He got lucky off the upright in Houston, unlucky off the upright against the Giants, and missed completely on a freaking 39-yarder in San Fran yesterday. Anyone else concerned that this is going to be a continuing theme all year?
Get McFadden!
Hey - poke fun all you want... but Akers had issues and injuries last season and has not looked solid so far this season (which is even more frustrating after his stellar pre-season). Is this a blip on the radar, or a continuing concern?
Blip...I hope. :paranoid
not worried....mostly because he was outstanding in the preseason...therefore i feel as tho this is a minor rough patch and a couple fg's against green bay will get him back on track
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 25, 2006, 11:59:28 AM
not worried....mostly because he was outstanding in the preseason...therefore i feel as tho this is a minor rough patch and a couple fg's against green bay will get him back on track
Wow, IGY the voice of reason.
I actually started wondering about this after last week's game. He hasn't "nailed" one yet this season. Even the 31(?) yarder he made last week against the Giants just made it through. The only thing I can think off to really be different in the regular season from preseason was that Neckbeard was still around... holding at least some of the time. Now I don't know if it's anything off with him and Diggler or what... but if so, I hope that gets fixed sooner rather than later as the season goes on.
Could we possibly be missing teh Koy? :paranoid
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 25, 2006, 12:30:07 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 25, 2006, 11:59:28 AM
not worried....mostly because he was outstanding in the preseason...therefore i feel as tho this is a minor rough patch and a couple fg's against green bay will get him back on track
Wow, IGY the voice of reason.
Yeah. I'm kind of stumped now. Now I'm even
more "negadelphian" than IGY?
The only big variable there is Koy vs. Dirk. I think we can only hope that Dirk will improve. After all, how difficult is holding for kicks, right?
Well, there is another variable, though it's already been mentioned. Pre-season vs. real games.
Pre-season with Koy/Dirk v. Real games with Dirk. At least the snapper hasn't changed.
dirk held plenty in the preseason
Quote from: Diomedes on September 25, 2006, 01:14:19 PM
At least the snapper hasn't changed.
He's got himself one of those lingering injuries. What is it, hamstring?
Knee sprain.
you sure its not a knee spasm
it's been 55 minutes since his last contract extension, and he's feeling a little under appreciated. he's not going to be awesome again until he's paid higher than the guy that drags wire behind the head coach.
Quote from: SunMo on September 25, 2006, 01:32:06 PM
it's been 55 minutes since his last contract extension, and he's feeling a little under appreciated. he's not going to be awesome again until he's paid higher than the guy that drags wire behind the head coach.
And he's getting so emotional about it that he's been crying a lot?
no
He's an idiot for doing this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjaTQ0EPyRM
i love how he tries to blame getting blocked. he took 3 steps and launched himself into the coach on the sideline
is he still doing martial arts, judo was it? looks like its lack of concentration more than anything. he needs to get it together and quick.
Too bad we don't still have Simoneau.
Where is Jose Cortez when you need him.
Akers past his prime is better than what most teams have. I'm not that worried about it.
KLANG! KLANG! Miss! No. He's very lucky not to be 1-5 on FGs this year.
Akers hasn't looked right since the Super Bowl, nevermind the injuries.
He got paid, now he doesn't care. They should never have reupped him.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 25, 2006, 08:07:25 PM
Akers hasn't looked right since the Super Bowl, nevermind the injuries.
What doesn't make any sense is how well he kicked the ball in the preseason, I know it was the preseason but still kicking is something that doesn't change much.
This can't be said enough: Pre-season is meaningless.
Not a single kick he made in pre-season came against a defense that was playing for real. Not a single kick he made in pre-season meant anything important.
Those pre-season kicks mean about as much as the 85 yarders he routinely nails in warm ups.
If you are accurate you are accurate. It doesn't matter if it is a preseason game, a Pro Bowl or a regular season game. If you can kick you can kick.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 25, 2006, 10:50:07 PM
If you are accurate you are accurate. It doesn't matter if it is a preseason game, a Pro Bowl or a regular season game. If you can kick you can kick.
Maybe you should tell Akers that.
He couldn't kick on any level right now. He needs to get his shtein together.
POST LESS FOOL
You feel intimidated by my brilliance, I understand.
What would cause him to make FGs in preseason but miss them during the regular season? The conditions are the same. The holder is the same. Is it the pressure? He's hit 39 yard field goals with ease before so it isn't that.
A FG is a FG. Akers is just rusty right now.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on September 25, 2006, 11:08:29 PM
You feel intimidated by my brilliance, I understand.
We're all a little dumber for having read any of your posts.
Not as dumb as Bunkley himself, mind you... but a little dumber nonetheless.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 25, 2006, 12:30:07 PM
Wow, IGY the voice of reason.
Here is my daily news flash. OPTIMISM DOES NOT = VOICE OF REASON. HEARING WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR IS NOT ALWAYS REASONABLE.
That is all.
I guess that explains the lack of any argument against my "dumb posts."
Quote from: Philly_Crew on September 25, 2006, 01:39:48 PM
He's an idiot for doing this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjaTQ0EPyRM
the more I watch that the more pissed off I get at Akers. Fricken guy was lucky Jacobs and Pettigout didn't martial art his ass. lame ass move grasshopper.
a friend of mine (a niners fan from SF) was at the game and said the wind at that end was really bad, although I think he is having some issues. He needs to be money once we get into the second half. hopefully he'll work it out by then.
Quote from: rjs246 on September 26, 2006, 12:40:00 AM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on September 25, 2006, 12:30:07 PM
Wow, IGY the voice of reason.
Here is my daily news flash. OPTIMISM DOES NOT = VOICE OF REASON. HEARING WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR IS NOT ALWAYS REASONABLE.
That is all.
Thanks for the update. Really it has nothing to do with what I want to hear, just given Ackers track record it is a little early to get too concerned about the guy, kickers guy through rough spots. I know last year he wasn't good either but imo that had more to do with injuries.
Quote from: TempleOwl on September 26, 2006, 11:19:45 AM
a friend of mine (a niners fan from SF) was at the game and said the wind at that end was really bad, although I think he is having some issues. He needs to be money once we get into the second half. hopefully he'll work it out by then.
The wind was blowing on that end of the stadium. I actually took video of that kick and you could see the flags on top of the uprights blowing to the left. But I didn't think it was nearly enough wind to blow his kick that far off. It was a stiff breeze but nothing he hasn't successfully kicked in before.
cut akers
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 26, 2006, 03:46:46 PM
cut akers
Yeah, then maybe they'll sign a black kicker. Everyone knows white kickers suck.
you just love rockin that race card dont ya
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 26, 2006, 03:52:30 PM
you just love rockin that race card dont ya
No one loves it as much as you do.
i dont love it....i live it
Quote from: Diomedes on September 25, 2006, 09:00:06 PM
This can't be said enough: Pre-season is meaningless.
Not a single kick he made in pre-season came against a defense that was playing for real. Not a single kick he made in pre-season meant anything important.
Those pre-season kicks mean about as much as the 85 yarders he routinely nails in warm ups.
Thats exactly right, and if anyone doesn't think theres any difference in kicking during the pre-season vs the reg. season, then I'd have to say they were wrong and might never have played football before. Kicking in pre season is like batting practice to Akers. He just signed a new contract and the job was his to lose. There was absolutly no pressure on Akers in the pre-season. There is now.
But still, I think/hope he can bounce back. With a new contract and everything, I think the pressure is
really on his ass now after missing. I know he has to be thinking that if he'd have made that one against the Giants, we would have won that game. He's been one of the most consistant kickers in the league for years, he'll get his chance to come back.
Quote from: shorebird on September 26, 2006, 07:37:48 PM
I think the pressure is really on his ass now after missing. I know he has to be thinking that if he'd have made that one against the Giants, we would have won that game. He's been one of the most consistant kickers in the league for years, he'll get his chance to come back.
A little off topic, but I refuse to pin that loss on Akers. Yeah, the 3 points obviously would have made the difference at the end of the game but Akers wasn't the one allowing the Giants to move the ball down field, he wasn't the one unable to move the ball against the Giants in the 4th qtr and he wasn't calling the plays.
Not saying you're blaming him Shorebird, but I just wanted to throw that out there.
The one he missed against the Giants was also 49 yards.
Does he usually make those? Yes, but it's hardly a gimme.
Oh, is that all it was? I thought it was like 80 yds or something. In that case, cut him! Farging hack.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 26, 2006, 07:52:42 PM
Quote from: shorebird on September 26, 2006, 07:37:48 PM
I think the pressure is really on his ass now after missing. I know he has to be thinking that if he'd have made that one against the Giants, we would have won that game. He's been one of the most consistant kickers in the league for years, he'll get his chance to come back.
A little off topic, but I refuse to pin that loss on Akers. Yeah, the 3 points obviously would have made the difference at the end of the game but Akers wasn't the one allowing the Giants to move the ball down field, he wasn't the one unable to move the ball against the Giants in the 4th qtr and he wasn't calling the plays.
Not saying you're blaming him Shorebird, but I just wanted to throw that out there.
I know your not saying I'm blaming the loss on Akers, and I'm not by any means. Way too many missed opourtunities in that game, only one of them being Akers missed field goal. I just think that while none of us would blame the loss on him, he might feel differently himself. He knows that if he'd have made it, we'd have won. Simple as that. That has to be eating at him.
And really, what was up with that crap on the sidelines?? He should know that no smart player, much less a friggen' kicker starts fights on the other side of the field.
I hope he's made an apology for that crap. It was atrocious.
Also, I'd pay a thousand dollars to see what Mr. Black belt would do to either of those Giant Romes in a fair fight.
If they can put Tonya Harding on pay per view for $50, then we should be able to get Akers and a few Giants players for $100!! :-D
Akers vs. Jacobs in a ring. Ish would be over in less than a minute.
That's because Sean Taylor would come in and kill both of them.
Then spit on the corner man.
Seriously. He's a kicker and not doing well. Cut him.
and he knows he's not doing well:
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061002/SPORTS02/610020335/1002/SPORTS
QuoteGoing into tonight's game against the Packers, kicker David Akers is off to a bit of a slow start, having missed two of his five field goal attempts, including two of the last four.
Well, it's even worse than that, because one of the two he made clanged off an upright.
But at least he's acknowledging his issues and not brushing them under a rug like some people on :CF.
Quote"I've been thinking a lot about what's happening, and I have to do my dangest to fix it," he said.
Dangest? Someone's been hanging around Reid too much.
Quote from: Diomedes on October 02, 2006, 03:43:31 PM
Quote"I've been thinking a lot about what's happening, and I have to do my dangest to fix it," he said.
Dangest? Someone's been hanging around Reid too much.
He probably says, "Oh, fiddlesticks!" when he misses.
No, he's from Kentucky.
This is the most recent Akers thread I could find, might be time to update the title.
He put up a solid year. 3rd in the league for FGs made. 82% made on 40 attempts. Only Gotkowski had as many attempts (nailing 90% them). He was sixth in the league for touchbacks, 12th for average yards. His game is much improved in every way. Kickoffs, accuracy, etc.
After yesterday, Akers now holds the NFL record for consecutive FGs made in the playoffs (18), surpassing the previous streak of 16 held by Gary Anderson.
And once again, he had to prove that if you're an NFL team in the unfortunate position of needing your kicker to make a TD saving tackle, Akers is your man.
He's still not what he once was--great--but he's been an asset this year. I had thought he was done for a while there, but now I'm come around and I want to see him kicking for the Eagles again next year.
I'm not sure about next year, but he's on a good run now and should be ridden like a trick pony until proven otherwise.
No doubt Akers has turned himself around, along with the rest of the team, since early in the season.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 12, 2009, 09:51:18 AM
This is the most recent Akers thread I could find, might be time to update the title.
He put up a solid year. 3rd in the league for FGs made. 82% made on 40 attempts. Only Gotkowski had as many attempts (nailing 90% them). He was sixth in the league for touchbacks, 12th for average yards. His game is much improved in every way. Kickoffs, accuracy, etc.
After yesterday, Akers now holds the NFL record for consecutive FGs made in the playoffs (18), surpassing the previous streak of 16 held by Gary Anderson.
And once again, he had to prove that if you're an NFL team in the unfortunate position of needing your kicker to make a TD saving tackle, Akers is your man.
He's still not what he once was--great--but he's been an asset this year. I had thought he was done for a while there, but now I'm come around and I want to see him kicking for the Eagles again next year.
1) you could of easily just made a new thread bud...because his play as of late might deserve one
2) I agree with you
I didn't want to bother brother vigy with a 'new thread' email. I'm sure he's grateful for it.
dont worry about it...he'll be gone all day looking underneath his sofa and car seats trying to figure out how to pay his bookie on the Eagles win
Quote from: reese125 on January 12, 2009, 10:01:37 AM
dont worry about it...he'll be gone all day looking underneath his sofa and car seats trying to figure out how to pay his bookie on the Eagles win
Bitch (IGY) is bent over all day taking cocks in his ass!
Jesus. Let it go, weirdos.
Quote from: stalker on January 12, 2009, 10:11:19 AM
Quote from: reese125 on January 12, 2009, 10:01:37 AM
dont worry about it...he'll be gone all day looking underneath his sofa and car seats trying to figure out how to pay his bookie on the Eagles win
Bitch (IGY) is bent over all day taking cocks in his ass!
whooa there fella---taaaaake it easy
I know it barren out there where you live but Im sure you can find a sexy tree to hump
I'm very glad Akers got his shtein together. Its nice to get to stop ragging on players for sucking once in a while, and you really couldn't ask for more from the guy.
Quote from: General_Failure on January 12, 2009, 10:30:46 AM
I'm very glad Akers got his shtein together. Its nice to get to stop ragging on players for sucking once in a while, and you really couldn't ask for more from the guy.
Yeah, that really is a breath of fresh air (this coming from me who wondered if Dawkins was done 2 years ago). Anyway, I really, really think Akers had a problem adjusting to his new snapper/holder combination. He really wasn't that good before that group got together. He seems to be a bit of a head case and I really think that may have affected him. The Eagles did have "the best holder in the NFL" for a long time.
Quote from: General_Failure on January 12, 2009, 10:30:46 AM
I'm very glad Akers got his shtein together. Its nice to get to stop ragging on players for sucking once in a while, and you really couldn't ask for more from the guy.
Your serious post quota for 2009 has now been fulfilled.
I was afraid that Akers, like a golfer or like The Idiot Kicker, had lost his swing and would never be able to regain it. He was bad at the end of last year and early this year.
The thing to note about this year though is that since he dropped weight his leg has been stronger. I noticed that on his kickoffs even in the PS. He had a lot more touchbacks this year.
He is really driving the ball with power now, even on his FGs. They are missiles. I again have confidence in him kicking. I'm sure he's happy that he's regained my trust.
He is only slightly happier than John Harbaugh is about Munson being happy for him.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2009, 12:00:55 PM
I was afraid that Akers, like a golfer or like The Idiot Kicker, had lost his swing and would never be able to regain it. He was bad at the end of last year and early this year.
The thing to note about this year though is that since he dropped weight his leg has been stronger. I noticed that on his kickoffs even in the PS. He had a lot more touchbacks this year.
He is really driving the ball with power now, even on his FGs. They are missiles. I again have confidence in him kicking. I'm sure he's happy that he's regained my trust.
You noticed it when everyone else did, once Joe Buck mentioned he had a career high in touch backs during the 1st quarter.
Too bad I could not hear the game because I was in a bar.
But it was evident in the PS that he was driving the ball deeper.