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7 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

Multiple teams have switched kickers this week.  As far as I know Shrader hasn't received any interest other than from the Colts.  He isn't a big deal for me.

I have always worried not keeping 2 kickers on the 53 because what if Matt Gay pulls a hamstring in the 1st Qtr, then we go all game without a FG kicker. That can cost you a game. Rigo can kick extra points I am sure, but he isn't a FG kicker that can make a big FG from 50 yards with the game on the line. 

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I don’t think anyone thinks he’s going to come in here and be the starter long term.  He doesn’t have to be better than Fries.  He just has to be better than Tucker to be an upgrade for this season.

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11 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I have always worried not keeping 2 kickers on the 53 because what if Matt Gay pulls a hamstring in the 1st Qtr, then we go all game without a FG kicker. That can cost you a game. Rigo can kick extra points I am sure, but he isn't a FG kicker that can make a big FG from 50 yards with the game on the line. 


I really doubt they’ll ever have two kickers active, unless they already suspect their #1 is nursing an injury.  

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I really doubt they’ll ever have two kickers active, unless they already suspect their #1 is nursing an injury.  

Not disagreeing with you but,

 

I would though because of the reason I stated above. We can be in a gigantic game with the division on the line and If Gay gets injured during the game = we are screwed in a close game. I think of everything. 

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42 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Not disagreeing with you but,

 

I would though because of the reason I stated above. We can be in a gigantic game with the division on the line and If Gay gets injured during the game = we are screwed in a close game. I think of everything. 


I get you.  You have to think about what group you’re sacrificing to keep him active.  Special teams, extra O lineman, etc.   That’s why it seems like a luxury move to me.

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52 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Not disagreeing with you but,

 

I would though because of the reason I stated above. We can be in a gigantic game with the division on the line and If Gay gets injured during the game = we are screwed in a close game. I think of everything. 

Rigo kicked field goals in college.   If the game was on the line,  I'm sure they would give him a shot

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10 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Rigo kicked field goals in college.   If the game was on the line,  I'm sure they would give him a shot

Just looked it up: 

 

72 out of 74 extra points made, and 21 out of 24 field goals made in college. 

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11 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

Just looked it up: 

 

72 out of 74 extra points made, and 21 out of 24 field goals made in college. 

Maybe that is why we only kept 1 Kicker. I would have to analyze the roster better to see who I would leave off if I did keep 2 kickers. 

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1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Maybe that is why we only kept 1 Kicker. I would have to analyze the roster better to see who I would leave off if I did keep 2 kickers. 

I don't think any team carries 2 kickers on the 53 man roster

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I don't think any team carries 2 kickers on the 53 man roster

 

The only way a team would do it is if it's a playoff game and they knew their normal kicker couldn't get there from say 55.  They may want to keep a guy who has a better shot at a longer FG, even though he's not as accurate as their prime guy.

 

Luxury move, but could pay off if you have the roster space.

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Years ago, during the Peyton era, the Colts drafted a kickoff specialist and carried him for a while.  He was out of Michigan St.   That experiment didn’t last long. 

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24 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

The 2006 Colts did, and we even had Adam. Martin Gramatica was on the roster and even made a FG and got a ring.

He was here for a couple weeks when Vinny was hurt.  

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Years ago, during the Peyton era, the Colts drafted a kickoff specialist and carried him for a while.  He was out of Michigan St.   That experiment didn’t last long. 

I don't recall  that

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18 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

He was here for a couple weeks when Vinny was hurt.  

I don't recall  that

Usually, teams don't carry 2 Kickers and I get why, some have but it is rare. You would probably either have to carry just 2 QB's or maybe 1 less Lineman to do so. I would almost rather keep an extra decent Kicker than keep Sam because Sam is never going to play anyway. I feel comfortable with AR and Flacco.

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57 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Usually, teams don't carry 2 Kickers and I get why, some have but it is rare. You would probably either have to carry just 2 QB's or maybe 1 less Lineman to do so. I would almost rather keep an extra decent Kicker than keep Sam because Sam is never going to play anyway. I feel comfortable with AR and Flacco.

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1 hour ago, Hawkeyecolt said:

Years ago, during the Peyton era, the Colts drafted a kickoff specialist and carried him for a while.  He was out of Michigan St.   That experiment didn’t last long. 

Raimon or Raiford or something like that…

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2 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

I don't think any team carries 2 kickers on the 53 man roster

The Colts used to back with Vandy.  They kept a third to do kickoffs and every year people talked about how they were wasting a roster spot to do that.  
 

I think the whole kicker in game injury bit is a little over blown with some.  I’ve been a Colts fan for over 35 years and I can think of one game where the kicker got hurt in game.  It was the MNF game vs the Ravens a few years ago.  They did exactly what you said.  Sent Rigo out to kick and then dealt with it after the game.

 

this is is not a common thing and definitely not a common enough thing to blow a roster spot over.

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12 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

The Colts used to back with Vandy.  They kept a third to do kickoffs and every year people talked about how they were wasting a roster spot to do that.  
 

I think the whole kicker in game injury bit is a little over blown with some.  I’ve been a Colts fan for over 35 years and I can think of one game where the kicker got hurt in game.  It was the MNF game vs the Ravens a few years ago.  They did exactly what you said.  Sent Rigo out to kick and then dealt with it after the game.

 

this is is not a common thing and definitely not a common enough thing to blow a roster spot over.

I'm not remembering a kickoff specialist.   I'm getting old though

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1 hour ago, jvan1973 said:

I'm not remembering a kickoff specialist.   I'm getting old though

Dave Raynor.  I can’t remember what year the NFL switched to the K balls, but the Colts kickoffs had been very short along with terrible coverage units.  Neither Vanderjagt or Hunter Smith could get it near the endzone. Raynor was also supposed to be a guy who could boom long field goals.  It was a failed experiment.  His kickoffs weren’t that great and it wasn’t worth burning a roster spot. 

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29 minutes ago, Hawkeyecolt said:

Dave Raynor.  I can’t remember what year the NFL switched to the K balls, but the Colts kickoffs had been very short along with terrible coverage units.  Neither Vanderjagt or Hunter Smith could get it near the endzone. Raynor was also supposed to be a guy who could boom long field goals.  It was a failed experiment.  His kickoffs weren’t that great and it wasn’t worth burning a roster spot. 

I'm pretty sure the NFL started using K balls in 1999. Don't bet the farm on my aged memory. 

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3 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

I'm pretty sure the NFL started using K balls in 1999. Don't bet the farm on my aged memory. 

This was 2005 that they carried Raynor for a while.  I think they fixed their problems by signing Vinny the next year. 

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9 minutes ago, KB said:

https://www.colts.com/news/mark-glowinski-signed-practice-squad-guard-roster-moves-transactions?fbclid=IwY2xjawGsLMlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVkT--1uEHONeqsor-TCVGhtK8y0RVd3Zq7HiAneDvjZQI0O_ukdKSa9Bw_aem_DkgHm5meAkShCIsrJeV3EA

 

Glowinski Is back in the house. 

One of the new posters was complaining about the team lacking veteran OL depth.  Now we have it.  A former player lost in FA.  Nice move.

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2 minutes ago, Indyfan4life said:

I’d start him now. Get Tucker off the damn field. 

Glow hasn’t played this year.  It’s going to take a little while for him to get back into game shape and learn Shane’s system.

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18 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

Glow hasn’t played this year.  It’s going to take a little while for him to get back into game shape and learn Shane’s system.

A sack of potato’s would be more effective than Tucker at this point. 

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The old Glow would be a nice upgrade. But he struggled with the Giants and no one had picked him up once he was released until now. With the league wide need for O linemen, what are the Colts truly getting here? Probably not much. I’ve been wondering if Goncalves would be an upgrade at RG once Raimann is back at LT. Unless Raimann is out for multiple games, I’d  for that to happen before Glow becomes the starter. 

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