Mcafee sets world record

[jvan1973]

For longest blind folded FG

 

 

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/indianapolis-colts-pat-mcafee-guinness-world-record-blindfolded-field-goal-020516

[SkyBane]

Dude has an extremely talented leg. Wouldn't be surprised if after Vinny retires, we draft a new punter and convert him to kicker.

[ReMeDy]

4 hours ago, SkyBane said:

Dude has an extremely talented leg. Wouldn't be surprised if after Vinny retires, we draft a new punter and convert him to kicker.

 

As long as we don't have him doing both with no backup, lol.

[CantBeStopped]

1 minute ago, ReMeDy said:

 

As long as we don't have him doing both with no backup, lol.

I wonder what gramatica is doin lol

[Coltfreak]

5 hours ago, SkyBane said:

Dude has an extremely talented leg. Wouldn't be surprised if after Vinny retires, we draft a new punter and convert him to kicker.

That would be stupid 

[rockywoj]

36 minutes ago, Coltfreak said:

That would be stupid 

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

[SkyBane]

20 minutes ago, rockywoj said:

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

Polian kind of had this obsession with creating the all in one kicker. His first attempt was Hunter Smith, then he drafted McAfee to basically try again. McAfee could be a fine kicker, but even he thinks that doing both would be too much strain on his leg. Punters are by and large painless to come by, so there's a lot of logic behind just converting Pat over when Vinatieri is done.

[southwest1]

10 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

For longest blind folded FG

 

 

 

Maybe it's the because it's 3:36 AM, but when I saw the words 'blind folded' the 1st thing I thought of was a '50 Shades of Gray' S & M joke. Sorry, my bad. 

 

In all seriousness, it's cool Pat got into the record books. Congrats McAfee. 

 

Was the 'Dodgeball' movie Pat's inspiration behind attempting this feat too? Just kidding! 

 

[southwest1]

I wonder what the best music is for getting in the zone for a blinded folded kick is for inspirational purposes? 

 

"Blinded By The Light" by Manfred Mann or "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones? Just curious...

[TheRustonRifle#7]

Patty Mac rocks and that is all! 

[Coltfreak]

On February 6, 2016 at 11:13 PM, rockywoj said:

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

Luck played a little linebacker in high school.  Should he return to his "roots"?

 

Pat is arguably the best punter in the game to move him to another position would be stupid 

Mans to want one person doing both is even stupider 

 

 

[MR. Blueblood]

McAfee the man, the myth, the legend!

 

Guiness has some pretty crazy records that people own, I'm happy he got one of them.

 

Looking forward to seeing his stand up this Friday in Muncie!

[Jhaze55]

That plaque was all over his snapchat last night

 

Good job Pat

[jvan1973]

On 2/6/2016 at 0:13 AM, rockywoj said:

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

He was a punter and kicker in college

[twfish]

His snapchats where hilarious lol

[AKB]

10 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

He was a punter and kicker in college

 

 

Isn't he in the NFL now?

[jvan1973]

7 hours ago, AustinnKaine said:

 

 

Isn't he in the NFL now?

Did you read the post I quoted? 

[crazycolt1]

On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 0:13 AM, rockywoj said:

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

He punted as a senior in college.

[crazycolt1]

On ‎2‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 6:14 PM, SkyBane said:

Dude has an extremely talented leg. Wouldn't be surprised if after Vinny retires, we draft a new punter and convert him to kicker.

Why? A decent FG kicker is not hard to find. A top notch punter is.

[jet1968]

That is one way to get into a records book.

[Dustin]

1 hour ago, crazycolt1 said:

Why? A decent FG kicker is not hard to find. A top notch punter is.

 

Because Kickers directly effect the amount of points a team scores.

 

And what you wrote isn't even true btw

[lollygagger8]

McAfee for President

[AKB]

3 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

Did you read the post I quoted? 

He is in the NFL now, not college. I clearly read what you wrote, otherwise I wouldn't of quoted it.

[jvan1973]

58 minutes ago, AustinnKaine said:

He is in the NFL now, not college. I clearly read what you wrote, otherwise I wouldn't of quoted it.

The post I quoted said he never punted before coming to the NFL. I was pointing out that wasn't correct.   Try to keep up

[coltsva]

Pat's West Virginia Stats:

 

                XPM    XPA     FGM   FGA    Punts

2005          48        49        11      18

2006          62        62        17      22         18

2007          64        65        13      19         46

2008          36        36        17      20         62

[Coffeedrinker]

On 2/6/2016 at 11:13 PM, rockywoj said:

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

Well, according to the Sports Xchange he came out as a punter that could kick off and handle long FG attempts.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=58089&draftyear=2009&genpos=K

 

Here is an article from SB Nation after the Colts drafted him " The Colts and Bill Polian have made it clear: Pat McAfee is the new punter for the Indianapolis Colts. Though he kicked FGs, handled kickoffs, and punted at West Virginia, the Colts drafted McAfee to succeed Hunter Smith, who departed via free agency and signed with the Washington Redskins. "

 

 

[crazycolt1]

6 hours ago, Dustin said:

 

Because Kickers directly effect the amount of points a team scores.

 

And what you wrote isn't even true btw

So having a great punter does not effect field position? The difference between the 1st and the 10th field goal kicker is about 6 points per season. The difference between having a punter giving your defense greater field position is more important than 6 to 10 points a season. Vinny didn't even break the top ten in points this  season.

[Myles]

2 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

So having a great punter does not effect field position? The difference between the 1st and the 10th field goal kicker is about 6 points per season. The difference between having a punter giving your defense greater field position is more important than 6 to 10 points a season.

Not sure that is true.   It would have to be the difference between the 1st and 10th best punters to be a fair comparison.   Difference between Pat and #10 is a 1 yard NET.

 

Not saying you are wrong, and I tend to agree that keeping Pat as the punter/kick off guy may be best.  

 

[crazycolt1]

1 minute ago, Myles said:

Not sure that is true.   It would have to be the difference between the 1st and 10th best punters to be a fair comparison.   Difference between Pat and #10 is a 1 yard NET.

 

Not saying you are wrong, and I tend to agree that keeping Pat as the punter/kick off guy may be best.  

 

I have no problem with your comment at all. But having your punter pinning the other teams offense along with Boomsticks kick offs makes for a top notch punter/kick off specialist. I have no doubt that Pat can kick field goals but at this point his expert punting and his ability to cover the field after those kicks makes him more valuable as a punter IMO.

[AKB]

9 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

The post I quoted said he never punted before coming to the NFL. I was pointing out that wasn't correct.   Try to keep up

Ah okay I thought you were supporting the idea of having him kick and punt because he did so in college.

[Dustin]

9 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

So having a great punter does not effect field position? The difference between the 1st and the 10th field goal kicker is about 6 points per season. The difference between having a punter giving your defense greater field position is more important than 6 to 10 points a season. Vinny didn't even break the top ten in points this  season.

 

The difference between the 1st and 10th best punter is 1 net yard. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Pat is the best, had he played QB vs the Texans we would've won  I am kidding but you never know. If we were down by 3 or less and needed a 70 Yard FG I would bring him in to try it instead of throwing a hailmary.

[Chucklez]

On 2/5/2016 at 11:14 PM, SkyBane said:

Dude has an extremely talented leg. Wouldn't be surprised if after Vinny retires, we draft a new punter and convert him to kicker.

The dude is the best punter in the NFL... would be silly to throw that away to be a decent kicker.

[Mike Tahoe]

McAfee "Swimmer", Pat will eventually hold the Guiness World Record for longest FG in a game also, once Vinny reitres.

[Myles]

21 minutes ago, Mike Tahoe said:

McAfee "Swimmer", Pat will eventually hold the Guiness World Record for longest FG in a game also, once Vinny reitres.

He doesn't have to wait for Vinnie to retire for that.   If the Colts would attempt a 65+ yard FG, chances are the wouldn't ask Vinnie to try.  

[crazycolt1]

8 hours ago, Dustin said:

 

The difference between the 1st and 10th best punter is 1 net yard. 

If you want to hand pick one stat to make your point then be my guest. You don't need to look at any other things about punting being you overlook the bigger picture.

[crazycolt1]

On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 0:13 AM, rockywoj said:

My understanding he came out of college as a kicker and learned to punt after being drafted by the Colts.   IMHO, it doesn't come off as stupid to return him to his roots after Vinny is done.

Pat didn't need to learn to be a punter being he did it in college as a senior. He averaged 44.7 yards at West Virginia.

[crazycolt1]

On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 0:37 AM, SkyBane said:

Polian kind of had this obsession with creating the all in one kicker. His first attempt was Hunter Smith, then he drafted McAfee to basically try again. McAfee could be a fine kicker, but even he thinks that doing both would be too much strain on his leg. Punters are by and large painless to come by, so there's a lot of logic behind just converting Pat over when Vinatieri is done.

IMO field goal kickers are easier to come by. It happens every season. Finding top notch punters is not as easy as you suggest. Pat might become a field goal kicker when he gets older but not at this point.

[Dustin]

2 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

If you want to hand pick one stat to make your point then be my guest. You don't need to look at any other things about punting being you overlook the bigger picture.

 

You picked one stat too. 

[crazycolt1]

1 minute ago, Dustin said:

 

You picked one stat too. 

You spoke your opinion just as I stated mine. Is it really imperative for you to continue to try an argue about it?