it's not really the position most people want to use a draft pick on but are there any guys coming out that have people thinking he might be worth using a 5th or 6th rdr on? Someone with boat loads of potential? We were literally a FG kicker away from a .500 season. Here's what's looking like the top guy at the moment but I don't know too much about this subject. Any love for "Hot Rod" ??? Any love for anyone else? Rodrigo Blankenship, K, Georgia Height: 6-1. Weight: 191. Projected Round (2020): 4-6. 12/21/19: The Georgia "Hot Rod" was on a streak of perfection before a miss in overtime cost Georgia a loss to South Carolina. He hit a long of 50 yards this season and is 25-for-31 (81 percent). He has three misses in the 40-yard range (8-of-11) and one in the 50-yard range (3-of-5). 6/22/19: In 2018, Blankenship was 19-of-23 on his field goals with a long of 53. He was excellent in 2017, connecting on 87 percent of his field goals. That season Blankenship had a long of 55 yards and was 2-for-2 in the 50+ range. He was 4-of-7 in the 40-yard range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Harris Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Not me. Too many OL and WR names I want even in the late rounds and I think there’s more than 32 serviceable kickers out there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Jet Toner, K, Stanford Height: 6-4. Weight: 201. Projected Round (2020): 6-FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 No, Seattle signed pro bowler myers for like 3 million. UDFA or poach some other teams kicker. We squander so much money on terrible players we ought to be able to cough up 3 mill for a reliable kicker. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Just now, Beerfish said: No, Seattle signed pro bowler myers for like 3 million. UDFA or poach some other teams kicker. We squander so much money on terrible plays we ought to be able to cough up 3 mill for a reliable kicker. I would agree other than sifting through what's floating around out there doesn't look awesome. Again, I don't have too much info on this yet, but I haven't really seen that Pro Bowl kicker like Myers available. Here's the list of FA's this year. Which one would you try to poach ya think? 2020 NFL Free Agents: Kickers and Punters Mason Crosby, K, Packers. Age: 35. ... Greg Zuerlein, K, Rams. Age: 32. ... Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Texans. Age: 26. ... Dan Bailey, K, Vikings. Age: 32. ... Younghoe Koo, K, Falcons. Age: 26. ... Adam Vinatieri, K, Colts. Age: 47. ... Aldrick Rosas (RFA), K, Giants. ... Daniel Carlson (RFA), K, Raiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan4life90 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, GREENBEAN said: I would agree other than sifting through what's floating around out there doesn't look awesome. Again, I don't have too much info on this yet, but I haven't really seen that Pro Bowl kicker like Myers available. Here's the list of FA's this year. Which one would you try to poach ya think? 2020 NFL Free Agents: Kickers and Punters Mason Crosby, K, Packers. Age: 35. ... Greg Zuerlein, K, Rams. Age: 32. ... Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Texans. Age: 26. ... Dan Bailey, K, Vikings. Age: 32. ... Younghoe Koo, K, Falcons. Age: 26. ... Adam Vinatieri, K, Colts. Age: 47. ... Aldrick Rosas (RFA), K, Giants. ... Daniel Carlson (RFA), K, Raiders Dan Bailey for sure. Younghoe Koo is interesting. He had a very good year and the Jets were interested in him before they signed Ficken.. Vinatieri is DONE and will likely retire anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheastadiumjetfan Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Just say No! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowles Movement Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 6 hours ago, GREENBEAN said: I know it's not really the position most people want to use a draft pick on but are there any guys coming out that have people thinking he might be worth using a 5th or 6th rdr on? Someone with boat loads of potential? We were literally a FG kicker away from a .500 season. Here's what's looking like the top guy at the moment but I don't know too much about this subject. Any love for "Hot Rod" ??? Any love for anyone else? Rodrigo Blankenship, K, Georgia Height: 6-1. Weight: 191. Projected Round (2020): 4-6. 12/21/19: The Georgia "Hot Rod" was on a streak of perfection before a miss in overtime cost Georgia a loss to South Carolina. He hit a long of 50 yards this season and is 25-for-31 (81 percent). He has three misses in the 40-yard range (8-of-11) and one in the 50-yard range (3-of-5). 6/22/19: In 2018, Blankenship was 19-of-23 on his field goals with a long of 53. He was excellent in 2017, connecting on 87 percent of his field goals. That season Blankenship had a long of 55 yards and was 2-for-2 in the 50+ range. He was 4-of-7 in the 40-yard range. I’ve always wondered why teams don’t invest a 7 th rd pick on a great kicker. By that point the other positions have all been picked over and chances of finding a great player late are small. Why not get the pick of the kickers instead of hoping to sign a fa? Worked out ok with Lachlan Edwards 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe the Breadman Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Mike Nugent says hi......"drafting a kicker is a great idea"..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio State NY Jets fan Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Yes, if there is a developmental kicker in the draft who weighs in about 320 with run and pass blocking skills 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Bowles Movement said: I’ve always wondered why teams don’t invest a 7 th rd pick on a great kicker. By that point the other positions have all been picked over and chances of finding a great player late are small. Why not get the pick of the kickers instead of hoping to sign a fa? Worked out ok with Lachlan Edwards Agreed 100%. A 7th rounder is a negligible price to pay for drafting a reliable kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I’d rather sign a kicker after the 5th round that’s going to win games and not lose them instead of a project lineman that’s never going to play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Except kickers are as big of ? as any other position bust wise. Nugent failed here. The dude TBay picked a few years back in the 3rd round was terrible from day one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BUM-KNEE Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 UDFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losmeister Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 with a 7th rnder maybe.. been making jokes about Jets drafting Roderigo for 3 years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Bring more OL, DB in in the bottom rounds before K. Just hire the best journeyman out there or an UDFA from college. Nugent was the full extent of the Jets drafting a kicker that I never want to see again. Even in the later rounds. (yes, I know Nuge was round 2, but that's it for me about drafting kickers. Never Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 There's so few really good Kickers at both the NFL and collegiate level. Relying on the UDFA pool and free agency just isn't all that viable anymore. If there's one you like, a 7th round pick is fine. If we don't end up with a 7th by draft day, its easy to trade down and pick one up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Just now, Jetsfan80 said: There's so few really good Kickers at both the NFL and collegiate level. Relying on the UDFA pool and free agency just isn't all that viable anymore. If there's one you like, a 7th round pick is fine. If we don't end up with a 7th by draft day, its easy to trade down and pick one up. Really? Why is that? I'm not sure I agree with the bold. But I can see the wisdom of going round 7 for someone they may really be high on. Although there is not much difference between a 7 and UDFA, an UDFA's freedom to go wherever he wants is annoying... so I think using a 7 on someone valued high makes sense. And if Douglas can collect a couple more round 6/7's, sure... why not? But I NEVER want to see a kicker drafted before round 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Dcat said: Really? Why is that? I'm not sure I agree with the bold. https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/instead-of-getting-better-nfl-kickers-are-getting-worse Instead of Getting Better, NFL Kickers Are Getting Worse This season's field-goal success rate of 80.5 percent is at its lowest level since 2003 Quote Things are so bad that there are 12 teams with field-goal success rates at or below 75 percent, which hasn’t happened since 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losmeister Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Dcat said: Bring more OL, DB in in the bottom rounds before K. Just hire the best journeyman out there or an UDFA from college. Nugent was the full extent of the Jets drafting a kicker that I never want to see again. Even in the later rounds. (yes, I know Nuge was round 2, but that's it for me about drafting kickers. Never Again. considering we usually lose by 2 scores... jajajajajaja!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/instead-of-getting-better-nfl-kickers-are-getting-worse Instead of Getting Better, NFL Kickers Are Getting Worse This season's field-goal success rate of 80.5 percent is at its lowest level since 2003 interesting. I also think that the league is attempting way more really long field goals that in yesteryear were automatic punts or even 4th down attempts. That would bring the % down, perhaps significantly. There is a lot more to this than probably meets the eye. But I do agree that id there is a prospect Douglas likes, using a bottom round pick is OK. Helps avoid other teams from getting him as an UDFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets723 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Honestly you can find good kickers undrafted so I want to save all our picks for the OL/WR/edge/corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Go back and look at the players the Jets or any other team picked in the 7 round since 2010 and tell me you’d rather have them then a potential all pro kicker. It’s a no brainer. Draft a kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Losmeister said: considering we usually lose by 2 scores... Well when we eventually start playing a lot more close games, it'll be crucial to have a reliable Kicker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, New York Mick said: Go back and look at the players the Jets or any other team picked in the 7 round since 2010 and tell me you’d rather have them then a potential all pro kicker. It’s a no brainer. Draft a kicker. True, and I agree that in this case, if there's a Kicker we like, absolutely take on in the 7th. But are there a lot of 7th round pick Kickers that have gone on to success? Gotta choose wisely there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepPep Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Blanketship in the 7th, sure, lets do it. UDFA, sure, in fact even if we drafted someone we should sign someone to compete with him. Scour the FA market- sure. This is typically not that hard for teams. We don't nec. need a Pro Bowl kicker, we just need someone who is reliable. Ficken was solid early on and then started missing make-able FGs and extra points. But he was the result of a last minute emergency fix. If the Jets approach this properly, with a proper search and competition. They should find a solid kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Nick Folk should be available again after the NE playoff loss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: True, and I agree that in this case, if there's a Kicker we like, absolutely take on in the 7th. But are there a lot of 7th round pick Kickers that have gone on to success? Gotta choose wisely there also. I’d rather take the highest rated player at kicker then the 200th rated OG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, New York Mick said: Go back and look at the players the Jets or any other team picked in the 7 round since 2010 and tell me you’d rather have them then a potential all pro kicker. It’s a no brainer. Draft a kicker. 8 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: True, and I agree that in this case, if there's a Kicker we like, absolutely take on in the 7th. But are there a lot of 7th round pick Kickers that have gone on to success? Gotta choose wisely there also. Just looked and here are the 7th round K's taken between 2010-present: Jason Sanders (Dolphins, 2018): 82 % for his career, 97 % on XP's, Long of 54 Zane Gonzalez (Browns, 2017): 80 % for his career, 93 % on XP's, Long of 55 Harrison Butker (Panthers, 2017): 90 % for his career, 95 % on XP's, Long of 56 Zach Hocker (Redskins, 2014): OUT OF LEAGUE AFTER ONE SEASON; 71 % for career Nate Freese (Lions, 2014): OUT OF LEAGUE AFTER ONE SEASON; 43 % for career John Potter (Bills, 2012): OUT OF LEAGUE AFTER 2 SEASONS; 75 % for career There have been some nice success stories from the 2017-18 drafts. But it certainly can be a mixed bag. Also, I learned that Harrison Butker's twitter handle is @Buttkicker. That's pretty awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said: https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/instead-of-getting-better-nfl-kickers-are-getting-worse Instead of Getting Better, NFL Kickers Are Getting Worse This season's field-goal success rate of 80.5 percent is at its lowest level since 2003 https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-rule-change-extra-point-moved-back-defenses-can-score/ Its what the league under Goodell wants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Well we signed the ex Cowboys kicker who has a big leg but he's inaccurate. And I'd definitely bring back Sam Ficken as the frontrunner for the job. I liked him because he can be clutch. And is capable of hitting over 50 yarders. He looks like a young player who can improve. But if they see a good young kicker in the later rounds why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepPep Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, New York Mick said: I’d rather take the highest rated player at kicker then the 200th rated OG Sure. I just don't want to take a kicker, say, in the 6th where the Jets can still get a speedy small school RB or a raw WR with immense upside or developmental C prospect. I'd rather have a player like that. However, in the 7th, even those prospects dwindle down, so I wouldn't mind taking a Kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 20 minutes ago, Fantasy Island said: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-rule-change-extra-point-moved-back-defenses-can-score/ Its what the league under Goodell wants The article is talking about Field Goal %. Not Extra Point %. Both XP % and FG % have gone down. Yes, the NFL WANTS less field goals and more TD's. But that doesn't explain the severe drop in FG %. When its necessary to kick a FG the league would rather guys make than miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtMart Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Jetsfan4life90 said: Dan Bailey for sure. Younghoe Koo is interesting. He had a very good year and the Jets were interested in him before they signed Ficken.. Vinatieri is DONE and will likely retire anyway. Dan has been garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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