ASYLUM POLL: Is the kicker over-valued in football?
For once, I have taken a side in KSK’s debate of the weekly “Meast” and “Least” awards. Well, for the Least anyway. While Ufford has been clamoring for the Saints as a team “Least” recipient. Not only did they let barely get into overtime against the Atlanta Falcons, but they clock-blocked themselves just before blocking the game-winning field goal after getting a stop on Atlanta’s opening drive in OT). My counter-argument for Hartley was pretty simple: If he makes that 29-yarder to win the game, none of that other stuff matters.
But Hartley’s clubhouse lead might have gone out the window when Sebastian Janikowski missed a 32-yarder at the end of regulation. The Raiders kicker’s miss gave the Arizona Cardinals their second win of the season. I’d argue that OT field goal attempts are less pressure-packed that regulation-time field goal attempts, game-winning or otherwise. Plus Janikowski is the kind of guy that will make one from 55 yards out and then miss an extra-point, whereas Hartley has showcased his ability to miss from all over the field on more than one occasion.
So who ya got? Janikowski? Hartley? Or did we forget someone? It feels right giving the suck-off to a kicker. It’s not like they do any real work out there anyway.
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Hartley. Division losses hurt more and it’s not like even if Seabass made that the Raiders were all of a sudden going to be not shitty any more.
VOTE: Hartley
Simply because of the time out
oh, when the saints go kicking in!
I defend janikowski: maybe the extacy hadn’t worn off from Saturday.
Hartley sucked more, he got to kick at home yesterday. The Raiders were on the road.
btw, that picture of Ufford defines nightmare fuel.
Between the two, Janikowski. A 32 yarder is makeable for the average joe. The Raiders may not win another game this year. They should have won that one.
My own vote: Jason Allen. That fucker slipped allowing Keller to score the go ahead touchdown. Totally turned the momentum of the game
Yeah, my vote is for Janikowski, if only for adding one more level of creativity to the ways in which the Raiders have found to lose football games.
Janikowski might be more accurate if he wasn’t puffing cigs in between kicks.
Hartley’s was worse. The Raiders aren’t going to make the playoffs this year anyway, and that pooched kick may end up giving them a higher draft for them to fuck up with. Divisional losses could mean the difference between road and home games in the playoffs, something that could easily affect the reigning champs’ title defense.
How can you overlook that epic meltdown that was the 49ers? Just give the least to the entire team. When you get thoroughly housed by the Chiefs, you’ve really earned the award.
Kudos on the homo-erotic photoshop. I’m equal parts repulsed and intrigued. Slopey bitchtits with the headband makes me sad.