godtomsatan Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 They also say they will draft or sign a rookie for competition purposes. He says he was told by the Saints they wanted him back, and reportedly left Denver on Tuesday with an offer from the Broncos. Why a kicker would turn down Mile High and a dome team to kick in swirling wind and rain is puzzling. Perhaps $1.75 mil may have done the trick (and a 2nd year?). Regardless, this is more than $1 million per season less than what Josh Brown got from the Rams, and nearly $11 million less in total value. GM Ruskell expects this to be the last FA move the Hawks make. With the signing of Trufant yesterday, this leaves the Seahawks more or less at the cap after the rookie stuff is figured in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 That guy must have a good agent. 10/17 last year and that was playing allot of dome games (home & away). That was last among kickers last year with more than 5 kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 That guy must have a good agent. And DJ Hackett has a bad one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Why a kicker would turn down Mile High and a dome team to kick in swirling wind and rain is puzzling. Perhaps he wanted a chance to win for the first time in his career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 How the mighty have fallen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 They also say they will draft or sign a rookie for competition purposes. They'll need to, as Mare is pretty much done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 They'll need to, as Mare is pretty much done. In Mare's defense, the last two seasons, he's gone 2/11 from > 50, which changes his percentages quite a bit. I think the guy's a pro, he just doesn't seem to have much distance in his leg. The Seahawks were stuck with cap issues and opted not to give their free agent kicker $3 mil per. St. Louis decided to throw that much at Josh Brown even though they play at about the easiest confines for a kicker to perform in the NFL. So when discussing prudent expenditures, I'm not sure which team ought to be criticized more. To be fair, Brown had a knack for kicking some big time clutch FGs. I am not all that thrilled that what has generally been a solid contributor is A) on a division rival, and 2) putting the special teams into an uncertain state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 In Mare's defense, the last two seasons, he's gone 2/11 from > 50, which changes his percentages quite a bit. I think the guy's a pro, he just doesn't seem to have much distance in his leg. The Seahawks were stuck with cap issues and opted not to give their free agent kicker $3 mil per. St. Louis decided to throw that much at Josh Brown even though they play at about the easiest confines for a kicker to perform in the NFL. So when discussing prudent expenditures, I'm not sure which team ought to be criticized more. To be fair, Brown had a knack for kicking some big time clutch FGs. I am not all that thrilled that what has generally been a solid contributor is A) on a division rival, and 2) putting the special teams into an uncertain state. Mare isn't a bad signing or anything. They needed to sign a vet and Mare is a much better option than Vandershank or Gramatica. But he will be 35 when the season begins and he's been on the decline for the past few years, so they're going to need a younger guy to take his place sooner rather than later... and it sounds like they're already on that. I don't blame Ruskell for not wanting to pay Brown that kind of money, and I also don't understand why STL wanted him so badly. With THAT defense, it's not like they're going to be kicking many field goals in the 3rd and 4th quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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