K Giorgio Tavecchio, 6 others brought in for a try out

[Ronin]

Cardinals bring in K Giorgio Tavecchio, 6 other players for tryout this week

https://sports.yahoo.com/cardinals-bring-k-giorgio-tavecchio-063535616.html

 

[Solar7]

Churn the roster, why not? I expected this to be all about kickers, which was surprising after Nugent did well this week.

 

[Stout]

Day late, dollar short, waiting until now to try out kickers. Not that Keim would be doing so if our resident choke artist weren't hurt.

 

[Garthshort]

Churn the roster, why not? I expected this to be all about kickers, which was surprising after Nugent did well this week.

Nugent's kicks were good, but were all short ones, I believe. And his kickoffs barely made the end-zone. Shows me that he doesn't have a strong leg. But seems to be pretty accurate on the under 40 FG's.

 

[Solar7]

Nugent's kicks were good, but were all short ones, I believe. And his kickoffs barely made the end-zone. Shows me that he doesn't have a strong leg. But seems to be pretty accurate on the under 40 FG's.

I certainly don't think he's the answer. I was just looking at the title and thinking he might be on the replacement list.

As an ASU alum, I hate to hate on Zane, but I'm not concerned about Nugent's distance when we can't make it from the 40-50 range in two games.

 

[Russ Smith]

The way Kliff coaches what we need is an accurate kicker. Leg strength is ideal of course but it's less important because we go for it on 4th down so frequently anyways.

If Nugent keeps making the shorter kicks that's great, if he doesn't then yeah you bring in someone else. I obviously am guessing but I get the impression as long as we're in the playoff hunt, Zane's back is going to be a thing. I strongly suspect they just looked back at the season and realized he's cost us in a major way in 2-3 games, we can't go into the playoffs with him as our kicker?

 

[football karma]

at a minimum

if Zane's back is truly hurt

you need a kicker on the practice squad / post covid quarantine in case Nugent gets covid

and...... it doesnt hurt to see a young guy up close

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Nugent's kicks were good, but were all short ones, I believe. And his kickoffs barely made the end-zone. Shows me that he doesn't have a strong leg. But seems to be pretty accurate on the under 40 FG's.

Zane was almost perfect from under 40 too.

 

[Hoodhero]

I just got bad feeling about Nugents kickoffs. Keep giving the other team a chance to return is a disaster waiting to happen similar to Pats game.

 

[jmt]

Well ya never know what you can find? We honestly should not be looking for a kicker this late in the season.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

https://sports.yahoo.com/cardinals-bring-k-giorgio-tavecchio-063535616.html

One week too late, but I'll take it. As long as we sign one of them.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Well ya never know what you can find? We honestly should not be looking for a kicker this late in the season.

You must have already forgotten how many clutch kicks we have missed this season. How can it get worse than missing kicks when it counts? Anyone we sign can only keep things terrible or actually improve. Either way, we saw a need and tried to fix it.

 

[BritCard]

The way Kliff coaches what we need is an accurate kicker. Leg strength is ideal of course but it's less important because we go for it on 4th down so frequently anyways.

If Nugent keeps making the shorter kicks that's great, if he doesn't then yeah you bring in someone else. I obviously am guessing but I get the impression as long as we're in the playoff hunt, Zane's back is going to be a thing. I strongly suspect they just looked back at the season and realized he's cost us in a major way in 2-3 games, we can't go into the playoffs with him as our kicker?

To be honest, it has crossed my mind that I don't necessarily mind Nugent not being able to kick 40+. I have felt Kliff sometimes puts too much faith in those longer kicks being automatic and taking them away might make him play a little more aggressively.

For example, would be have had to suffer through that garbage at the end of the Miami game is Kliff wasn't banking on a 49 yard FG as his fall back?

Of course, that goes out the window if you NEED to kick a 50 yarder to win a game.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

To be honest, it has crossed my mind that I don't necessarily mind Nugent not being able to kick 40+. I have felt Kliff sometimes puts too much faith in those longer kicks being automatic and taking them away might make him play a little more aggressively.

For example, would be have had to suffer through that garbage at the end of the Miami game is Kliff wasn't banking on a 49 yard FG as his fall back?

Of course, that goes out the window if you NEED to kick a 50 yarder to win a game.

This is when it starts to get more sticky... will he get more slack by not going for a 46 yard FG in the middle of the game because you don't have enough faith in your kicker/longer kicks? You know he will be blamed by going for it and failing on a 4th and 1 or 2 from the 30 yard line.

 

[Luciano]

https://sports.yahoo.com/cardinals-bring-k-giorgio-tavecchio-063535616.html

I'll buy the jersey if they sign him.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Is that gio kicker the dude from fsu who hasn't done all that well? Lol I've never heard of him

 

[Son of RedRage]

Happy to hear it re: Tavecchio. Have had my sights on him for awhile. Dude's a beast.

 

[Son of RedRage]

Is that gio kicker the dude from fsu who hasn't done all that well? Lol I've never heard of him

Nah, you're thinking of Roberto Aguayo

 

[Buckybird]

And why aren’t we plucking McCrane off the Brownies PS?

 

[BritCard]

And why aren’t we plucking McCrane off the Brownies PS?

Because Mitch will write another article about him being the next great kicker

 

[AZ Native]

Zane was almost perfect from under 40 too.

I believe he was 6 for 6 under 40.

 

[TheCardFan]

I believe he was 6 for 6 under 40.

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[Son of RedRage]

And why aren’t we plucking McCrane off the Brownies PS?

Tavecchio > McCrane

 

[speedy]

Because Mitch will write another article about him being the next great kicker

dude I’ll level with you... you know way to much about the game to have began watching it the past few years.

I sometimes think you’re Mitch.

 

[AZ Native]

dude I’ll level with you... you know way to much about the game to have began watching it the past few years.

I sometimes think you’re Mitch.

Or Walter.