Packers News, Transactions - 2025 off-season - McManus Signed - 3 Years/$15 million

Ryan5UW · Post #661 » by **Ryan5UW** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:53 pm

Even if whoever they go with ends up being crappy, at least they're trying something different. That's good enough for me (for now... I reserve the right to hate the kicker during the season).

MVP2110 · Post #662 » by **MVP2110** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:56 pm

I just hope this means a brand new kicker cause Joseph is even worse than Carlson

HaroldinGMinor · Post #663 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:57 pm

I don't think anyone has ever drafted a developmental kicker and succeeded. The Brewers should spin off a kicking lab and sell it to NFL teams.

Matches Malone · Post #664 » by **Matches Malone** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:59 pm

Hopefully they have another kicker in mind, because Joseph doesn't inspire much confidence either. Saw Narveson's name brought up a few times as a possible option, so maybe that pans out.

Post #665 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:01 pm

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Profound23 · Post #666 » by **Profound23** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:02 pm

I was hoping Caleb Jones would become a good player for us

HaroldinGMinor · Post #667 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:03 pm

Profound23 wrote:I was hoping Caleb Jones would become a good player for us

Yes simply because he is so comically big it's fun to see him on the field.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #668 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:05 pm

Hope they learned their lesson about drafting kickers who weren't even any good in college to begin with.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #669 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:05 pm

If Royce Newman survives another cutdown day he's for sure got some dirt on someone important.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #670 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:07 pm

Matches Malone wrote:Hopefully they have another kicker in mind, because Joseph doesn't inspire much confidence either. Saw Narveson's name brought up a few times as a possible option, so maybe that pans out.

Yeah we better not be going with Joseph, he's worse than Anders.

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Ron Swanson · Post #671 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:10 pm

Thank god. He already arguably cost us a trip to an NFC Championship game, and we're not in a position to let a crap kicker "work himself out of it" for the 2nd season in a row. Another L for Bisaccia and I have to wonder how long dude keeps his job if the special teams suck once again this year.

Mags FTW · Post #672 » by **Mags FTW** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:14 pm

Joseph has at least made some clutch kicks, including multiple +50yd game winners. I would have zero confidence in Carlson in those scenarios.

Kerb Hohl · Post #673 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:21 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Thank god. He already arguably cost us a trip to an NFC Championship game, and we're not in a position to let a crap kicker "work himself out of it" for the 2nd season in a row. Another L for Bisaccia and I have to wonder how long dude keeps his job if the special teams suck once again this year.

1. Here we are, yet again, finding out that the coach of special teams actually barely moves the needle.

2. Given that there are only 10-15 legitimately great kickers on this planet, I'm fine if they think something else is better, but we were stuck with Carlson last year once the season got near the end and we're either going to pick up a kicker that has had to "work stuff out" before or already sucks. I'm fine trying to see if we can luck into the a legitimate top kicker if they didn't think Carlson was, though.

Treebeard · Post #674 » by **Treebeard** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:28 pm

Mags FTW wrote:Joseph has at least made some clutch kicks, including multiple +50yd game winners. I would have zero confidence in Carlson in those scenarios.

Joseph also got to kick in domes more than any Packer kicker will. I don't see that he's a better option than Carlson. Hale is the developmental guy for next year. At this point, I'm open to trying door #4

Frank Nova · Post #675 » by **Frank Nova** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:30 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:

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Post #676 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:57 pm

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Daver · Post #677 » by **Daver** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:12 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Thank god. He already arguably cost us a trip to an NFC Championship game, and we're not in a position to let a crap kicker "work himself out of it" for the 2nd season in a row. Another L for Bisaccia and I have to wonder how long dude keeps his job if the special teams suck once again this year.

Really how ffs stop blaming carlson the niners kicker misssd a kick to so it was a wash it was loves last int it was the D giving the niners a easy down the field TD in the 4th was us not scoring a TD inside the 5.Unfu...believable that that loss is pinned on a miss FG the hate continues

emunney · Post #678 » by **emunney** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:33 pm

Turk Nowitzki wrote:Hope they learned their lesson about drafting kickers who weren't even any good in college to begin with.

But his brotherrrrrrrr

Ron Swanson · Post #679 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:58 pm

Kerb Hohl wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:Thank god. He already arguably cost us a trip to an NFC Championship game, and we're not in a position to let a crap kicker "work himself out of it" for the 2nd season in a row. Another L for Bisaccia and I have to wonder how long dude keeps his job if the special teams suck once again this year.

1. Here we are, yet again, finding out that the coach of special teams actually barely moves the needle.

2. Given that there are only 10-15 legitimately great kickers on this planet, I'm fine if they think something else is better, but we were stuck with Carlson last year once the season got near the end and we're either going to pick up a kicker that has had to "work stuff out" before or already sucks. I'm fine trying to see if we can luck into the a legitimate top kicker if they didn't think Carlson was, though.

Maybe it's just me, but if the unit that you're being paid Top-5 assistant money in the league to coach up just sucks year after year, then ultimately the only logical conclusion is that you're not worth the money you're being paid. Especially considering Carlson was the guy Bissacia lobbied for.

Post #680 » by **paulpressey25** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:59 pm

I'm just here to celebrate the team moving on from Carlson. Was listening to Homer last night, as he noted that in the final 12 games last year, Carlson missed at least one FG/PAT in 10 of them.

You just couldn't trust the guy, and I'm guessing the players on the field couldn't either.