Pat McAfee

[SkyBane]

He is becoming an internet legend, and a fan favorite icon amongst NFL fans, not just Colts fans. I really hope he gets re-signed. Hes not only a very good punter (under rated position imo), but hes a fantastic personality. Would love to see him in a horseshoe for years to come.

[Colts_Fan12]

He is becoming an internet legend, and a fan favorite icon amongst NFL fans, not just Colts fans. I really hope he gets re-signed. Hes not only a very good punter (under rated position imo), but hes a fantastic personality. Would love to see him in a horseshoe for years to come.

I second this!!

[GoColts8818]

I could easily see him tagged again. Tags for punters are cheap by NFL standards and I don't think we have another free agent worth the tag at his poistion other than maybe Adam.

[basketballsteve]

I could easily see him tagged again. Tags for punters are cheap by NFL standards and I don't think we have another free agent worth the tag at his poistion other than maybe Adam.

He could be franchised again but I hope not. We will not have a first rounder to sign next year so maybe that's an upside to the Trent trade that can free some money for Pat?

[Day at the Hilton]

I could easily see him tagged again. Tags for punters are cheap by NFL standards and I don't think we have another free agent worth the tag at his poistion other than maybe Adam.

Vontae?

[GoColts8818]

Vontae?

not worth the tag. I want to keep him don't get me wrong buts he's not worth the average of the top five corners in the NFL. Then if he's tagged his agent will use that against us in negations.

[dudeski]

Vontae?

vontae will get an extension

Mcafee is a punter. Don't care either way. Especially don't care about his internet persona

[ponyboy]

I could easily see him tagged again. Tags for punters are cheap by NFL standards and I don't think we have another free agent worth the tag at his poistion other than maybe Adam.

 

I could be wrong about this (I'm relying on my memory and not looking it up).. but I think it's gets really expensive to use the franchise tag on players in consecutive years because you have to pay 120% of the previous year or an average of the top 5.  Since he signed the 1-year franchise last year he already makes the average of the top 5.. next year would be 120% of that.

 

I seem to remember this being an issue with Edge.   I wouldn't be surprised if it was used on Davis unless they extend before the deadline.

[Turftoe]

Pat needs to concentrate on his football career and less on his comedy act.  He's a talented guy for sure, but he's had some real bone-head kicks this year (like the out of bounds blunder against TN).

[mystrymaster]

vontae will get an extension

Mcafee is a punter. Don't care either way. Especially don't care about his internet persona

Don't have to care about anything other than the fact that he is one of the best punters in the league.

The other stuff is a bonus.

You cannot doubt his on the field contributions though.

[dudeski]

Don't have to care about anything other than the fact that he is one of the best punters in the league.

The other stuff is a bonus.

You cannot doubt his on the field contributions though.

this has not been his best year. Happy to have him back, don't care if he leaves

[swflacoltsfans]

He seems like a great guy and not some ego jock.

[SteelCityColt]

this has not been his best year. Happy to have him back, don't care if he leaves

 

It's not been that much of an outlier, he's done some great work in games too, SF springs to mind.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12689/pat-mcafee for season by season stats if you're interested. 

[SteelCityColt]

I could be wrong about this (I'm relying on my memory and not looking it up).. but I think it's gets really expensive to use the franchise tag on players in consecutive years because you have to pay 120% of the previous year or an average of the top 5.  Since he signed the 1-year franchise last year he already makes the average of the top 5.. next year would be 120% of that.

 

I seem to remember this being an issue with Edge.   I wouldn't be surprised if it was used on Davis unless they extend before the deadline.

 

I believe you are correct on this, didn't it cause the Cowboys some financial pain to FT Spencer twice in a row?

[AllYouNeedIsLuck]

He seems like a great guy and not some ego jock.

Yep! We have a few notable great and smart guys on the team. Luck, Wayne, Mcafee, Vinny, Mathis and Bethea are some that come to mind

[braveheartcolt]

Is he really as good as we think? Performance wise? I just wonder if he's a good punter that has a cult following due to intangibles?

 

Geez, I sound like Bob K.

[AllYouNeedIsLuck]

Pat needs to concentrate on his football career and less on his comedy act.  He's a talented guy for sure, but he's had some real bone-head kicks this year (like the out of bounds blunder against TN).

Dude his show or whatever he does has zero effect on his training and practice for games. It was just a bad kick. 

Players have lives too..

[Colts_Fan12]

Wow some fans are even turning on Patty Mac

[Timo1]

I think he was the reason the Colts won the Houston game. The tackle he made on the long kick return saved a TD. He has made some really good saving tackles on returns(not that the returner should be getting to him), but he's not scared to get in there and hit some one.

One question though. Why has Allen been doing Facebook Friday the last 2 weeks and not McAfee?

[Cynjin]

Wow some fans are even turning on Patty Mac

 

Some fans are negative about almost everything.  It's just the way they go through life.

[GoColts8818]

I could be wrong about this (I'm relying on my memory and not looking it up).. but I think it's gets really expensive to use the franchise tag on players in consecutive years because you have to pay 120% of the previous year or an average of the top 5. Since he signed the 1-year franchise last year he already makes the average of the top 5.. next year would be 120% of that.

I seem to remember this being an issue with Edge. I wouldn't be surprised if it was used on Davis unless they extend before the deadline.

still for a punter it's cheap. He'd still make less than our backup QB just to give you an idea.

[Colts_Fan12]

Some fans are negative about almost everything. It's just the way they go through life.

Ik wat ya mean lol

[BLUEx40]

Pat needs to concentrate on his football career and less on his comedy act.  He's a talented guy for sure, but he's had some real bone-head kicks this year (like the out of bounds blunder against TN).

if you watch chuck pagano's press conference hes says they were trying to pin them deep in the corner and did not put that kick on McAfee

[dudeski]

if you watch chuck pagano's press conference hes says they were trying to pin them deep in the corner and did not put that kick on McAfee

of course he didn't call him out. He should have though. Just coach talk

[jskinnz]

Pat needs to concentrate on his football career and less on his comedy act.  He's a talented guy for sure, but he's had some real bone-head kicks this year (like the out of bounds blunder against TN).

Can you tell me how you know one is affecting the other?

[Indygal1218]

Wow some fans are even turning on Patty Mac

I have a feeling it's just fans who don't think punters and kickers are football players anyway. They don't care about their existence until the player screws up.

[SteelCityColt]

I have a feeling it's just fans who don't think punters and kickers are football players anyway. They don't care about their existence until the player screws up.

 

You take that back right now, Punters are people too

[Indygal1218]

You take that back right now, Punters are people too

Hey, now! I love me some Patty Mac! Since he stopped swimming in the canal, he's been an okay dude.

[SteelCityColt]

Hey, now! I love me some Patty Mac! Since he stopped swimming in the canal, he's been an okay dude.

 

If I'm honest the canal incident for some reason endears him to me even more... players have done far worse under the influence (influences?). 

[SkyBane]

If I'm honest the canal incident for some reason endears him to me even more... players have done far worse under the influence (influences?).

I always just assumed it was a Broadripple right of passage. Im from further south in B-town, but thats what my dad told me lol.

[Fx Stryker]

If I'm honest the canal incident for some reason endears him to me even more... players have done far worse under the influence (influences?).

Like call everyone on your team soft?

[SteelCityColt]

Like call everyone on your team soft?

 

Ha I don't follow the NBA, that's a Pacers reference right?

[Indygal1218]

Like call everyone on your team soft?

Are you talking about Vandejagt? He was sober when he talked that nonsense. At least Mac had the good decency to be inebriated when he acted like an *.

[Indygal1218]

If I'm honest the canal incident for some reason endears him to me even more... players have done far worse under the influence (influences?).

Yes, others have done much, much worse, but that move still deserves a good

He wouldn't have gotten into trouble if he hadn't tried to climb into to some random woman's car.

[Fx Stryker]

Ha I don't follow the NBA, that's a Pacers reference right?

 

Nah, Vanderjagt when he called Peyton and Tony soft during playoff losses.

 

Are you talking about Vandejagt? He was sober when he talked that nonsense. At least Mac had the good decency to be inebriated when he acted like an *.

 

I know he was. I was just combining that incident with him being our liquored up kicker.

[SteelCityColt]

Nah, Vanderjagt when he called Peyton and Tony soft during playoff losses.

 

 

I know he was. I was just combining that incident with him being our liquored up kicker.

 

My bad I thought it was related to this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1192998-indiana-pacers-larry-bird-calls-team-soft-after-game-5-blowout

[SteelCityColt]

He wouldn't have gotten into trouble if he hadn't tried to climb into to some random woman's car.

 

A different type of woman and he might have been in a whole different kind of trouble ;)

[Imped]

Pat rocks.

 

I've met him several times and he's been nothing but a very cool, easy to talk to guy. And to top it off, he's a fantastic punter and happens to be a great athlete that enjoys tackling and does some great things off the field.

 

Can't ask for anything more. Keep him around at any reasonable cost. 

[luckyblue]

Pat is a great punter, and a great guy off the field as well, I really think the Colts should sign him to a long term contract(punters don't make that much money). Also Facebook Friday is not the same without him.

[Indygal1218]

Also Facebook Friday is not the same without him.

You're darn tootin'! I want my Facebook Friday, dang it!!