Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, vikingsrule said: Hopefully the ST coach is next on the chopping block if the ST unit doesn't improve. I agree. ST has looked like crap dating back to the pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 That doesn’t sound like a quote about someone you’d put on the practice squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Love the answer from Zimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, swede700 said: Question is, did he ever miss back-to back-to back kicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 i am not in any way surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 This is crazy, has this ever happened this early in a NFL kickers career? He was drafted in the 6th round and they release him two games into the season? Kind of a funny quote Zimmer said about losing that pick. "We'll get some more sixth-rounders next year, I'm not worried about that. Plus we got three undrafted free agents on the roster, too, so it's probably better than having those sixth-rounders." They could have got instead in that draft slot JK Scott who looks amazing at punter for Fing Green Bay. Or Darius Phillips, Valdes-Scantling, John Kelly, Duke Ejiofor, Same Jones, Deon Cain, Ray Ray McCloud, DeShon Elliott, Jack Cichy, Trevon Young, Matt Pryor, Equanimeous St. Brown, Braxton Berrios or Jordan Thomas etc. So yeah it was a straight up error on the Vikings, especially when you give up on him this quickly but yeah with all those Vets on the sidelines exciting to win a game they should not, would be rough for him. Daniel Carlson is the all time leading scorer in the SEC and honestly I would not be surprised to see him back in the NFL somewhere. Honestly it was two games, but good to cut it and be that strict. But obviously their kicking game has sucked for awhile and their kickers have some metal issues over and over again be in missed short field goals in big games or missed extra points. Yeah I say fire Mike Priefer, honestly the guy is not doing well at getting the kickers ready and confident. Sure the head coach can be hard on him, kind of nice to have a special teams coach not as hard as the head coach is on him. Just that quote he said alone of "a Pro kicker does not miss two in a row" well sad to say that happens all the time! Sure maybe a Hall of Fame pro kicker does not miss two in a row but many do it constantly and why say that after a kicker is missing and does not have much confidence. Sure blame Carlson but honestly Priefer is the issue potentially I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Kind of a funny quote Zimmer said about losing that pick. "We'll get some more sixth-rounders next year, I'm not worried about that. Plus we got three undrafted free agents on the roster, too, so it's probably better than having those sixth-rounders." It really isn't that far off. Point being, late-round picks are largely a dart throw. Here are the 6th and 7th rounders drafted in Zimmer's time here. Not a high success rate. Bucky Hodges Stacy Coley Ifeadi Odenigbo Elijah Lee Jack Tocho Moritz Boehringer David Morgan Stephen Weatherly Jayron Kearse Tyrus Thompson B.J. Dubose Austin Shepherd Edmond Robinson Antone Exum Kendall James Shamar Stephen Brandon Watts Jabari Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 45 minutes ago, Klomp said: It really isn't that far off. Point being, late-round picks are largely a dart throw. Here are the 6th and 7th rounders drafted in Zimmer's time here. Not a high success rate. Bucky Hodges Stacy Coley Ifeadi Odenigbo Elijah Lee Jack Tocho Moritz Boehringer David Morgan Stephen Weatherly Jayron Kearse Tyrus Thompson B.J. Dubose Austin Shepherd Edmond Robinson Antone Exum Kendall James Shamar Stephen Brandon Watts Jabari Price I am talking about a kicker in the NFL on a team with no kickers or wanting kicker help. I cannot recall a time a NFL team that needed a kicker, drafted a kicker they liked then cut him on the 2nd game. Kickers are not drafted a ton and when they are usually it is for a reason. Sadly we should have drafted JK Scott who is a fine punter and also is a position of need for the team after we let go of our other punter and have this new guy in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Ozzy said: I am talking about a kicker in the NFL on a team with no kickers or wanting kicker help. I cannot recall a time a NFL team that needed a kicker, drafted a kicker they liked then cut him on the 2nd game. Kickers are not drafted a ton and when they are usually it is for a reason. Sadly we should have drafted JK Scott who is a fine punter and also is a position of need for the team after we let go of our other punter and have this new guy in... I know. I was specifically talking about Zimmer's quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I'm surprised he admitted to losing confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 15 hours ago, Ozzy said: They could have got instead in that draft slot JK Scott who looks amazing at punter for Fing Green Bay. Or Darius Phillips, Valdes-Scantling, John Kelly, Duke Ejiofor, Same Jones, Deon Cain, Ray Ray McCloud, DeShon Elliott, Jack Cichy, Trevon Young, Matt Pryor, Equanimeous St. Brown, Braxton Berrios or Jordan Thomas etc. I really have no idea who any of those people are...nor do I think 90% of them will even be in the league in 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 15 hours ago, Klomp said: It really isn't that far off. Point being, late-round picks are largely a dart throw. Here are the 6th and 7th rounders drafted in Zimmer's time here. Not a high success rate. Bucky Hodges Stacy Coley Ifeadi Odenigbo Elijah Lee Jack Tocho Moritz BoehringerDavid Morgan Stephen Weatherly Jayron Kearse Tyrus Thompson B.J. DuboseAustin Shepherd Edmond Robinson Antone Exum Kendall JamesShamar Stephen Brandon Watts Jabari Price I believe all the bolded are on the team or a currentl NFL roster. Tocho, Robinson, Exum, Price (and maybe Watts?) all made the Vikings roster or practice squad for a least a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 7 hours ago, swede700 said: I really have no idea who any of those people are...nor do I think 90% of them will even be in the league in 2 years. Many of them will be in the league 2 years from now, that would not be a surprise if over half are still in the league 2 years from now. Like I said JK Scott is a standout punter and should be in the NFL on the freaking Packers for 10-15 years potentially. Sure you might not know who they are, but someone who follows draft prospects very closely (myself) knows exactly who these guys are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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