Who is Quinn Nordin?

[Bourne Again Christian]

I think he bangs his toe in preseason wink wink and gets stashed on IR.

 

[Sicilian]

The issue is that we did not draft him. So I don't know why someone on reddit decided to talk about a player we signed late after the draft unless redditors are into anecdotes on UDFAs kickers.

As a general rule, redditors are into EVERYTHING. There's an entire subreddit that's just videos of people power washing stuff (r/powerwashingporn). And another one where people make terrifying Lovecraftian versions of Garfield cartoons (r/I'msorryjon). Reddit is a weird place.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Nobody here under the age of 50 will get this... but I read his name, and immediately my mind jumped to:

Man, I watched too many police shows in the 70's. LOL

Yea he did a ton of those shows. I remember watching them with my grandfather as a kid in the 70s. Great TV for a 7 year old lol.

He was especially fond of "Police Woman" with Angie ****enson. @Steve:Section 102 would agree.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Well, he's not a wide receiver, so I don't even know why @ChrisR2223 started this thread.

 

[Brotherblues]

I tried to like him but the more I watched the more I didn't.

 

[Steve102]

Yea he did a ton of those shows. I remember watching them with my grandfather as a kid in the 70s. Great TV for a 7 year old lol.

He was especially fond of "Police Woman" with Angie ****enson. @Steve:Section 102 would agree.

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I was pretty young and I remember thinking that Angie was old. I would have been about 10 when Police Woman was on. She would have been mid/late 40's, which would be perfect now, however. Funny how the line moves, eh?

Deep dive into the 70's... I would've been more into Charlie's Angels, Bo Derek, Barbi Benton, Morgan Fairchild. I remember thinking the girl opposite Loni Anderson on WKRP was way cuter. Kinda Ginger/Mary Ann thing. I always thought Sally Field looked pretty cute riding around in the the black Trans Am. 14 year old me had a huge crush on Jane Seymour in Live and Let Die. I still get a chuckle in Wedding Crashers when she makes Owen Wilson feel her up. 14 year old me woulda died to do that.

 

[Family]

What I meant is we can go all about percentages for kickers but here is a player
Who went 10-of-13 from 40-49 yards and 4-of-10 from 50 and up.
So if you cite his 42-for-58 record. Wanted you to put into perspective that about a fifth of that was from very long range and of his 16 misses, 40% were on 50 and up. He has made some clutch kicks and I think our coaches sees that.
He may be one of those who just need a consistent holder to work with. We shall see but I am rooting for him.

I read he lost his starting job in 2018 and 2020, and ended his career with three brutal misses in an overtime game Michigan badly needed.

 

[Hawaiianpatsfan2]

Made a little background information post on another thread about a month ago. I’ll copy past it here


Dug a little deeper into Quinn Nordin and was intrigued by what I found.

I guess the question is, can Bill get his head right and get him back to obtaining the most out of his Schwerer Gustav size and Leg? It would appear there's a lot of potential that's not getting much attention. Kickers who can regularly hit 68 yards with just a normal two-step kick don't grow on trees.

Here we have a kid who is uber-talented and has many of the tools needed to be among the best. I know our UDFA class has been pretty meh, but this is about as interesting of a UDFA as you can get, considering we could really use an upgrade at the position. Supposedly he's been training hard and trying to get back to his A-game (Aren't they all?!)

I read something over @ A Michigan board that said the college lifestyle might have got a hold of him a little his sophomore year. Then the covid season happened "where at Michigan they didn't practice kicking or special teams very much at all due to very limited NCAA practice rules, and how they chose to a lot their time" I don't know the validity of that, but it could partially explain his 2/5 (40%) season. The kicking game is much about rhythm, and it's hard to have that without practice. If he fell because of that, this is a total score.

Needless to say, I'm rooting for the Kid. I don't see a reason why one wouldn't.

Here's every snap of his 2020 season. After reviewing it, I'm lead to believe those comments about not practicing special teams often, might actually carry a little weight. Furthermore supported by Michigans 80th out of 127, Special teams ranking in 2020, compared to their 2nd place ranking in 2019 (ie. Football outsider)











Here's some context to his story and UDFA fall. The comments on this video are also full of good detailed insight from Michigan fans.

 

[Kontradiction]

We have not seen nothing like the Mighty Quinn.

 

[moosekill]

But is he shorts fast or game fast?

 

[tom444]

Nobody here under the age of 50 will get this... but I read his name, and immediately my mind jumped to:

Man, I watched too many police shows in the 70's. LOL

Well, you're more observant than I am. I watched The Streets of San Francisco and never consciously noticed that. Or at least I don't remember it.

 

[jmt57]

Quinn Martin Productions made the following (all with their signature tag line, and voiceover of the upcoming episode):

• The Fugitive (1963-1967) - David Janssen, Barry Morse
• Barnaby Jones (1973-1980) - Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriweather
• Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977) - Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
• Cannon (1971-1976) - William Conrad, Patrick Culliton
• The Invaders (1967-1968) - Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith
• 12 O'Clock High (1964-1967) - Frank Overton, Paul Burke
• The FBI (1965-1974) - Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Philip Abbott
• Dan August (1970-1971) - Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell
• The Runaways (1978-1979) - Michael Biehn, Patti Cohoon-Friedman
• Most Wanted (1976-1977) - Robert Stack, Shelly Novack
• A Man Called Sloane (1979-1980) - Robert Conrad, Dan O'Herlihy
• Tales of the Unexpected (1977) - William Conrad, David Birney, Bill Bixby, Lloyd Bridges
• The New Breed (1961-1962) - Leslie Nielsen, John Beradino
• The Manhunter (1974-1975) - Ken Howard, Robert Hogan
• Banyon (1971-1973) - Robert Forster, Joan Blondell
• Caribe (1975) - Stacy Keach, Carl Franklin
• Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976) - Paul Sorvino, Allison Giannini

There were also dozens of Quinn Martin made for TV movies that starred many of the actors above, plus others such as Scott Baio, Vera Miles, Brian Keith, Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Tim O'Connor, Walter Pidgeon, Linda Day George, Murray Hamilton, Lloyd Bridges, Eve Plumb, Ned Beatty, Patty Duke, Sally Kellerman, Don Johnson, Donna Mills, Suzanne Pleshette, Albert Paulsen, Billy Dee Williams, Shirley Jones, James Farentino, David Soul, Ricardo Montalban, Elizabeth Ashley, Jack Warden, Morgan Fairchild, etc. Features from QM Productions were all over tv for two decades, back in the days of rabbit ears and three television networks, meaning everybody watched pretty much the same stuff (especially the first seven shows in the list above).





As for Quinn Nordin, he is being signed for two reasons. First and foremost to take the burden off Nick Folk during training camp drills, so his leg is still relatively fresh in January. The other is simply as an insurance policy should Folk suffer an injury, (or a sudden steep decline in performance). That's it and nothing more. There are always more than one kicker and punter in training camp for these reasons.

 

[Bourne Again Christian]

With Cam at least starting the season at QB having a Kicker who can hit between 50 and 60 yds.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

I was pretty young and I remember thinking that Angie was old. I would have been about 10 when Police Woman was on. She would have been mid/late 40's, which would be perfect now, however. Funny how the line moves, eh?

Deep dive into the 70's... I would've been more into Charlie's Angels, Bo Derek, Barbi Benton, Morgan Fairchild. I remember thinking the girl opposite Loni Anderson on WKRP was way cuter. Kinda Ginger/Mary Ann thing. I always thought Sally Field looked pretty cute riding around in the the black Trans Am. 14 year old me had a huge crush on Jane Seymour in Live and Let Die. I still get a chuckle in Wedding Crashers when she makes Owen Wilson feel her up. 14 year old me woulda died to do that.

I'm troubled that you didn't bring up Lori Partridge (Susan Dey). She made me "come on get Happy!".

 

[moosekill]

Folk has sucked a number of times in the past. His leg isn't very strong, but last year, he was certainly accurate from short distances. The hope is to find a kicker who is accurate from shorter distances as well as being able to hit the longer kicks. Getting younger is always a plus too.

 

[jmt57]

I was pretty young and I remember thinking that Angie was old. I would have been about 10 when Police Woman was on. She would have been mid/late 40's, which would be perfect now, however. Funny how the line moves, eh?

Deep dive into the 70's... I would've been more into Charlie's Angels, Bo Derek, Barbi Benton, Morgan Fairchild. I remember thinking the girl opposite Loni Anderson on WKRP was way cuter. Kinda Ginger/Mary Ann thing. I always thought Sally Field looked pretty cute riding around in the the black Trans Am. 14 year old me had a huge crush on Jane Seymour in Live and Let Die. I still get a chuckle in Wedding Crashers when she makes Owen Wilson feel her up. 14 year old me woulda died to do that.

That would have been Jan Smithers, in the role of Bailey. Definitely agree with the Ginger-Mary Ann analogy. (Google 'Bailey Quarters WKRP' for some vintage pics).

And the arrogant salesman that played the role of Herb died yesterday, at the age of 79 (yes, we are getting old).

 

[RobertWeathers]

I was pretty young and I remember thinking that Angie was old. I would have been about 10 when Police Woman was on. She would have been mid/late 40's, which would be perfect now, however. Funny how the line moves, eh?

Deep dive into the 70's... I would've been more into Charlie's Angels, Bo Derek, Barbi Benton, Morgan Fairchild. I remember thinking the girl opposite Loni Anderson on WKRP was way cuter. Kinda Ginger/Mary Ann thing. I always thought Sally Field looked pretty cute riding around in the the black Trans Am. 14 year old me had a huge crush on Jane Seymour in Live and Let Die. I still get a chuckle in Wedding Crashers when she makes Owen Wilson feel her up. 14 year old me woulda died to do that.

Yea I was a little kid too. At that age I had no idea what "hotness" was but I do now....and AD was hot.

I agree with all the babes you mention.

 

[oldrover]

At that age I had no idea what "hotness" was but I do now....and AD was hot.

How about...



Hilary Swank?

 

[RobertWeathers]

How about...

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Hilary Swank?

Great actress. Loved her in Million Dollar Baby. Not on my hotness scale but certainly attractive

 

[RobertWeathers]

Quinn Martin Productions made the following (all with their signature tag line, and voiceover of the upcoming episode):

• The Fugitive (1963-1967) - David Janssen, Barry Morse
• Barnaby Jones (1973-1980) - Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriweather
• Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977) - Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
• Cannon (1971-1976) - William Conrad, Patrick Culliton
• The Invaders (1967-1968) - Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith
• 12 O'Clock High (1964-1967) - Frank Overton, Paul Burke
• The FBI (1965-1974) - Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Philip Abbott
• Dan August (1970-1971) - Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell
• The Runaways (1978-1979) - Michael Biehn, Patti Cohoon-Friedman
• Most Wanted (1976-1977) - Robert Stack, Shelly Novack
• A Man Called Sloane (1979-1980) - Robert Conrad, Dan O'Herlihy
• Tales of the Unexpected (1977) - William Conrad, David Birney, Bill Bixby, Lloyd Bridges
• The New Breed (1961-1962) - Leslie Nielsen, John Beradino
• The Manhunter (1974-1975) - Ken Howard, Robert Hogan
• Banyon (1971-1973) - Robert Forster, Joan Blondell
• Caribe (1975) - Stacy Keach, Carl Franklin
• Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976) - Paul Sorvino, Allison Giannini

There were also dozens of Quinn Martin made for TV movies that starred many of the actors above, plus others such as Scott Baio, Vera Miles, Brian Keith, Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Tim O'Connor, Walter Pidgeon, Linda Day George, Murray Hamilton, Lloyd Bridges, Eve Plumb, Ned Beatty, Patty Duke, Sally Kellerman, Don Johnson, Donna Mills, Suzanne Pleshette, Albert Paulsen, Billy Dee Williams, Shirley Jones, James Farentino, David Soul, Ricardo Montalban, Elizabeth Ashley, Jack Warden, Morgan Fairchild, etc. Features from QM Productions were all over tv for two decades, back in the days of rabbit ears and three television networks, meaning everybody watched pretty much the same stuff (especially the first seven shows in the list above).





As for Quinn Nordin, he is being signed for two reasons. First and foremost to take the burden off Nick Folk during training camp drills, so his leg is still relatively fresh in January. The other is simply as an insurance policy should Folk suffer an injury, (or a sudden steep decline in performance). That's it and nothing more. There are always more than one kicker and punter in training camp for these reasons.

My first major dumb-ass TV crush was....