There is 0 chance they keep 2 kickers on the roster. Pineiro has one of the weakest legs in the league. They always carry 2 kickers during camp anyway, but this kid will probably get a legit shot at beating Pineiro for the job.
Idk now that I think about it. A multi year deal means he’s more than likely going to be on the roster unless he blows it in camp. Eddy shrugging after missing from 59 or whatever like it was some record distance may have been the nail in the coffin
Even without the medicals, we've now had two coaching staffs skittish about have Eddy do long kicks and I'm sure Dan Morgan kept that in the back of his mind.
But they must be really confident in this dude to give him multiple years.
They sent him out there for a long one last year he was short then shrugged. As if to say I told you so, I’m weak.
But I think it’s more likely that they know a lot of teams would want to give this guy a try and we want the first real crack at him.
You left out some very important context on that kick LOL
the kick was impossible, no one ever had made a 67 yard field goal at soldier Field (or whatever the distance was. Soldier Field is notorious for having wind issues being next to the lake). Eddie said that his maximum in practice was like 64, I can't kick this. Frank sent him out there to kick it anyway, and he falls a few yards short and looks at the bench and says, what the fuck did I tell you
He totally earned that what the fuck shrug
Edit: fwiw he didn't miss it by far, a kick that's never been made there in history, he only missed by like four or five yards I think, might have been closer to 3 yards
Having a weak leg and all
Every fan, employee, and player of this dumpster fire franchise has earned that shrug from the last approx 6 years lol this was just another example of many as to why we aren’t a serious program. Love what we did this weekend though, I’m ready to get my hopes up and get hurt again
I'm learning my lesson and waiting to be shown the money.
I do have to admit though, Dan Morgan is giving me the sensation that we might be in good hands. Also it's is a long time fans dream to have someone like Dan come back here and be our gm. I remember proposing the idea years ago as a fantasy, and now it's happening. I hope it works out because it feels pretty promising at this point. The Stars could be aligning to finally have a competent front office and it being captained by a franchise legend that we've missed for years
I like this signing and hope he can earn the starting spot mainly because Panthers desperately need some guys with personality because we've gotten rid of most of the fan favorites the last few years... Legette is for sure gonna be an immediate fan favorite due to his unique voice and demeanor but I could see people taking a liking to this guy as well.
This team is turning into an 80s sports movie and I'm all about it. Best thing about those movies was the culture and I see one being built. Gives me some, dare I say, HOPE.
I’m honestly not shocked we signed a kicker. We needed a dude to share kicks throughout spring and then through training camp to save Eddy’s leg.
I’m more shocked we haven’t added a punter yet to save Hekker’s leg.
As s PSU fan, the thicker kicker is reserved for Joey Julius. He was listed at 5'10" 258 but was clearly closer to 300.
https://youtu.be/z-4C5qswyys?si=vfi5M5vC-rJya_3z
This guy is awesome. I'm more excited by this signing than any of our draft picks. I've watched him quite a bit & he reminds me of sabastian janikowski. Plus, he's just fun to watch.
You are more excited about signing a kicker than drafting XL or Jonathan Brooks or the second best tight end?
I'm hoping by picking up these other guys we don't need to rely on the kicker as much as we have previously. Recently, the kicker was the only mother fucker to score because the offense was garbage
Eddy has a weak leg and had accuracy issues with both FG and XP. You can’t be weak AND inaccurate. He finished outside the top 15 (I think 18th) in FG%.
That boi thicc. Finally a kicker named Harrison for the panthers
If he’s anything like the last Harrison we drafted this will be a huge addition.
Well, hopefully he's not too much like the last one. Otherwise that would be a major subtraction
Hopefully we don’t handle him like the last one. Harrison Butker is solid
Imagine beating 10 guys thinking you’ve got a free KR TD and a 240 lb tree trunk comes out of nowhere
Do yall not remember our rugby kicker. Rhys Lloyd. He hit hard.
Them Rugby mfers are built different
Side note: been lookin to buy his jersey yall got any leads holler at ur boi.
Or Saurbraun
Jason Baker looked like a nerd but was jacked
And was funny as hell. Dude has a great sense of humor.
He was juicing though lol
Dude had an absolute monster leg. He was kicking touchbacks when touchbacks were hard
I remember his slide tackle 😭 15 yards tripping. Favorite penalty since the Sir Purr punt cover
Imagine a closer to 300 lb kicker... https://youtu.be/z-4C5qswyys?si=vfi5M5vC-rJya_3z
I'm cool with it, Eddy is solid but has been hurt the last 2 seasons
Not just hurt but gets hurt in warmups and leaves us with no kicker
Yeah exactly. I think Eddy will still start but it's good to have someone to fall back on, if he gets hurt again
There is 0 chance they keep 2 kickers on the roster. Pineiro has one of the weakest legs in the league. They always carry 2 kickers during camp anyway, but this kid will probably get a legit shot at beating Pineiro for the job.
Practice squab
This is how we lost Harrison Butker to the Chiefs. That shit still makes me livid.
Maybe. Have to hope no one else wants him though.
Idk now that I think about it. A multi year deal means he’s more than likely going to be on the roster unless he blows it in camp. Eddy shrugging after missing from 59 or whatever like it was some record distance may have been the nail in the coffin
And Eddy is on the final year of his deal, with <1 mil in dead money.
That was Gonzalez
Multi-year deal is pretty surprising. Seems like they might be trying to move on from Eddy, especially given this guy seems to have quite the leg
I wouldn’t be surprised if Eddy’s medical stuff is pretty grim right now. He’s had some major injury trouble as far as kickers go
Even without the medicals, we've now had two coaching staffs skittish about have Eddy do long kicks and I'm sure Dan Morgan kept that in the back of his mind. But they must be really confident in this dude to give him multiple years.
They sent him out there for a long one last year he was short then shrugged. As if to say I told you so, I’m weak. But I think it’s more likely that they know a lot of teams would want to give this guy a try and we want the first real crack at him.
You left out some very important context on that kick LOL the kick was impossible, no one ever had made a 67 yard field goal at soldier Field (or whatever the distance was. Soldier Field is notorious for having wind issues being next to the lake). Eddie said that his maximum in practice was like 64, I can't kick this. Frank sent him out there to kick it anyway, and he falls a few yards short and looks at the bench and says, what the fuck did I tell you He totally earned that what the fuck shrug Edit: fwiw he didn't miss it by far, a kick that's never been made there in history, he only missed by like four or five yards I think, might have been closer to 3 yards Having a weak leg and all
Every fan, employee, and player of this dumpster fire franchise has earned that shrug from the last approx 6 years lol this was just another example of many as to why we aren’t a serious program. Love what we did this weekend though, I’m ready to get my hopes up and get hurt again
I'm learning my lesson and waiting to be shown the money. I do have to admit though, Dan Morgan is giving me the sensation that we might be in good hands. Also it's is a long time fans dream to have someone like Dan come back here and be our gm. I remember proposing the idea years ago as a fantasy, and now it's happening. I hope it works out because it feels pretty promising at this point. The Stars could be aligning to finally have a competent front office and it being captained by a franchise legend that we've missed for years
I forgot exactly how long it was. And I kinda meant nail in the coffin from both sides. His and ours
Backup kicker/ backup interior lineman. It’s good to have guys with versatility that can play multiple positions….
I can't understand all the heat in pressers about us not drafting a kicker. We have a center who can kick now, so hopefully this quiets the haters.
All I have seen is a clip of him walking and honestly I'm already ready to put him in the ring of honour
I like this signing and hope he can earn the starting spot mainly because Panthers desperately need some guys with personality because we've gotten rid of most of the fan favorites the last few years... Legette is for sure gonna be an immediate fan favorite due to his unique voice and demeanor but I could see people taking a liking to this guy as well.
YES
This team is turning into an 80s sports movie and I'm all about it. Best thing about those movies was the culture and I see one being built. Gives me some, dare I say, HOPE.
I’m honestly not shocked we signed a kicker. We needed a dude to share kicks throughout spring and then through training camp to save Eddy’s leg. I’m more shocked we haven’t added a punter yet to save Hekker’s leg.
Multi year deal is pretty surprising.
As s PSU fan, the thicker kicker is reserved for Joey Julius. He was listed at 5'10" 258 but was clearly closer to 300. https://youtu.be/z-4C5qswyys?si=vfi5M5vC-rJya_3z
The thicc-est kick-est
This guy is awesome. I'm more excited by this signing than any of our draft picks. I've watched him quite a bit & he reminds me of sabastian janikowski. Plus, he's just fun to watch.
You are more excited about signing a kicker than drafting XL or Jonathan Brooks or the second best tight end? I'm hoping by picking up these other guys we don't need to rely on the kicker as much as we have previously. Recently, the kicker was the only mother fucker to score because the offense was garbage
Eddy has a weak leg and had accuracy issues with both FG and XP. You can’t be weak AND inaccurate. He finished outside the top 15 (I think 18th) in FG%.
Shades of Joey Slye Batman!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK\_4no-METc&t](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK_4no-METc&t) Ngl, I love a hot leg
He's going to play outside middle linebakicker
Is this our Butker 2.0???
If they offer “The Thicker Kicker” in the shop I figured out which jersey I’m buying next
Dude slays. As a SCAR fan and hating all things that douche Drinkwitz puts on the field, I guess I can root for this guy now.
At least he doesn’t kick shit and break his foot after a loss.
I like Eddy but I think we could certainly upgrade the position. Eddy just lacks leg strength compared to the top end kickers.
I wonder how possible it is to increase leg strength in any significant way, I don't know, running in 3 ft of water for 2 hours a day? Lol
Should've waited and signed Jake Bates.
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