Rams Sticking with Ficken

[Memphis Ram]

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[Loyal]

He did ok yesterday, because I don't remember any misses? However, I wonder if a team in the playoffs can raid an idle team's roster? (Via trade, of course)

 

[A.J. Hicks]

He was one of the players I was watching very closely yesterday.

He was good from 21 and 23. Both kicks looked good and he had a good follow through.

He also booted the ball deep enough for touch backs on every one of his kicks ( I think I remember that correctly).

 

[Soul Surfer]

I wonder if a team in the playoffs can raid an idle team's roster?

No. Of course not.
And I'm glad of it.

 

[Soul Surfer]

He was one of the players I was watching very closely yesterday.

He was good from 21 and 23. Both kicks looked good and he had a good follow through.

He also booted the ball deep enough for touch backs on every one of his kicks ( I think I remember that correctly).

He also had plenty of leg to hit those two field goals from 40 yards out.

 

[Loyal]

No. Of course not.
And I'm glad of it.

baseball does it a few weeks before the playoffs, so didn't know

 

[LACHAMP46]

Pressure first game...no pressure yesterday...will be huge pressure on Saturday....and cold as hell, well, mid 50's

 

[ramsince62]

He was one of the players I was watching very closely yesterday.

He was good from 21 and 23. Both kicks looked good and he had a good follow through.

He also booted the ball deep enough for touch backs on every one of his kicks ( I think I remember that correctly).

21 and 23 is a loooooong way from the 40 and that's what this playoff team needs!!

 

[Loyal]

Pressure first game...no pressure yesterday...will be huge pressure on Saturday....and cold as hell, well, mid 50's

* looks at temp gauge @ 2pm, and it's the warmest it will be all day....9 degrees F.

 

[fearsomefour]

He did ok yesterday, because I don't remember any misses? However, I wonder if a team in the playoffs can raid an idle team's roster? (Via trade, of course)

It's amazing the difference in effort on kickoffs.
Zuerline takes a few steps and puts the foot into the ball and it routinely is out of the back of the endzone. Ficken took a longer start and put so much effort into it he almost fell down after he kicked the ball and it was 5 yards deep in the endzone. Still a touchback.
The returnable kickoffs concern me as much as anything with Ficken.

 

[dieterbrock]

I wonder if a team in the playoffs can raid an idle team's roster? (Via trade, of course)

I think practice squad players may be free agents, but not sure.
As for trades, no chance as the trade deadline was back in November

 

[Loyal]

I think practice squad players may be free agents, but not sure.
As for trades, no chance as the trade deadline was back in November

I like that, because I hate what they do in MLB now when teams that won't make the playoffs, deal their players to playoff teams....

 

[dieterbrock]

I like that, because I hate what they do in MLB now when teams that won't make the playoffs, deal their players to playoff teams....

Well, the MLB trade deadline is July 31st, and then they can trade players who pass through waivers to August 31st IIRC.
Pretty sure that any players traded after September 1 arent eligible for the playoffs

 

[Loyal]

Well, the MLB trade deadline is July 31st, and then they can trade players who pass through waivers to August 31st IIRC.
Pretty sure that any players traded after September 1 arent eligible for the playoffs

I am more of a fairweather fan as far as MLB goes since the 90's strike, but it seems that whenever the time frame for trades are, losing teams admit they have no chance by trading away players that help the possible playoff teams.
I don't like that.

I also don't like MLB Wild Card spots either, and GET OFF MY LAWN!

 

[Merlin]

Pressure first game...no pressure yesterday...will be huge pressure on Saturday....and cold as hell, well, mid 50's

Yeah it irked me that the Rams didn't just line up a couple longer ones for him. I get it, since they were trying to reduce the embarrassment by scoring some TDs, but it would have been nice once you decide to kick the FG to take a couple delay of games to move it back. Media would have went nuts over it but F them.

Honestly I feel like McVay will be looking at the opponent's 40 to 20 yard line as 4 down territory as a backup plan through the playoffs for if Fickens looks shaky.

It sucks to have that question of kicker hangin over our heads when we have such a good team. It's one of those things you just know will catch up to you sooner or later. So hopefully when all is said and done Fickens will be one of those Cinderella stories, kinda like a Kurt Warner story for the kicker. I can hope, right?

 

[dieterbrock]

I am more of a fairweather fan as far as MLB goes since the 90's strike, but it seems that whenever the time frame for trades are, losing teams admit they have no chance by trading away players that help the possible playoff teams.
I don't like that.

I also don't like MLB Wild Card spots either, and GET OFF MY LAWN!

Like the Eagles getting Ajayi from the Dolphins or the Seahawks getting Brown from the Texans?
NFL deadline doesnt have the blockbusters like other sports, but it does see its share of trades.
Not sure the MLB playoff picture is settled in July like you said either.

In any event, the Rams are Sticken with Ficken

 

[CGI_Ram]

Yeah it irked me that the Rams didn't just line up a couple longer ones for him. I get it, since they were trying to reduce the embarrassment by scoring some TDs, but it would have been nice once you decide to kick the FG to take a couple delay of games to move it back. Media would have went nuts over it but F them.

Honestly I feel like McVay will be looking at the opponent's 40 to 20 yard line as 4 down territory as a backup plan through the playoffs for if Fickens looks shaky.

It sucks to have that question of kicker hangin over our heads when we have such a good team. It's one of those things you just know will catch up to you sooner or later. So hopefully when all is said and done Fickens will be one of those Cinderella stories, kinda like a Kurt Warner story for the kicker. I can hope, right?

I was hoping he’d be tested more too.

But he has a consecutive kick streak going, so... that’s got to be good for him.

 

[Loyal]

Memphis, how in the h.ell did you miss the proper title for this thread, "Stickin' with Fickin?"

Unless this is a subtle dig those of us who can't help ourselves from using that rhyme...:fighting:

 

[RhodyRams]

Pressure first game...no pressure yesterday...will be huge pressure on Saturday....and cold as hell, well, mid 50's

he kicked at Penn State...used to the cold I hope

maybe that was his problem the first game..too warm for him