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BelichickFan said:I was under the impression it was a $3.5M SB in addition to $2.5M salary a year on average. Prorating the SB to about $1M a year, that equals about $3.5M a year. We won't know until the actual numbers come out I guess.
Average to above average kickers who can kick in the clutch are a dime a dozen and can be found from many sources. I'd take an average kicker at $500K over Vinatieri at $3.5M.
shmessy said:Excellent point.
Let's say we get a below average kicker who hits on 64% of his FGs. AV last year hit on 20 of 25, so this guy would be hitting on 16 of 25.
Folks, that's 12 points a season. That works out to .75 points a game. And that's assuming we get a STIFF for a kicker!
If we can use that $3 million saved on a WR who can score 2 TDs a season more than Givens or a younger more productive FB around the goal line who can convert 3 more redzone TD's instead of settling for FG's than we had last season, then that will be worth it.
There are several more examples I could use.
The core of my point here is - "Buy the steak, not the sizzle". Too many of those turning purple of AV's leaving are acting like teenyboppers when Elvis Presley got drafted.
Sorry I can't live up to your standards.MoLewisrocks said:You're a funny guy for a know it all wannabe.
Or your highly paid kicker could miss a critical kick in Denver in the playoffs.MoLewisrocks said:Just ask Dallas - 3 games lost by the margin of a missed FG is why they just paid $2M a year for Vanderjerk.
MoLewisrocks said:Spare me any more examples like this....
You can't divide a kickers FG points by 16 to any logical end, just by 3. The difference is then is 4 fewer FG's made - any one of whom could have been the game winner in the game that got you into the playoffs or got you HFA or got you the bye or got you to the AFCC or got you to the superbowl or won you the superbowl.
On a one year deal the stiff kicker will save you maybe $500-750K on the Colts kickers cap # this year. And it may also cost you a trip to the playoffs. Just ask Dallas - 3 games lost by the margin of a missed FG is why they just paid $2M a year for Vanderjerk.