Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by tankle104:
more than half of that 40M is going to be used to just get us even next year, we don't actually have 40M just chillin. most of that is spent already. sure we could of afforded a kicker but they went with the kicker they liked the most.
Moody was considered one of the best kicking prospects to come out over the last 10 years. because he played for Harbaugh (widely used and depended on), hit all of his clutch game winners in college, strong leg - he was considered to be the most "pro ready".
I do agree that depending on a rookie kicker during a superbowl is sketchy. Huge reason why I thought it was dumb to rely on a super raw QB developing while we are trying to win a super bowl.
Personally, I probably would of tried to sign a veteran kicker for a $2M a year because we are trying to win a super bowl but I also had no issue with selecting moody where we did - coaches loved him during the process. He still may end up being great. All he's really done is miss one important kick (CLE) but has made just about everything else, including a key 52 yarder against the packers. his only real issue is that he makes us "concerned" during his kicks. as long as they go in, that's all that matters.
Show me where moody was regarded as the best kicker to come out in a decade? Bro is constantly pushing balls. Not a single person including him thought he was going top 100.
They had plenty of cash to get a kicker for a yr. Freaking Zuerlein costed $2.6M and has a crazy strong leg.
saying that couldn't afford a kicker is ridiculous.
I didn't say THE best kicker in a decade. I said one of the best kicking prospects to come out, hence if we didn't take him when we did, he would of been gone a few picks later. we weren't the only team trying to take him in that pick range.
I never said we couldn't afford one. lol I said we don't have 40M like you're implying. we have closer to $17M, since 23M or so of that will be immediately consumed when we roll it over. Then they have to resign a lot of players, extend, restructure etc. the team valued 2-3M in savings and loved Moody as a prospect and used a third round comp selection on him in a draft that was widely considered to be a sub par draft. especially in the later rounds.
lets see how the season plays out and if it was worth it or not. lol def over reacting because he's come through in the playoffs so far - that 52 yard kick was an awesome kick that we needed.