VikeManDan Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Klomp said: It's what the Vikings fans want. They know best! We'll see. Wonder if the impatience with Carlson last year will come into play here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, VikeManDan said: Wonder if the impatience with Carlson last year will come into play here. at least today it appears it does... Zimmer: “I don’t know if I’m disappointed in it. I know that he hit one. He’s a talented kid, and Bailey came in and kicked well. We’ll just have to evaluate it and see.” https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/30/mike-zimmer-on-kickers-well-just-have-to-evaluate-it-and-see/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, vike daddy said: at least today it appears it does... Zimmer: “I don’t know if I’m disappointed in it. I know that he hit one. He’s a talented kid, and Bailey came in and kicked well. We’ll just have to evaluate it and see.” https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/30/mike-zimmer-on-kickers-well-just-have-to-evaluate-it-and-see/ In the end, I still think, as disappointed as I am in Vedvik thus far, the talent is still evident, I'd still cut Wile and keep Vedvik as punter. Wile, while he has been more consistent for the last 2 weeks, has no upside and who's to say that in 1 week, if Vedvik was gone, wouldn't just go back to being Mr. Inconsistency again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 9 hours ago, swede700 said: In the end, I still think, as disappointed as I am in Vedvik thus far, the talent is still evident, I'd still cut Wile and keep Vedvik as punter. Wile, while he has been more consistent for the last 2 weeks, has no upside and who's to say that in 1 week, if Vedvik was gone, wouldn't just go back to being Mr. Inconsistency again. Wile isn't Ray Guy. He's average. I think that reason is enough to keep Vedvik, give him an intern year as punter, and develop into a kicker for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 24 minutes ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Wile isn't Ray Guy. He's average. I think that reason is enough to keep Vedvik, give him an intern year as punter, and develop into a kicker for next year. Wile was better than average last year. Among 34 punters with at least 20 punts: 14th in YPA 9th in net yardage 6th in average hang time 14th in punting grade There’s no real need to upgrade. And it’s very likely Vedvik would be a downgrade, he was terrible this preseason. That’s too heavy a price to pay on the off chance Vedvik is somehow a better kicker than Bailey next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 10 hours ago, Krauser said: Wile was better than average last year. Among 34 punters with at least 20 punts: 14th in YPA 9th in net yardage 6th in average hang time 14th in punting grade There’s no real need to upgrade. And it’s very likely Vedvik would be a downgrade, he was terrible this preseason. That’s too heavy a price to pay on the off chance Vedvik is somehow a better kicker than Bailey next year. I still think putting him on the practice squad might be a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 11 hours ago, Krauser said: Wile was better than average last year. Among 34 punters with at least 20 punts: 14th in YPA 9th in net yardage 6th in average hang time 14th in punting grade There’s no real need to upgrade. And it’s very likely Vedvik would be a downgrade, he was terrible this preseason. That’s too heavy a price to pay on the off chance Vedvik is somehow a better kicker than Bailey next year. Didn't he do pretty good in Baltimore? It was here out kicking the coverage then too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Jets claimed the Norwegian specialist Vedvik off waivers. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/09/01/jets-claim-kaare-vedvik-three-others-off-waivers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Such a poor trade that was. Just seemed so thoughtless. if they liked him enough to trade a 5th round pick (kicker trades never happen), why not give him time? If Vedvik isn't good he doesn't deserve a roster spot but at the same time, you're trading for potential. I almost would have just gone with Vedvik over Bailey, I don't think it's terribly hard to replace azBailey level player with someone off the street if Vedvik would have had a few bad games to start the year. MN has really botched the kicking situation over the years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 32 minutes ago, vikingsrule said: Such a poor trade that was. Just seemed so thoughtless. if they liked him enough to trade a 5th round pick (kicker trades never happen), why not give him time? If Vedvik isn't good he doesn't deserve a roster spot but at the same time, you're trading for potential. I almost would have just gone with Vedvik over Bailey, I don't think it's terribly hard to replace azBailey level player with someone off the street if Vedvik would have had a few bad games to start the year. MN has really botched the kicking situation over the years. I think they could have given him the if didn't already have a kicker on the roster that looks a lot better. Imagine the outrage if Bailey was cut after drastically outperforming Vedvick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 1 hour ago, vikesfan89 said: I think they could have given him the if didn't already have a kicker on the roster that looks a lot better. Imagine the outrage if Bailey was cut after drastically outperforming Vedvick My concern is that the Vikes knew they were trading for upside and a player who has never kicked in regular season games. Why the drastic change of heart after a few meaningless games. He must have been brutal in practice or something. They should have known the risk when the trade was made, a 5th round pick for a kicker is a pretty significant move considering the history of the position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, vikingsrule said: My concern is that the Vikes knew they were trading for upside and a player who has never kicked in regular season games. Why the drastic change of heart after a few meaningless games. He must have been brutal in practice or something. They should have known the risk when the trade was made, a 5th round pick for a kicker is a pretty significant move considering the history of the position. From the sounds of it he was brutal in practice. Bailey was also struggling before the trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vikesfan89 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Can he hold? Someday we'll get some consistency Edited September 1, 2019 by vikesfan89 Although I think dinner works also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 40 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: Can he hold? Someday we'll get dinner consistency Edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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