Originally Posted by Detoxing:
Apparently he was the top rated kicker coming out of the draft and the Chiefs had already done extensive scouting on him. As per the talking heads last night.
Interestingly enough he was 12/22 from 30-39 in college. Better from longer distance. Those wide hash marks are killer for college kickers.
Originally Posted by HemiEd:
Stumbled? Yeah, sure, they just stumbled onto him.
Did you even listen to the broadcast/game last night?
Have you heard of a guy named Dave Toub?
I just explained my choice of words...
"I meant "stumbled" as the way he fell in their lap...coupled with the timing of Santos getting injured. He was just sitting there on the Panthers PS..."
I know Toub had him rated as the top prospect...but they didn't need a kicker.
The timing of it was fortunate...if not down right lucky...that was was available at that exact moment.
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
I just explained my choice of words...
"I meant "stumbled" as the way he fell in their lap...coupled with the timing of Santos getting injured. He was just sitting there on the Panthers PS..."
I know Toub had him rated as the top prospect...but they didn't need a kicker.
I read the rest of the thread and saw your explanation of those words. I can think of a better way of describing it. He didn't fall in their lap either.
Are you aware that Carolina carried two kickers as long as they could trying to protect him? I read that somewhere that a chess game being played to trying to keep him.
It was going to happen where someone plucked him from the Ps.
Finally one of these deals worked out for the Chiefs with the right timing.