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OK I'll say it here. I am not a fan of calling for anyone to be fired but it's time to try something else or should I say someone else at special team coordinator.
Let's check..
- Blair Walsh
- Kai Forbath
- Daniel Carlson
- Dan Bailey
All of them are erratic. No team has gone through kickers like we have yet we still don't have a reliable one between high draft picks and free agent signings. They all came in with stellar backgrounds or reputations yet they find a way to miss kicks.
So at some point we need to look at who is coaching these kickers.
problem is, his coverage units have been stellar plus he has had good returners in patterson and sherels in his career.
kickers are kickers, someone like zim wont take out a coach because our kicker misses kicks
It's time for Priefer to go. He has definitely had issues managing kickers over his career, but we have also struggled on all phases of special teams this year. In year's past, we could rely on special teams winning us a game or two per year and they've cost us games this season. It feels like a good time to switch things up and maybe find someone better at managing the mental side of kickers. I also think that Zimmer needs to improve how he manages kickers too. He's right to be upset with poor performance, but I think his mentality can add to the problems at times.
Seems like a fair post. I'm wondering the same things...
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It’s the Kluwe curse...! 
Mike says Jesus will fix the kicking game any day now.
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It’s the Kluwe curse...!
You must be a kid...I coined it the Anderson curse 20 years ago.
Quote: @Skodin said:
problem is, his coverage units have been stellar plus he has had good returners in patterson and sherels in his career.
kickers are kickers, someone like zim wont take out a coach because our kicker misses kicks
But it definitely seems to be something other than the kickers. You can blame Walsh, Carlson, even Forbath, because they had weak or no history of success. But bring in someone like Bailey, and you have to explain why the most accurate kicker in NFL history is inaccurate when wearing a Viking uniform. We probably have problems somewhere in the snapper/holder zone. I guess Mike Morris really was a superstar.
And sticking with Sherels is starting to look pretty stubborn. Yes, he was a good (but not awesome) punt returner a few years ago, but he's had nothing this year. I think we can find someone else to signal a fair catch. Keeping a roster spot for Sherels meant we had to play him at CB yesterday, too. I think we would have been safer with old Terence Newman in the game.
Quote: @Jor-El said:
@ Skodin said:
problem is, his coverage units have been stellar plus he has had good returners in patterson and sherels in his career.
kickers are kickers, someone like zim wont take out a coach because our kicker misses kicks
But it definitely seems to be something other than the kickers. You can blame Walsh, Carlson, even Forbath, because they had weak or no history of success. But bring in someone like Bailey, and you have to explain why the most accurate kicker in NFL history is inaccurate when wearing a Viking uniform. We probably have problems somewhere in the snapper/holder zone. I guess Mike Morris really was a superstar.
And sticking with Sherels is starting to look pretty stubborn. Yes, he was a good (but not awesome) punt returner a few years ago, but he's had nothing this year. I think we can find someone else to signal a fair catch. Keeping a roster spot for Sherels meant we had to play him at CB yesterday, too. I think we would have been safer with old Terence Newman in the game.
Bailey was let go from the Cowboys for a reason; he was missing kicks, and wasn't as reliable. Bailey is still better than Walsh or Carlson, but it's not like he's in the prime of his career.
Quote: @HappyViking said:
@ Jor-El said:
@ Skodin said:
problem is, his coverage units have been stellar plus he has had good returners in patterson and sherels in his career.
kickers are kickers, someone like zim wont take out a coach because our kicker misses kicks
But it definitely seems to be something other than the kickers. You can blame Walsh, Carlson, even Forbath, because they had weak or no history of success. But bring in someone like Bailey, and you have to explain why the most accurate kicker in NFL history is inaccurate when wearing a Viking uniform. We probably have problems somewhere in the snapper/holder zone. I guess Mike Morris really was a superstar.
And sticking with Sherels is starting to look pretty stubborn. Yes, he was a good (but not awesome) punt returner a few years ago, but he's had nothing this year. I think we can find someone else to signal a fair catch. Keeping a roster spot for Sherels meant we had to play him at CB yesterday, too. I think we would have been safer with old Terence Newman in the game.
Bailey was let go from the Cowboys for a reason; he was missing kicks, and wasn't as reliable. Bailey is still better than Walsh or Carlson, but it's not like he's in the prime of his career.
Well, that's kind of true but the Cowboys also wanted to save money. Bailey is 30 - for PKs, that really is the prime of a career. He did get hurt last year, so are you saying the Vikings signed him without being sure he was fully recovered? If they did, shame on whoever approved that.
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