M. stover

[whitem0nkey]

he has been a huge disappointment this year, I dont even want him on my bench. what are your guys opinion about him.

 

each week i see so many more kickers getting more points than him that are available.

[westvirginia]

Just further illustration of the rules of kickers. Unless you have some weird rules, you should:

 

1) never draft a kicker before the last round,

2) never waste a roster spot on a backup kicker, and,

3) never burn a keeper with a kicker.

 

IIRC, DMD did an analysis which showed less than two points/game difference between something like the fifth best and 20th-best. Unless your kicker has a VERY rare blow-up game (like Billy Cundif's 7-FG night against the Giants on MNF a couple years-ago), most weeks they don't do much more than cancel each other out. in any given week.

[Randall]

Just further illustration of the rules of kickers.  Unless you have some weird rules, you should:

 

1) never draft a kicker before the last round,

2) never waste a roster spot on a backup kicker, and,

3) never burn a keeper with a kicker.

 

IIRC, DMD did an analysis which showed less than two points/game difference between something like the fifth best and 20th-best.  Unless your kicker has a VERY rare blow-up game (like Billy Cundif's 7-FG night against the Giants on MNF a couple years-ago), most weeks they don't do much more than cancel each other out. in any given week.

 

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That's fine if everyone follows "your rules", but in one of my leagues last week Rackers had 56 points and Lindell had 1 point. I lost 2 games this year after my kicker, Akers, went down. Having 2 kickers isn't a bad idea in some cases.

 

Stover is coming around some, but if you can get someone who will produce it can be better than having a 5th WR or RB who never sees the field.

 

Everyone's situation is different.