Keeping 2 kickers on the roster for the start of the season its dumb

[Grogan14]

I hope Bill is not seriously considering this not even for a single game? They traded up to get Ryland in the fourth round and he is not even reliable enough yet to let him handle both kickoffs and <50 yard field goals???
Kickers only have one limited function. I am hoping that Bill is not serious about this.

Folk has been mister reliable...but its time to move on and live or die by the guy you traded up to get in the fourth round.
Let Ryland have his shot.

 

[WinstonSmith]

I hope Bill is not seriously considering this not even for a single game? They traded up to get Ryland in the fourth round and he is not even reliable enough yet to let him handle both kickoffs and <50 yard field goals???
Kickers only have one limited function. I am hoping that Bill is not serious about this.

Folk has been mister reliable...but its time to move on and live or die by the guy you traded up to get in the fourth round.
Let Ryland have his shot.

I don't always agree with Sam Bam Cunningham, but when I do, It's prefering just one kicker. Stay thirsty, Bill, and trade Folk for a 7th.

 

[Triumph]

Bye Bye Nick

Report: Patriots involved in trade discussions for K Nick Folk

The New England Patriots might not be keeping two kickers on their roster after all. Per The Athletic's Jeff Howe and Dianna Russini, the Patriots are "engaged in trade discussions involving kicker Nick Folk". The veteran kicker is on the heels of a strong training camp, but…

patriotswire.usatoday.com

 

[farn]

Really have enjoyed Folk on this squad for the last few years. One of the players that has been available and dependable. I understand moving him, as I don’t want two kickers on the 53, but his consistency was a blessing.

 

[Kontradiction]

Bye Bye Nick

Report: Patriots involved in trade discussions for K Nick Folk

The New England Patriots might not be keeping two kickers on their roster after all. Per The Athletic's Jeff Howe and Dianna Russini, the Patriots are "engaged in trade discussions involving kicker Nick Folk". The veteran kicker is on the heels of a strong training camp, but…

patriotswire.usatoday.com

Hard to think we will get anything for him since interested teams know they can just wait. Maybe a conditional 6th or a 7th, if anything.

 

[Wozzy]

They can recoup the 6th they just spent to add to the OT room.

They weren't going to roster two kickers.

 

[Brotherblues]

Hard to think we will get anything for him since interested teams know they can just wait. Maybe a conditional 6th or a 7th, if anything.

Yeah the whole "we may keep 2 kickers" thing sounds like a bluff to see if it shakes a 6th loose from anyone's pocket. Unlikely to work but no reason not to try.

 

[Triumph]

Hard to think we will get anything for him since interested teams know they can just wait. Maybe a conditional 6th or a 7th, if anything.

The beauty of trading directly with NE is that there is no competition if Folk gets cut.

 

[FCB02062]

it would be peak Bill to keep two kickers, especially after having drafted one relatively high (and trading up for said kicker iirc); zigging while everyone else is zagging

 

[Thelonious]

Keeping two kickers would be dumb. This team needs help in many areas, which means it must err on the side of keeping players with potential at the various positions in which they are weak. In that context, keeping two kickers because you're too lame to make a d----d decision makes little sense.

 

[Thelonious]

it would be peak Bill to keep two kickers, especially after having drafted one relatively high (and trading up for said kicker iirc); zigging while everyone else is zagging

Zagging is sometimes the right move, ain't it?

 

[Brotherblues]

I swear a certain poster here is actually Asante Samuel

 

[mike_usagisan]

Folk traded to the Titans. Sorry guys, only one kicker this year.

 

[Froob]

Big Kick Nick was great here; wish him well. He was about as good as anyone in the NFL inside 50s last few years.

 

[Grogan14]

I think Ryland had only one short fg attempt in game during preseason

 

[TheRazorsEdge]

Belichick definitely read this post.

 

[Triumph]

Lets wish Nick Folk all the best--!!! Per rap sheet: The Patriots are trading Nick Folk to the Titans! Patriots are receiving a 2025 7th from Tennessee for Nick Folk. They get something in return and some additional cap space.

 

[n1997y]

This whole thread is much ado about nothing.

great angst about something that never happened.

folks need to learn how to chill instead of panicking

 

[mike_usagisan]

folks need to learn how to chill instead of panicking

Shhh... the many, many, many panicked posts are what pays Ian's bills.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I think Ryland had only one short fg attempt in game during preseason

Not exactly his fault. . . .