They took a farging Kicker
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So long, karate man.
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Oh my God... This is basically best-case scenario for those of us interested in entertainment value.
Supposedly he's a very good place kicker AND punter. Maybe he can do both and save the Eagles a roster spot. Andy Reid thinkin outside the box.
You knew they were going to get a kicker eventually but in the fourth round? That's Madden drafting right there.
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/663144-nfl-draft-2011-why-alex-henery-is-the-sleeper-of-the-draft
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BEAST!
what kind of name is Henery?
The family was Henry until some fool at Ellis island misspelled his great great great grandfather's name??
And now my head exploded.
Die in a fire, Roseman.
He got married to the widow next door.
I actually like it. Akers lost them games and we knew he was gone. This guy is absolutely a stud from what I'm reading.
THEY DRAFTED TODD! HOLY shtein THEY DRAFTED TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!
I like this pick.
Maybe next time he'll think twice about, uh, thinking about his dying kid?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2011, 01:17:57 PM
And now my head exploded.
Die in a fire, Roseman.
So it's McNabb for a cripple & a kicker plus a four next year.
What's not to love?
Quote from: General_Failure on April 30, 2011, 01:18:19 PM
He got married to the widow next door.
I was going to go there. Thank you for saving me.
I just watched his highlight package. Holy christ... right down the middle every time.
Mock?
read the link PG posted...he's money.
Quote from: Rome on April 30, 2011, 01:20:51 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2011, 01:17:57 PM
And now my head exploded.
Die in a fire, Roseman.
So it's McNabb for a cripple & a kicker plus a four next year.
What's not to love?
The McNabb move was worth it based on the 2010 seasons of the Eagles and taterskins alone. The draft picks are just gravy.
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 30, 2011, 01:22:09 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on April 30, 2011, 01:18:19 PM
He got married to the widow next door.
I was going to go there. Thank you for saving me.
I was gonna go for a cancer kid joke but GF beat me to that topic as well.
Stop ruining my fun with Phreak.
I like the idea of replacing Akers and I'm sure he's a fine kicker, but you don't take a farging kicker in the 4th round. They've reached for every farging player they've taken in this draft. By far their worst draft since the Kotite years.
I'm fine with taking the most accurate kicker ever in the history of the world who can also punt better than Randall in the fourth round. Just fine with that.
Quote from: SD on April 30, 2011, 01:26:11 PM
By far their worst draft since the Kotite years.
File this one away. Remember, they've had a lot of zesty drafts.
this dork better be good
Yeah even though I don't dig a kicker in the 4th...worst draft since the Richie K years is a stretch. Without going through them all I'd say the '97 draft was worse.
I like the whole "most accurate kicker" thing, but it was the 4th freaking round. There's still holes in this D that need plugging. Take care of that shtein first.
Will someone please run to Costco and buy this kid a pallet of Muscle Milk.
This kid weighs, what, 30 pounds?
That's with pads.
Highest drafted kicker since Gostkowski. No question that Ichabod Crane will be replacing Akers.
if hes going to be the next david akers without the wahhh wahh bitching then im all for this
anything less and andy should be shot
if he stays to his college form, he'll be an above average to pro bowl kicker for the forseeable future. having seen many teams lose games solely off the foot of their kicker, I'm actually a huge fan of this pick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZBjpuUFhJ4&feature=player_embedded
the music in that video is awesome...what bands/songs are those??
the f'd up punt at 3:00 is pretty cool
Quote from: SD on April 30, 2011, 01:14:38 PM
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BEAST!
They drafted Napoleon Dynamite. Frikkin sweet!
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I like the pick....obviously Akers is the best kicker to ever play for the Eagles but he's well past his prime. Honestly I don't get why placekickers don't get drafted more often--a good kicker will win you more games than arguably any other position on the field other than QB. Not saying they should be going in the first round but I have no problem spending a 4th on a kicker as long as he's good, which it seems like this kid is.
If he can punt as well and free up a roster spot to be used somewhere else, all the better.
He seems like the surest bet to have a successful career of the guys who the Eagles took. Note that this is not praise of the pick.
they took a kicker not only in the draft but in the 4th round....this could be the all time smartest men in the room pick....the rest of the league was def laughing at them in hysterics
not surprising that you would back it tho...altho ill give you credit for not fully "praising" it
Who cares? Whoever they might have picked instead would have sucked anyway. Maybe a white defensive end or a flyer on a QB who can understand a playbook but has a noodle arm?
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 01, 2011, 02:15:18 AM
they took a kicker not only in the draft but in the 4th round....this could be the all time smartest men in the room pick....the rest of the league was def laughing at them in hysterics
not surprising that you would back it tho...altho ill give you credit for not fully "praising" it
I don't back it at all. Even if Henery is a HOF kicker, there's still ways to get guys 90% as good without blowing a 4th rounder. All I'm saying is the other guys they took all seem more bust-able.
I agree PhillyandBC, a good kicker is very important. Taking a fourth round chance on the most accurate kicker in NCAA history is not much of a risk.
I don't see the Eagles (or any other NFL team) going with only one kicking specialist though. Even if Henery can punt well enough to do the job in the NFL, I don't imagine the coaches want to raise the stakes of an injury to their kicker by making him the only one on the roster. As insurance against an injury to the punter he'll be more valuable than a kicker who cannot punt, but I don't see him freeing up a roster spot.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 01, 2011, 08:00:09 AM
I don't see the Eagles (or any other NFL team) going with only one kicking specialist though. Even if Henery can punt well enough to do the job in the NFL, I don't imagine the coaches want to raise the stakes of an injury to their kicker by making him the only one on the roster. As insurance against an injury to the punter he'll be more valuable than a kicker who cannot punt, but I don't see him freeing up a roster spot.
Henery also isn't nearly as good of a punter as he is a kicker, from everything I hear. No doubt he'd be the emergency punter, though.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 01, 2011, 06:58:13 AM
Who cares? Whoever they might have picked instead would have sucked anyway. Maybe a white defensive end or a flyer on a QB who can understand a playbook but has a noodle arm?
This pretty much nails it for me. Agree completely.
Last year, with 4 4th rounders, the eagles took Kafka, Lindley, Clayton and Harbor. None of those players had the impact in 10' that Henery has the potential to have in 11' and beyond..he may even win a game or two. Traditionally, sure it's early to take a kicker, but if he does indeed play like he did at Nebraska then this pick is actually a pretty good one.
Akers effectiveness over most of the past decade somewhat spoils us because the team didn't lose many games because of him and in fact won plenty because of him. Continually having to shuffle in kickers throughout a season (or seasons) is a huge distraction and if this pick assures an above average kicking game for the next 5-whenever year span, then I think for once, they actually were smarter than everyone.
i was reading a scouting report on this guy and came across this gem "may lose balance when footing is poor"
i guess when listing a fg kickers weaknesses you run out of things to say after "misses a lot of kicks"
QuoteTheir selection of Henery in Round 4 had spite written all over it. I have no problem with them going out and getting another kicker, particularly a guy who was the most accurate field goal kicker in NCAA history. But like Jarrett, they could've gotten him later. Taking him in the fourth round was their way of sending a message to David Akers and every other player that they don't like people who have the audacity turn down contract offers from them.[\quote]
Domo nails it.
Wait... the Eagles were gonna draft Henery later, but decided to take him in the fourth round, because they thought that somehow David Akers would interpret a Round 4 selection as "sending a message" that a Round 5 or 6 selection wouldn't send?
That's retarded.
its 2011
everything needs to be over-analyzed.
howie driving a lexus instead of a bmw is proof that hes something or other i dont know pick it up from here igy
It was a good pick. That said after everything Akers has done for this team if it comes out that they didn't give him a heads-up ahead of time (at least that they were considering drafting a kicker), which I bet they didn't, I'll be pretty pissed.
F Akers.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2011, 09:10:15 PM
QuoteTheir selection of Henery in Round 4 had spite written all over it. I have no problem with them going out and getting another kicker, particularly a guy who was the most accurate field goal kicker in NCAA history. But like Jarrett, they could've gotten him later. Taking him in the fourth round was their way of sending a message to David Akers and every other player that they don't like people who have the audacity turn down contract offers from them.[\quote]
Domo nails it.
they called him out after his kid got sick taking a player at his position in the draft is small potatos for them
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2011, 09:10:15 PM
QuoteTheir selection of Henery in Round 4 had spite written all over it. I have no problem with them going out and getting another kicker, particularly a guy who was the most accurate field goal kicker in NCAA history. But like Jarrett, they could've gotten him later. Taking him in the fourth round was their way of sending a message to David Akers and every other player that they don't like people who have the audacity turn down contract offers from them.[\quote]
Domo nails it.
He sure nailed it better than you nailed the quote function.
This was the best pick of the draft. I don't care if it was in the 4th round. We had like 5 4th round picks last year and the only one I can name is Kafka. This guy is a starter from day one. A+
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http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-eagles/Akers-Writings-on-the-wall.html
Look past the premonition and prayer stuff and it boils down to this right here fellas;
QuoteIn December, the Eagles and Akers had talked about a contract extension. The team offered a deal that would have made him one of the top five kickers in the league, but Akers passed, according to league sources.
He went on to have one the best regular seasons of his career. Akers connected on 32 of 38 field goal attempts, booted a career-best 23 touchbacks and was voted to the Pro Bowl for the fifth time. But he missed two very makeable field goal tries in the Eagles' 21-16 playoff loss to the Packers.
"We can all count," Reid said after the game. "Those points would have helped."
Later it was learned that Akers' mind might have been elsewhere. His daughter, Halley, was about to have a cancerous ovary removed. On Monday, Akers said that she is fine and now cancer-free.
Still, he does not know where his future lies. There are a number of teams that could use a kicking upgrade, including the NFC East's Cowboys, taterskins and Giants. Akers did not rule out the possibility of staying in Philadelphia
Rejected a contract
Pisses management off "how dare he reject a golden contract!"
Kicks the ball OOB in the Minny game = Reid goes on blast mode
Misses FGs in a playoff game and its goodnight career in Philadelphia with a kick to the nuts on the way out with a normally stoic and ardent defender of his players Andy Reid placing blame on him.
Good to hear that they got all of the cancer.
Good that they got all the cancer. Kind of curious though....I wonder why Akers would pass up a contract paying him top 5 money. Was there something in the contract he didn't like (maybe length or incentives) or did he want to wait until a new CBA is reached thinking that he may be able to get more under the new deal?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 10, 2011, 11:06:10 AM
I wonder why Akers would pass up a contract paying him top 5 money.
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In December, the Eagles and Akers had talked about a contract extension. The team offered a deal that would have made him one of the top five kickers in the league, but Akers passed, according to league sources.
im not saying its not true but league sources in this case = banner inc.
and what is a top 5 deal....because akers falls under the 30% rule which means the eagles couldnt increase his salary more than that for next year and because of that theres no way he could make a top five salary...i suspect the eagles offered him some long ass deal that "paid" him among the top five but also a deal in which he wouldnt see most of the money
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 09, 2011, 10:18:27 PM
Good to hear that they got all of the cancer.
They didn't. Vick is still on the team.
Ba-bum.
Eh....regardless of your opinions about what he did, I think if there's one thing you can absolutely say about Vick now is that he is an overwhelmingly positive presence in the locker room and on the field. He may have been a bit of a cancer in ATL because of his lack of effort in game prep and whatnot, but that's definitely not the case today. As it stands right now, the only negative surrounding Vick is the bad pub he gets from certain corners of the media, fans and animal rights groups. But that's to be expected and will never go away as long as he remains in the public eye.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 11, 2011, 04:07:58 PM
Eh....regardless of your opinions about what he did, I think if there's one thing you can absolutely say about Vick now is that he is an overwhelmingly positive presence in the locker room and on the field. He may have been a bit of a cancer in ATL because of his lack of effort in game prep and whatnot, but that's definitely not the case today. As it stands right now, the only negative surrounding Vick is the bad pub he gets from certain corners of the media, fans and animal rights groups. But that's to be expected and will never go away as long as he remains in the public eye.
Agreed. I didnt' think there was anyone out there that actually thought Vick was a cancer in the locker room or for the organization at all. His teammates love him, the coaches love him and even Jeff Lurie loves him now. Not what he DID, but how he's conducted himself since coming to the team.
Sorry but Vick is still a worthless human being.
Great athlete and I hope he wins the Super Bowl but he's still a piece of garbage.
ah yes, the smell of high horses in the morning.
May you never farg up so badly in your life that you need forgiveness.
Yes, but he's paid his debt to society. I mean, six years in Atlanta? Favre spent one year there and he's been getting away with shtein for twenty years.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 13, 2011, 11:07:05 AM
ah yes, the smell of high horses in the morning.
May you never farg up so badly in your life that you need forgiveness.
I'll match your sanctimony and raise you two pretensions.
Quote from: Rome on May 13, 2011, 11:03:45 AM
Sorry but Vick is still a worthless human being.
Great athlete and I hope he wins the Super Bowl but he's still a piece of garbage.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 13, 2011, 11:07:05 AM
ah yes, the smell of high horses in the morning.
May you never farg up so badly in your life that you need forgiveness.
He received his forgiveness from the one person he needed it from most.....Roger Goodell. He was allowed back into the league and once the lockout ends, stands to make a boatload of money. I don't think anyone, football fans or otherwise, has to forgive him for anything if they choose not to. It's one thing to acknowlege that he paid his debt in prison and deserves an opportunity to play football again, but it's completely different to forgive. I still think he's despicable for what he did and I hope that he is truly making changes for the better, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to forgive him for what he did or assume that he's a completely changed person.
I doubt seriously he gives a shtein whether you, me, or anyone else forgives him, nor should he. He's a professional athlete and he gets paid to entertain us, not to be a beacon of virtue.
Someone who has his wires so crossed that he gets off torturing and killing animals for sport, profit and eventually the fun of it is beyond redemption.
Doesn't mean I won't wear his jersey or scream my lungs out for him when he's wearing the uniform, though. I've already said countless times I'm a hypocrite and proud of it.
99% of the talking down towards Vick has been because of what he did to the dogs, but really, the bigger thing for the Feds and what most people seem to forget is that he was running an illegal gambling ring that had tens of thousands of dollars changing hands. The Mafia does the same thing and people look down on Vick more so because of killing animals. Shows me how somewhat backwards and material this country is.
nvm misread it.
Bad news for those of you who already ordered your Henery jerseys... He switched to #6.
Tamari:
QuoteHenery from 48: money. Plenty of distance.
Considering they drafted a kicker in the 4th round and let Akers walk away angry, I sure hope he's money.
The Eagles are all in. They won't play any games close enough to come down to the K.
Quietly set a new NFL rookie kicker record with 88.9% FG accuracy, and that was with a couple of misses from 60+
Did he throw any TD passes? MOCK!
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 01, 2012, 10:13:14 PM
Quietly set a new NFL rookie kicker record with 88.9% FG accuracy, and that was with a couple of misses from 60+
not saying he was terrible but those numbers are skewed by the fact that he only made five fg all year from more than 40 yards
he also almost single handedly lost a game
all in all he was acceptable but certainly not worthy of a 4th round pick
You're right. Based on the Eagles' recent draft success, he's worthy of a 2nd rounder.