Novak Is Not The Answer!
 

Ok he did finally get a kick through the up rights but he is alot worse than Hall. He missed the game winner and then really got lucky to get a second chance and all of this had to happen for that second chance. Stop Dal. from scoring a TD, then block almost a give me kick, then have ST pick up the ball (I think only ST could have made that play), then get a face mask of 15yards and not 5 (it could have gone either way) and then he got his chance. Is Hall done for the year or can he come back at some point I just do not think Novak is that good and we just can't rely on them for kicking FG>

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I think you speak the obvious, dude. Which is why it was such a thrililng shock to watch him make that field goal. I doubt there was a fan there at FedEx that day that believed he was going to make it from 47yards away. WHAT AN ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!

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He really makes me nervous. He's just not accurate from any range right now. Maybe that kick will give him a boost of confidence.

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Didn't he do the same exact thing last year in Seattle. Miss a game winner before getting a second chance and winning the game?

I don't think Hall is eligible come back this year.

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Kicking is like golf--it's very mental. Hopefully, this will give him the boost in confidence he needs. He was good at MD, so we know he has the ability. He's just got to get the seasoning. Hopefully, it will come sooner rather than later. We need every friggin point we can get!

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he's got the leg, he just doesnt have the mechanics down, his ball trails all over the place, he can't kick straight. Got help us on kicks for the rest of the year.

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If we spend any significant money in free agency next year it better be on the best available kicker. Anyone know who will be available??

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[quote=Mattyk72;240072]He really makes me nervous. He's just not accurate from any range right now. Maybe that kick will give him a boost of confidence.[/quote]
I hope so because. He makes me alot more nervous than Hall and if that kick didn't turn left just at the end is was going to be no good. Matty can Hall return this year or is he done?

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Hall is on IR so I think he's done. I think he could return in the postseason but that's obviously still a pipe dream at this point.

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We need to solve our kicking woes in the draft or something. We need someone reliable!

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Novak needs to line up like I do for a golf shot. I know I am gonna hit it 10 yards right, so I turn and hit it ten yards left.

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I'm very glad that he got a 'do over' kick at the end of the game and made the most of it. I really had my doubts that he could pull it off.

I'm sticking with my nickname for him ...
Nick 'the reason he was available' Novak.

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Wasn't there a known issue with him hooking it one way so Danny Smith says to Gibbs get the ball to the Bleah (left or right hash mark) I cannot remember but when Portis got stuffed not only did it add 3 yards it put it on the wrong hash.

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Novak had issues when he was a freshman at Maryland, and was able to correct them and becomes an All ACC kicker.

With that said, he's not the answer, but a temporary solution to a problem that should be solved in the offseason with an acquisition that isn't Hall or Novak.

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[quote=Mattyk72;240081]If we spend any significant money in free agency next year it better be on the best available kicker. Anyone know who will be available??[/quote]

Found this on some random website...

[B]Josh Brown, UFA, Seattle Seahawks[/B]
Brown is probably the best kicker on the market next off season, so he gets a mention. Team’s looking for a proven leg will make an offer, but I don’t see Brown going anywhere.

[B]Other Free Agent Kickers[/B]

Rian Lindell, UFA, Buffalo Bills
Josh Scobee, RFA, Jacksonville Jaguars
Lawrence Tynes, RFA, Kansas City Chiefs

[URL="http://www.footballsfuture.com/2007/nfl/freeagentsK.html"]2007 NFL Free Agent K[/URL]

Brown is very good, but other than that, not much to get terribly excited about...

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;240081]If we spend any significant money in free agency next year it better be on the best available kicker. Anyone know who will be available??[/QUOTE]

I know two guys. Hall and Novak, but I don't want either!

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He missed the kick with 30 seconds left and I walked out into the garage, where I had been working on something. I came back in maybe 2 or 3 minutes later expecting to watch overtime and my wife yelled to me, THE REDSKINS WON!

I said "HOW?!?!?! NO THEY DIDN'T! I JUST SAW THEM BLOW IT!"

She told me they kicked a field goal. I said, "yeah and they missed it!". She reenacted it for me with the pole in the middle of our family room/former basement where the big screen is. I said "are you SURE it wasn't the Cowboys?"

Then the commercials ended and I saw the crazy replays. I missed a lot in that 2 minutes!




...


So anyways...Novak IS better than Hall distance-wise. He's an upgrade but not completely an answer. I'll still take a guy who can hit a 47-yarder with no time left on the clock over a guy who can't make a 35-yarder to save his own life.

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[quote=amorentz;240160]Found this on some random website...

[B]Josh Brown, UFA, Seattle Seahawks[/B]
Brown is probably the best kicker on the market next off season, so he gets a mention. Team’s looking for a proven leg will make an offer, but I don’t see Brown going anywhere.

[B]Other Free Agent Kickers[/B]

Rian Lindell, UFA, Buffalo Bills
Josh Scobee, RFA, Jacksonville Jaguars
Lawrence Tynes, RFA, Kansas City Chiefs

[URL="http://www.footballsfuture.com/2007/nfl/freeagentsK.html"]2007 NFL Free Agent K[/URL]

Brown is very good, but other than that, not much to get terribly excited about...[/quote]

Maybe Hall will get healthy over the offseason. HA HA HA

I like Scobee.

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[quote=Buster;240225]



She reenacted it for me with the pole in the middle of our family room/former basement where the big screen is.
.[/quote]
dude, exactly what did she re enact?

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[quote=dmek25;240241]dude, exactly what did she re enact?[/quote]

She's a 'keeper'.

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[quote=dmek25;240241]dude, exactly what did she re enact?[/quote]

The football hooking just inside the goalpost.

[quote=RedskinRat;240243]She's a 'keeper'.[/quote]

YES she is!

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[quote=amorentz;240160]Found this on some random website...

[B]Josh Brown, UFA, Seattle Seahawks[/B]
Brown is probably the best kicker on the market next off season, so he gets a mention. Team’s looking for a proven leg will make an offer, but I don’t see Brown going anywhere.

[B]Other Free Agent Kickers[/B]

Rian Lindell, UFA, Buffalo Bills
Josh Scobee, RFA, Jacksonville Jaguars
Lawrence Tynes, RFA, Kansas City Chiefs

[URL="http://www.footballsfuture.com/2007/nfl/freeagentsK.html"]2007 NFL Free Agent K[/URL]

Brown is very good, but other than that, not much to get terribly excited about...[/quote]

Brown has a very strong leg but isn't the most accurate kicker and has been getting a lot of kicks blocked this year. Tynes is nice but Scobe and Lindell are up and down.

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hes got until the end of the season id think to win this job, otherwise he is gone. he definitely has to get more consistent, but he is a very young kicker and it would be nice if he could develop into a dependable guy. we have yet to see that though

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Im up for using a relatively decent draft pick on one.

If we had it, Id go 3rd/4th round if there was a very solid prospect. Otherwise, go after an UFA.

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Brandon pace has been very reliable for VT for the last few years, and has great range. Maybe he will be around at the end of the draft.

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[QUOTE=x44x;240373]Brandon pace has been very reliable for VT for the last few years, and has great range. Maybe he will be around at the end of the draft.[/QUOTE]

hes been good this year, but he has the tendency to miss big fg's (auburn game 20 yard fg missed...missing others)

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[quote=firstdown;240068]Ok he did finally get a kick through the up rights but he is alot worse than Hall. He missed the game winner and then really got lucky to get a second chance and all of this had to happen for that second chance. Stop Dal. from scoring a TD, then block almost a give me kick, then have ST pick up the ball (I think only ST could have made that play), then get a face mask of 15yards and not 5 (it could have gone either way) and then he got his chance. Is Hall done for the year or can he come back at some point I just do not think Novak is that good and we just can't rely on them for kicking FG>[/quote]

That thought makes me want to vomit...John Hall lost the conference championship for us...He lost the Minnesota game for us...He sucks balls! Novak has done way more for us than any kicker since Chip Lohmiller

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[quote=TheFunBunch79;240383]That thought makes me want to vomit...John Hall lost the conference championship for us...He lost the Minnesota game for us...He sucks balls! Novak has done way more for us than any kicker since Chip Lohmiller[/quote]

Are we really comparing the merits of John Hall and Nick Novak?

If the front office had any brains this would have been dealt with over the off-season.

Adam Archuletta or Vinatieri.... Let's take the undersized linebacker with no cover skills and we will pay him more money than any safety in the history of the league!

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hall and novak both gotta go. hall ain't healthy and novak ain't meant for the NFL. I doubt we'll be able to draft crosby (who's the best upcoming kicker in years), but boy would it be nice. too bad we didn't get longwell when we had the chance.

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yes this should have been addressed in the offseason,but this regime has shown a tendency to overlook the obvious,novak will probably be here next yr unless he just stinks it up completely the rest of the year

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[quote=htownskinfan;240467]yes this should have been addressed in the offseason,but this regime has shown a tendency to overlook the obvious,novak will probably be here next yr unless he just stinks it up completely the rest of the year[/quote]


well, he's what? 2/5 now? i mean, yeah he won a game, but 1/4 from 30+ is what i'd call stinking it up.

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Yea Novak Has Stunk It Up A Bit But Hall Aint In The Best Of Health 2 Yrs Running And Novak Just Needs To Get His "sealegs" Under Him A Little More To Be A True Nfl Kicker...we Really Need To Examine His Leg Strength Too

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he's a vagrant kicker for a reason. his leg strength is WAY better than it was last year though.

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[QUOTE=Daseal;240359]Im up for using a relatively decent draft pick on one.

If we had it, Id go 3rd/4th round if there was a very solid prospect. Otherwise, go after an UFA.[/QUOTE]

Don't count on it, we would rather give big money to a so so kicker with NFL experience than draft one with a lot of potential, to bad to because there are some pretty good kickers and punters I have seen this year in college.

This should have been addressed in the off season anyhow, Hall isn't that good it's not like he wasen't missing easy fieldgoals before he was hurt, and he's alway's injured. How bout letting this kid get confortable perhaps all he needs is game experience, he has to get used to the pressure which kickers have a ton of.

David Ackers anyone?

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Nothing like picking at 8 year old scabs.

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[quote=Mattyk72;240072]He really makes me nervous. He's just not accurate from any range right now. Maybe that kick will give him a boost of confidence.[/quote]

The kick really might boost his confidence. When he was at Maryland, he hit a 46-yard FG at Georgia Tech with no time remaining and then hot another to win the game in OT. After that, he went on a roll. Let's hope the same thing happens again.

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there are plenty of good college kickers that go undrafted every year. lets look to youth, and keep that guy for a couple of seasons. instead of looking for a new kicker every year

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[quote=dmek25;240733]there are plenty of good college kickers that go undrafted every year. lets look to youth, and keep that guy for a couple of seasons. instead of looking for a new kicker every year[/quote]

unfortunately that's not really true. last year only one good kicker came from college, and he went in the 4th round (but vinetari and longwell were available!). this year's draft is quite a bit deeper, but good kickers aren't easy to find... there were a couple decent punters last year though, and there'll be about 3 more this year. sepulveda being the best at punter, and crosby at kicker (possible 2nd rounder)

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[quote=That Guy;240783]unfortunately that's not really true. last year only one good kicker came from college, and he went in the 4th round (but vinetari and longwell were available!). this year's draft is quite a bit deeper, but good kickers aren't easy to find... there were a couple decent punters last year though, and there'll be about 3 more this year. sepulveda being the best at punter, and crosby at kicker (possible 2nd rounder)[/quote]

It's definitely a better idea to go with a proven kicker in free agency.

Young kickers coming out of college are such a crapshoot. So many times they don't really develop until a few years down the road.

How many kickers each year taken in the draft become a teams' regular kicker? Maybe 1 or 2 per year at the most?

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[quote=Mattyk72;240788]It's definitely a better idea to go with a proven kicker in free agency.

Young kickers coming out of college are such a crapshoot. So many times they don't really develop until a few years down the road.

How many kickers each year taken in the draft become a teams' regular kicker? Maybe 1 or 2 per year at the most?[/quote]

yeah, it really depends on the year though. and kickers taken before the 5th tend to stick around pretty well (nugent, kaeding, gostkowski, etc), though almost all rookie kickers have a couple rough years to start.