With the Chiefs signing Justin Tucker today, would the rams be interested in grabbing Butker? I know he has had a down year this year but the guy has been clutch and has a big leg. Thoughts?
Should the Rams explore getting Harrison Butker?
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Absolutely not.
1) You never sign a kicker who's going through the yips. Never. Someone will sign him in the off-season almost assuredly, but he's not kicking well and that's unlikely to change until he can go back to the practice field and work some things out.
2) His long is like 62 and he's not as clutch as you might think. Was just talking about him with a buddy during the Chief's game and we were both surprised how average he is past 40 yards. So he's not someone who you take a chance on. Now Justin Tucker is the guy you take a chance on and I'm not surprised that KC is because they don't seem to care about the character concerns as long as he's making kicks.
As an aside, if Greg Hardy could be signed and he's all time piece of shit, then the league should have a more articulated standard for who can and can't be signed because this blacklisting of certain players and not others in part due to position makes it have the appearance that the infraction isn't nearly as important as contract status, position and potential contribution.
Lastly, I really hope McManus works out because he was clutch for Denver for quite some time and he's got enough leg. He's not as long as Tucker or the top 5 guys, but he's solid enough that you don't flinch if you need a 58 yarder.
1) You never sign a kicker who's going through the yips. Never. Someone will sign him in the off-season almost assuredly, but he's not kicking well and that's unlikely to change until he can go back to the practice field and work some things out.
2) His long is like 62 and he's not as clutch as you might think. Was just talking about him with a buddy during the Chief's game and we were both surprised how average he is past 40 yards. So he's not someone who you take a chance on. Now Justin Tucker is the guy you take a chance on and I'm not surprised that KC is because they don't seem to care about the character concerns as long as he's making kicks.
As an aside, if Greg Hardy could be signed and he's all time piece of shit, then the league should have a more articulated standard for who can and can't be signed because this blacklisting of certain players and not others in part due to position makes it have the appearance that the infraction isn't nearly as important as contract status, position and potential contribution.
Lastly, I really hope McManus works out because he was clutch for Denver for quite some time and he's got enough leg. He's not as long as Tucker or the top 5 guys, but he's solid enough that you don't flinch if you need a 58 yarder.
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Just saw that! I spoke too soon and I will say that I don't want Butker but assume he will be available shortly.
Actually we need a Terry Tate clone at kicker...but he has to be able to kick.yabut... can he tackle???
Justin Tucker was signed to the PS. Butker is expected to kick this week for the Chiefs.
At this point I would stay with McManus. He looked good on the 5 xpts and was able to KO into the endzone. It would have been good to see him get a FG attempt , but it didn't work out that way. Let's see how he does this week. Right now as long as he can be steady. I would to see him get some attempts in the 50 yard plus range.
Karty was just signed to the PS. Interesting he had a good first year then a bad start in 2025. He has a strong leg, but can he get it going again?
At this point I would stay with McManus. He looked good on the 5 xpts and was able to KO into the endzone. It would have been good to see him get a FG attempt , but it didn't work out that way. Let's see how he does this week. Right now as long as he can be steady. I would to see him get some attempts in the 50 yard plus range.
Karty was just signed to the PS. Interesting he had a good first year then a bad start in 2025. He has a strong leg, but can he get it going again?
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I'd definitely flinch at anything longer than 40 yards as McManus struggled at 50% from that distance recently. We'll find out once he actually gets an opportunity.
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I was assuming the Chiefs would waive him, I don't think any team would trade for him.
Let McManus kick field goals. And Evans the kickoff duties. He can tackle. And run. Remember when he ran down the Buffalo returner from behind? I heard the dude bench presses like 5 or 6 hundred pounds.