Bears & NFL Talk 67: Who needs a kicker anyway?

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

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[piteus]

Who needs a kicker? Exhibit Staley the Bear.

Connor Barth 2017 vs. Lions.

Cody Parkey 2019 Eagles

Animal cruelty is wrong.

 

[HeisenBaez]

Robbie is definitely trying his best to get back to Chicago.

I know the 49ers don't want to back down but at what point do they say "enough is enough" and move on from Gould?

 

[Idionym]

Robbie is definitely trying his best to get back to Chicago.

I know the 49ers don't want to back down but at what point do they say "enough is enough" and move on from Gould?

I don't think anything happens until he starts missing real games.

 

[Elvis P]

The Pack's profit is down 98 percent to a mere $724k.

 

[Kurtosis]

Who needs a kicker? Exhibit Staley the Bear.

Connor Barth 2017 vs. Lions.

Cody Parkey 2019 Eagles

Animal cruelty is wrong.

Do you ever stop?

 

[piteus]

Do you ever stop?

Nope ... it's more fun owning it than denying it.

Hell, I have a UMBC shirt.

 

[HeisenBaez]

I don't think anything happens until he starts missing real games.

Do the 49ers really want this to hang over them during camp and into the season?

 

[Idionym]

Do the 49ers really want this to hang over them during camp and into the season?

It's a kicker. Regardless of how good he is, he's still a kicker. 49ers aren't really contending imo, so it's not he's an integral part of their equation like Le'veon Bell was for the Steelers. If he starts actually missing games that may change the math, but no one is going to care if he's there for training camp/preseason. Not like he needs to learn a new system or anything.

 

[HeisenBaez]

It's a kicker. Regardless of how good he is, he's still a kicker. 49ers aren't really contending imo, so it's not he's an integral part of their equation like Le'veon Bell was for the Steelers. If he starts actually missing games that may change the math, but no one is going to care if he's there for training camp/preseason. Not like he needs to learn a new system or anything.

Exactly, he's a kicker. So why draw the line in the sand with a kicker?

 

[RayP]

It's a kicker. Regardless of how good he is, he's still a kicker. 49ers aren't really contending imo, so it's not he's an integral part of their equation like Le'veon Bell was for the Steelers. If he starts actually missing games that may change the math, but no one is going to care if he's there for training camp/preseason. Not like he needs to learn a new system or anything.

Exactly, he's a kicker. So why draw the line in the sand with a kicker?

Not saying you two freaked out over Parkey, but it is a bit funny to see people say Gould is "just a kicker" or something along those lines after the mass freakout over Parkey after the game against Philly, and his season in general.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[BK]

Robbie got paid.

 

[Idionym]

Not saying you two freaked out over Parkey, but it is a bit funny to see people say Gould is "just a kicker" or something along those lines after the mass freakout over Parkey after the game against Philly, and his season in general.

Not saying they aren’t important, but no franchise is going to want their hand forced by a kicker... because it’s a kicker.

 

[HeisenBaez]

Good for Robbie. Still think the 49ers acted like pricks.

So.....it's likely to be Pineiro and hope for the best. Man I hope this season does not come down to a kicker.

 

[TheSting]

Maddon rated Mitch a 75 <----pretty accurate to me

 

[BK]

Maddon rated Mitch a 75 <----pretty accurate to me

You also judge players by name...

 

[TheSting]

You also judge players by name...

All I know is Kirby better not fail. What is up with the parents of Chicago athletes????

 

[chicagoskycam]

Exactly, he's a kicker. So why draw the line in the sand with a kicker?

Not saying they aren’t important, but no franchise is going to want their hand forced by a kicker... because it’s a kicker.

Kicker is the reason the Bears did not advance in the playoffs last year.

 

[TheSting]

Kicker is the reason the Bears did not advance in the playoffs last year.

Tru dat but the game never should have come down to a field goal kick. Bears were far and away the better team but the offense aside from the last drive was impotent with a 75 rated Maddon QB leading the charge.

 

[Idionym]

Kicker is the reason the Bears did not advance in the playoffs last year.

Not the point but go off I guess?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

The offense doing mostly jack all game played a role in us going nowhere in the playoffs, too.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Coaching , Offense , Amos and Parkey cost us dearly thru various points of game

 

[No Fun Shogun]

That's the thing, Parkey was absolutely the exclamation point reason we all some coming as costing us a vital game, so he deserved to be cut and blame on the front office is needed for letting that problem fester to the point that it did.

But Parkey also gave the offense and coaching staff a huge shield from necessary ridicule for a fairly inept game.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

That's the thing, Parkey was absolutely the exclamation point reason we all some coming as costing us a vital game, so he deserved to be cut and blame on the front office is needed for letting that problem fester to the point that it did.

But Parkey also gave the offense and coaching staff a huge shield from necessary ridicule for a fairly inept game.

Not true

Remember there were people here telling me and others that "Kicking situation was fine" and that it wouldn't "Hurt us" , etc , etc

It was essentially perfect Ron Howard voiceover moment


And your right it gave Nagy and offense shield from media and most fans. Hell on this very board we saw people try to defend the pathetic offense saying how it had that one good drive in 4th so that somehow made it fine and how Nagy and Trubisky were awesome somehow