Kicker workout
The #Vikings are working out kicker Taylor Bertolet, per the transaction wire. The 28-year-old went 9 of 14 on field goal attempts in the AAF last year and has never played in an NFL game. He kicked at Texas A&M from 2012-15 and made 66 percent of his FGAs.
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) December 14, 2020
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams
Why did we carry a kicker on the practice squad for half the season when Bailey is so well thought of in terms of historical accuracy, and why then when the accuracy goes to shit, and previously mentioned kicker is on the street is he not the first name that pops up?
Some thoughts on Tristan Vizcaino (whose career numbers are not very good) and other potential #Vikings replacement kicker options: https://t.co/UH9pjcCOnt
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) December 13, 2020
It's entirely possible the #Vikings treat Dan Bailey the same way they treated Austin Cutting. They could keep him on the roster as a healthy scratch while they elevate practice squad kicker Tristan Vizcaino and see how it goes for two weeks.
— Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) December 13, 2020
That's one option.
We could have grabbed any one of the random cutout cardboard caricatures of people from the stands and made just as many kicks Sunday. Surely we can find a able bodied kicker in America somewhere?
@"AGRforever" said: We could have grabbed any one of the random cutout cardboard caricatures of people from the stands and made just as many kicks Sunday. Surely we can find a able bodied kicker in America somewhere?
At this point I wonder about that...
I've read this novel before, they really dont have a choice but to stick with Bailey the last few games.
@"purplefaithful" said:@"AGRforever" said: We could have grabbed any one of the random cutout cardboard caricatures of people from the stands and made just as many kicks Sunday. Surely we can find a able bodied kicker in America somewhere?
At this point I wonder about that...I've read this novel before, they really dont have a choice but to stick with Bailey the last few games.
Agree. I almost hate to say it, but I do think that the best course of action might be to just let Bailey work through it. He's had a pretty good year and a half. The available kickers are available for a reason.
Call Longwell, he was on kfan 2 weeks ago saying he is still comfortable kicking and would have no problems with the new extra point distance. Fuck it, call his bluff, after Sunday he cant do worse.
@"JimmyinSD" said: Call Longwell, he was on kfan 2 weeks ago saying he is still comfortable kicking and would have no problems with the new extra point distance. Fuck it, call his bluff, after Sunday he cant do worse.Wanna bet?
No....I say get someone whose name you can't pronounce.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"JimmyinSD" said: Call Longwell, he was on kfan 2 weeks ago saying he is still comfortable kicking and would have no problems with the new extra point distance. Fuck it, call his bluff, after Sunday he cant do worse. Wanna bet?No....I say get someone whose name you can't pronounce.
0.0% not really sure how to do worse.3 games ro go in a dead season, fuck it, see if the old guy is full of shit or if he can still swing it.
They will stick with Bailey, bit it would be fun to hear that call to RL.
@"JimmyinSD" said: Why did we carry a kicker on the practice squad for half the season when Bailey is so well thought of in terms of historical accuracy, and why then when the accuracy goes to shit, and previously mentioned kicker is on the street is he not the first name that pops up?I was thinking the same thing, but it turns out that the low life Jets signed Chase McLaughlin off waivers yesterday before we had a chance to bring him back. Total garbage move as they have no desire to win any games. Wonder if they are still upset about Barr backing out of their offer.
@"JR44" said:Well Mclaughlin didn't exactly lite it up for Jacksonville so maybe this is the Jets way of ensuring they stay winless?@"JimmyinSD" said: Why did we carry a kicker on the practice squad for half the season when Bailey is so well thought of in terms of historical accuracy, and why then when the accuracy goes to shit, and previously mentioned kicker is on the street is he not the first name that pops up? I was thinking the same thing, but it turns out that the low life Jets signed Chase McLaughlin off waivers yesterday before we had a chance to bring him back. Total garbage move as they have no desire to win any games. Wonder if they are still upset about Barr backing out of their offer.
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"JimmyinSD" said: Call Longwell, he was on kfan 2 weeks ago saying he is still comfortable kicking and would have no problems with the new extra point distance. Fuck it, call his bluff, after Sunday he cant do worse. Wanna bet?No....I say get someone whose name you can't pronounce.
0.0% not really sure how to do worse.3 games ro go in a dead season, fuck it, see if the old guy is full of shit or if he can still swing it.
They will stick with Bailey, bit it would be fun to hear that call to RL.
I guess worse could have been blocked and returned?
At this point we're not a playoff team, and even if we sneak in we're not going anywhere. So I guess as Hillary would say "what difference does it make".
Might as well ride it out and wait for next year again.
Who is going to pick a kicker? There is no record of doing so within the current organization, and our ST coach has been abominable and is himself a dead man walking. Find a new ST coach after the season and let him find a new kicker.
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"JimmyinSD" said: Call Longwell, he was on kfan 2 weeks ago saying he is still comfortable kicking and would have no problems with the new extra point distance. Fuck it, call his bluff, after Sunday he cant do worse. Wanna bet?No....I say get someone whose name you can't pronounce.
0.0% not really sure how to do worse.
Worse would be a kicker who makes less than 50% of this kicks over a period of several games. I don't know what's wrong with Bailey, but I would say it's just as likely he gets over his slump and regains some trust...than to find a street kicker out there we can put any kind of confidence in. But who knows.
@"Vikergirl" said: Might as well ride it out and wait for next year again.I think that's something they are debating. No one good is really available so pick one in the 7th round in the draft. I highly doubt Dan Bailey is the reason we miss out on the playoffs but we are the Vikings so who knows
Would this move take up 3 roster spots? Seriously, they couldn't do much worse than what happened last Sunday. B) 
@"HappyViking" said:Wanna bet? Don't jinx them.Would this move take up 3 roster spots? Seriously, they couldn't do much worse than what happened last Sunday. B)
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