Colts want Adam Vinatieri back (Update) (Merge)

[jvan1973]

He will be back next year.   Accept it

[csmopar]

[Coffeedrinker]

22 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

They aren't going to carry two kickers

Probably not but the Colts have carried two kickers in the past.  For a couple of years the Colts had Vandy (FG), Smith (P) and Danny Knight, kick off specialist.

[Superman]

Mod note: Several posts were removed from this thread. Please remember to post respectfully, without baiting or taking shots. 

[King Colt]

Father Time is undefeated. Dump him and find someone new.

[Gramz]

"Taking my time, choosing my line, Trying to decide what to do.....

 

.....just turn your pretty head and walk away"

 

 

 

[Lucky Colts Fan]

58 minutes ago, King Colt said:

Father Time is undefeated. Dump him and find someone new.

 

Death, taxes, and posts like this...

[Dingus McGirt]

48 minutes ago, Gramz said:

"Taking my time, choosing my line, Trying to decide what to do.....

 

.....just turn your pretty head and walk away"

 

 

 

Saw James Gang live in 1972.  Nice reference, Gramz!

[Gramz]

12 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

Saw James Gang live in 1972.  Nice reference, Gramz!

Seemed appropriate.

[CurBeatElite]

 

 

On kicker Adam Vinatieri and his pending free agency:

“He’s the ‘G.O.A.T’ for a reason, right? And, I mean, just the week before the season ends, he’s out there kicking 63, 64 yarders on the practice field. I don’t know how he does it. The guy’s incredible. So he’s still kicking at a very high level. I know he’s working through that decision (and) has expressed some desire of, ‘Hey, probably want to (return),’ but I can certainly understand and respect him to take a minute to think that through. But I’ll have to keep sending him texts, ‘Come on, now. Let’s go. Get back here. We’ve got a few more years left in you.’”

[Old Colt]

On 1/15/2019 at 2:19 PM, Shadow_Creek said:

if it happens then i'm fine with it. However i really think we should also keep a back up kicker this time to groom him

Only on the practice squad, we don't need to waste a true roster spot of the 53 man roster on a kicker we are grooming.....

[Roger]

I would like to see an opportunity for Vinatieri to throw a TD pass on a fake FG trick play. Did not look it up, but wonder who the oldest player to throw a TD was?

[OffensivelyPC]

On 1/15/2019 at 6:35 PM, Superman said:

 

Thing is, many of us thought he was done ten years ago. He got hurt in 2009, and Matt Stover was the kicker the rest of the season. He came back in 2010 and hit 26/28 FG, and was 51/51 on XPs.

 

And then we thought he'd retire after Polian left, and he hit two game winners in 2012. Kind of a sloppy season for him, 78% on FGs, but he bounced back nicely in 2013. He's hit several game winners since.

 

Every time we think the guy is ready to fall off or hang them up, he comes right back and shows why he's the greatest kicker of all time.

 

I'll wait for him to prove that he can't kick anymore, or doesn't want to, before pushing him out the door.

Yup...at this age, he's earned it. Especially having come back from his groin injury and playing back to his usual form.

[Gramz]

Any word yet on which way he's leaning...?

 

I know he said he was going to take a few weeks.

[csmopar]

9 minutes ago, Gramz said:

Any word yet on which way he's leaning...?

 

I know he said he was going to take a few weeks.

Just speculation, nothing yet

[Gramz]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Just speculation, nothing yet

Thanks.   I think the last article I read (if you can believe what you read)   was that he would like to play one more year, after checking a few medical things to make sure he's good to go.

 

I know he's a free agent now, so hoping if he decides he really does want to play, it will be here.

 

Nothing but respect for him.

[coltsva]

On 1/17/2019 at 9:30 AM, Roger said:

I would like to see an opportunity for Vinatieri to throw a TD pass on a fake FG trick play. Did not look it up, but wonder who the oldest player to throw a TD was?

George Blanda - 47 years and 91 days old.

Born Sept 17, 1927. Threw TD pass to Cliff Branch on Dec 14, 1974.

 

He then kicked the extra point.

[twfish]

3 hours ago, Gramz said:

Any word yet on which way he's leaning...?

 

I know he said he was going to take a few weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcQzVsV_jC8 if you listen to the part of the interview with adam it sounds like its a done deal hes coming back

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

He is coming back according to Adam Shefter. Vinny pretty much confirmed it on Pat Macafee podcast also.

[oldunclemark]

On ‎1‎/‎15‎/‎2019 at 12:24 PM, DougDew said:

He's good.  Any kicker can have a bad day.  At age 60 or whatever, he finally came back to the pack.

He had a good season until the final game.

  I have confidence in him

[NorthernBlue]

I stayed away from this thread till now. Right after the KC game I was on the fence about bringing GOAT back, but that was mostly reactionary. Colts need to bring him back.

 

I think some of y'all are forgetting just how hard it is to find a consistent kicker. Just ask Tampa Bay or Cleveland or Chicago. 

 

Every single clutch kicker misses kicks. Even the best ones.

 

Tucker missed a game tying PAT this season against NO. Gostkowski missed two kicks in the SB last season. Aren't those two supposed to be the best in the business?

 

Understand that if Vinny comes back, he'll miss some kicks. All kickers do. Also understand that it's way unlikely the Colts could find a kicker of the street who is as reliable and clutch as Vinny. 

[Mel Kiper's Hair]

7 hours ago, NorthernBlue said:

I stayed away from this thread till now. Right after the KC game I was on the fence about bringing GOAT back, but that was mostly reactionary. Colts need to bring him back.

 

I think some of y'all are forgetting just how hard it is to find a consistent kicker. Just ask Tampa Bay or Cleveland or Chicago. 

 

Every single clutch kicker misses kicks. Even the best ones.

 

Tucker missed a game tying PAT this season against NO. Gostkowski missed two kicks in the SB last season. Aren't those two supposed to be the best in the business?

 

Understand that if Vinny comes back, he'll miss some kicks. All kickers do. Also understand that it's way unlikely the Colts could find a kicker of the street who is as reliable and clutch as Vinny. 

 

This is truth!