Neil Rackers strikes again!

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

HTF do you miss a 32yrdr!!!?? Granted the idiot Cardinals get a dely of game, but COME ON!!

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

BUMP! Can the Cards PLEASE stay away from ANY kicker named NEIL!?

 

[RugbyMuffin]

I would hope we cut him ASAP.

 

[Kody]

WTF IF THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A CLOSE GAME AT THE END IM GOING TO BE PISSED!!


we just need to go for it on 4th downs now lol

 

[WisconsinCard]

Call DR spin...just waiting for the spin doctors to give this one a spin...

 

[Red Hawk]

Rackers 11 points


Entire 49's team 13.

 

[Mitch]

Rackers atoned for his miss...the pooch was perfect and the game clincher FG too.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

He had like twelve touchbacks too.

Eh, he was good enough today.

 

[crisper57]

I hate, hate, hate him on field goals, but I wouldn't want another kicker in the league when it comes to kickoffs, especially on a pooch or on-sides.

His touchbacks were bigtime today too.

 

[PoolBoy]

yea, he wasn't too bad today

 

[Stout]

To the apologists: Baloney. YOU CANNOT MISS THAT KICK. A kicker has to be absolutely, positively, without a doubt perfect inside of 40 yards. Otherwise, you don't have a good kicker you can trust. Touchbacks are great, and he's really good at them. The popup kick is nothing at all special. Now, once we do sign a new kicker this week (and we will) I'd be in favor of keeping Rackers for kickoffs.

 

[crisper57]

To the apologists: Baloney. YOU CANNOT MISS THAT KICK. A kicker has to be absolutely, positively, without a doubt perfect inside of 40 yards. Otherwise, you don't have a good kicker you can trust. Touchbacks are great, and he's really good at them. The popup kick is nothing at all special. Now, once we do sign a new kicker this week (and we will) I'd be in favor of keeping Rackers for kickoffs.

Maybe that is why we only have a 52 man roster right now???

I agree with that...

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Rackers atoned for his miss...the pooch was perfect and the game clincher FG too.

Agreed.

Still the guy drives me crazy. He keeps his job for now..........:maninground:

 

[Chris_Sanders]

To the apologists: Baloney. YOU CANNOT MISS THAT KICK. A kicker has to be absolutely, positively, without a doubt perfect inside of 40 yards. Otherwise, you don't have a good kicker you can trust. Touchbacks are great, and he's really good at them. The popup kick is nothing at all special. Now, once we do sign a new kicker this week (and we will) I'd be in favor of keeping Rackers for kickoffs.

They replayed the miss on Fox and it was a bad snap to the holder who pulled in too close. The announcers totally put it on the long snapper so Hodel.

 

[CardShark]

They replayed the miss on Fox and it was a bad snap to the holder who pulled in too close. The announcers totally put it on the long snapper so Hodel.

Maybe the anti-apologists should apologize now?

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

They replayed the miss on Fox and it was a bad snap to the holder who pulled in too close. The announcers totally put it on the long snapper so Hodel.

When is it EVER going to be Rackers fault ? Kickers make FG's all the time on bad snaps/holds. If everything has to be perfect everytime,there's no wonder he's a 70% kicker. Shows what a head case he is. To me, the feeling of having a good kicker is when you,us fans, think the guy is going to make it and are surprised when he misses. I don't know about everyone else, but i'm now more surprised when he makes it. I think i saw stats on 2 kickers yesterday that they were both perfect in 40 yards last year in Nedney and Akers. I'm willing to be that there may have been a bad snap or hold sometime in there.

 

[PACardsFan]

To the apologists: Baloney. YOU CANNOT MISS THAT KICK. A kicker has to be absolutely, positively, without a doubt perfect inside of 40 yards. Otherwise, you don't have a good kicker you can trust. Touchbacks are great, and he's really good at them. The popup kick is nothing at all special. Now, once we do sign a new kicker this week (and we will) I'd be in favor of keeping Rackers for kickoffs.

I agree wholeheartedly. It's just a matter of time before this guy costs us a game or two or three. It's coming guys. I'm not about to judge a kicker based on his touchbacks, pooch kicks, or onside kicks. His success & the success of this team hinges on his ability to make EVERY kick inside 40-45 yds, especially at critical times in a game. With the parity in the NFL, the kicker is CRITICAL. Heartache is right around the corner!!!!

 

[PACardsFan]

A tiger is a tiger & Rackers is Rackers. He's never been clutch & he never will.

 

[WisconsinCard]

To the apologists: Baloney. YOU CANNOT MISS THAT KICK. A kicker has to be absolutely, positively, without a doubt perfect inside of 40 yards. Otherwise, you don't have a good kicker you can trust. Touchbacks are great, and he's really good at them. The popup kick is nothing at all special. Now, once we do sign a new kicker this week (and we will) I'd be in favor of keeping Rackers for kickoffs.

You are absolutly correct. All these apologist that are saying he was good enough, is a JOKE. What would they be saying if we lost a point or two?


This stuff about a high snap, and a bad hold, is a joke and I hope everybody is saying that sarcasticly. Because I watched it over and over last night, just to be ready for this thread. All I have to say to that is NR get paid to make kicks and very nicely I might add. Every other kicker in the league can make the kicks he misses. A professional makes the tough ones look easy.

 

[TigToad]

I was screaming at Neil at the time, too. Normally, I haven't jumped on the anti-Neil bandwagon, either. However, I did go back and re-watch that snap and hold and it was terrible. He got it down very late and not in the right spot.

Considering Neil kicked off like a champ today and hit 3 other FG's I'll let it pass... if we'd lose that game by 3 or less though, I'd be livid right now, so who knows.

I was pleasantly surprised by our punter today after how bad he looked all pre-season

They replayed the miss on Fox and it was a bad snap to the holder who pulled in too close. The announcers totally put it on the long snapper so Hodel.

 

[Pariah]

A tiger is a tiger & Rackers is Rackers. He's never been clutch & he never will.

That kick was hardly in clutch-time.

 

[WisconsinCard]

That kick was hardly in clutch-time.

You're right, and thats starting to scare me too. The guy used to make everything when there was no pressure, now he's starting to miss the gimme's. I for one am worried that he will cost us a game or two and that could be all the difference in a winning season and a losing one.

 

[Pariah]

You're right, and thats starting to scare me too. The guy used to make everything when there was no pressure, now he's starting to miss the gimme's. I for one am worried that he will cost us a game or two and that could be all the difference in a winning season and a losing one.

Agreed. But I doubt he's going anywhere this year.

I hope we draft a kicker in the middle rounds next year. I wish we'd spent a pick on Mason Crosby a couple of years back.

 

[WisconsinCard]

Agreed. But I doubt he's going anywhere this year.

I hope we draft a kicker in the middle rounds next year. I wish we'd spent a pick on Mason Crosby a couple of years back.

I agree, it's probably too late to start shopping now. If he continues down this path though, coach won't have a choice. I just wish there had been some competition in camp, so he didn't get too comfortable.

 

[TJ]

At this rate, I would rather have someone who can hit 20-45 yard FGs with regularity than someone with the potential to hit a 55+ yarder and boom touchbacks. Even though it was very windy yesterday (15-25 mph) he still should have hit that 35 yarder.