It really is remarkable how long this franchise has had stellar QB, K production along with elite coaching.I know this is Ghosts Thread....but Freakin Adam Vinatieri Played last year!!! LOL Ghost came here and had a long and successful career. AFTER AV had a long and successful career here. Then he went somewhere else and had a career as long as Ghost has been here. LOL
Thats really kinda cool for both guys.
The K legacy in modern Patriots history is akin to LF for the Red Sox...I know this is Ghosts Thread....but Freakin Adam Vinatieri Played last year!!! LOL Ghost came here and had a long and successful career. AFTER AV had a long and successful career here. Then he went somewhere else and had a career as long as Ghost has been here. LOL
Thats really kinda cool for both guys.
Most of those 523 were before the PAT got moved back by 13 yards. The record is truly unattainable now.Ghost has one of the more unbreakable record in football (if not all of sports).
Most consecutive PAT without a miss, 523. To put it in perspective, Matt Stover had the record at 422 straight.
We've come a long way from missin' Sisson.The Patriots kicker before Ghost and Vinnie was Matt Bahr, who is now 63.
Holy shit. That’s amazing. We have truly been spoiledThe Patriots kicker before Ghost and Vinnie was Matt Bahr, who is now 63.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311280nwe.htm - that was my first Patriots game in person... Sisson was AMAZING. I was pretty sure he missed four kicks, not two... but either way, I remember that two of them never even entered the same plane of reality in which the goalposts existed.We've come a long way from missin' Sisson.
HT to @Brand Name - I think you are right in that they draft Rodrigo Blankenship (Another UGA player) on day 3. His nickname is “Hot Rod”. Pretty sure with his personality he would be a fan favorite.I expect them to go cheap on a low round draft pick or undrafted free agent.
Also a good option!I am betting dollars to donuts they draft Tyler Bass.
When donuts were 6 for a dollar this made sense.I am betting dollars to donuts they draft Tyler Bass.
Hoyer is going to kick next year?So does our next kicker have to wear 2?
Say what you want about Sisson (you know, like he's p-f-ref's all-time worst Patriots by AV at -2), but maybe if he was remotely competent, the Patriots don't get the #4 overall pick in 1994, and then maybe Edgerin James is able to score from 4th and 1 (among other plays).We've come a long way from missin' Sisson.
If we want to keep the pattern going than Hoyer is going to turn into a world class kicker soon or give up his number to one.Hoyer is going to kick next year?
Just going back to the original report, seems like Ghost was mostly released for cap reasons.
I'm wondering how crazy I am in thinking viral video star Josh Gable might be an option.HT to @Brand Name - I think you are right in that they draft Rodrigo Blankenship (Another UGA player) on day 3. His nickname is “Hot Rod”. Pretty sure with his personality he would be a fan favorite.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPdrs0Sog9YSo why have Gable take up a spot on the practice squad for just two days? Belichick explained the move on Friday, and hinted that Gable could be back with the team in 2020.
“We had a spot available on the practice squad, and it gave us an opportunity to look at a younger kicker,” Belichick told reporters, before professing his confidence in Folk. “We’re going with Nick, so that’s not really – we’ll worry about that next year. But rather than just come in and do a workout, we were actually able to kick with the team and put him on the practice squad for a couple days. So, put that in the bank and maybe it comes up later on at some point in time down the road. Maybe it doesn’t, I’m not sure. We’ll see how it goes.”