Vinatieri Headlines Dallas Cowboy Offseason Wishlist
This from TheRanchReport.com:
The life of a kicker is usually nothing to write about, especially when it comes to free agency.
However Adam Vinatieri, one of the top placekickers in the history of the National Football League, is no ordinary kicker.
Vinatieri has made countless game-winning field goals in every situation imaginable. Pressure kicks. Pressure kicks during the regular season. Pressure kicks in the snow. Pressure kicks in the snow with the AFC Championship on the line. Pressure kicks in the Super Bowl.
Name the situation, and chances are Adam Vinatieri has been up to the task time after time.The 10-year veteran out of South Dakota State has helped lead what looks to be a dynasty in the making in Foxboro.
A kicker leading a dynasty?That's right, a kicker. When you consider that Vinatieri has made game-winning kicks in two Super Bowls and an AFC Championship Game, sometimes in less-than-ideal conditions, Vinatieri's contribution to the league's top team this millennium ranks right up there with any Patriot outside of Tom Brady (and maybe even Brady himself).
And now, as the Dallas Cowboys sit on the brink of playoff elimination this weekend at Carolina, it's easy to look back on the year that was and understand how a kicker of Vinatieri's stature could have made an impact on the season.
What if the Cowboys had a clutch kicker like Vinatieri during all of those close losses?Don't hurt yourself, it's almost mind-numbing to ponder.
Without getting too deep into the misery, the team could likely add at least two more games to its current eight-win total. Images of Jose Cortez and Billy Cundiff hanging their head in shame would be distant memories, and hooked 33-yard chip shots would be a thing of the past.
Enter current Patriots' kicker Adam Vinatieri. From we at TheRanchReport.com understand, Vinatieri's situation this offseason is definitely one to keep a close eye on.
Why?For starters, he's currently playing under a one-year franchise tender with the Patriots. In addition, his agent Neil Cornrich, has been rumored to be suspended by the NFLPA until Aug. 1, 2006.
That makes his fair game across multiple levels.And finally, and most obviously, the Cowboys need a quality placekicker before starting their 2006 campaign. Bill Parcells wants one, the team desperately needs one, and Vinatieri tops the list of potential candidates.
Oh and by the way, TheRanchReport.com has learned there has already been plenty of speculation in the Boston area that the Cowboys are preparing to take a make a serious pass at Vinatieri this offseason.
It only makes sense. It's nearly impossible to draft a kicker straight out of college into the NFL and expect immediate success.Go with a winner. Go with the proven veteran.Go with Vinatieri.
The life of a kicker is usually nothing to write about, especially when it comes to free agency.
However Adam Vinatieri, one of the top placekickers in the history of the National Football League, is no ordinary kicker.
Vinatieri has made countless game-winning field goals in every situation imaginable. Pressure kicks. Pressure kicks during the regular season. Pressure kicks in the snow. Pressure kicks in the snow with the AFC Championship on the line. Pressure kicks in the Super Bowl.
Name the situation, and chances are Adam Vinatieri has been up to the task time after time.The 10-year veteran out of South Dakota State has helped lead what looks to be a dynasty in the making in Foxboro.
A kicker leading a dynasty?That's right, a kicker. When you consider that Vinatieri has made game-winning kicks in two Super Bowls and an AFC Championship Game, sometimes in less-than-ideal conditions, Vinatieri's contribution to the league's top team this millennium ranks right up there with any Patriot outside of Tom Brady (and maybe even Brady himself).
And now, as the Dallas Cowboys sit on the brink of playoff elimination this weekend at Carolina, it's easy to look back on the year that was and understand how a kicker of Vinatieri's stature could have made an impact on the season.
What if the Cowboys had a clutch kicker like Vinatieri during all of those close losses?Don't hurt yourself, it's almost mind-numbing to ponder.
Without getting too deep into the misery, the team could likely add at least two more games to its current eight-win total. Images of Jose Cortez and Billy Cundiff hanging their head in shame would be distant memories, and hooked 33-yard chip shots would be a thing of the past.
Enter current Patriots' kicker Adam Vinatieri. From we at TheRanchReport.com understand, Vinatieri's situation this offseason is definitely one to keep a close eye on.
Why?For starters, he's currently playing under a one-year franchise tender with the Patriots. In addition, his agent Neil Cornrich, has been rumored to be suspended by the NFLPA until Aug. 1, 2006.
That makes his fair game across multiple levels.And finally, and most obviously, the Cowboys need a quality placekicker before starting their 2006 campaign. Bill Parcells wants one, the team desperately needs one, and Vinatieri tops the list of potential candidates.
Oh and by the way, TheRanchReport.com has learned there has already been plenty of speculation in the Boston area that the Cowboys are preparing to take a make a serious pass at Vinatieri this offseason.
It only makes sense. It's nearly impossible to draft a kicker straight out of college into the NFL and expect immediate success.Go with a winner. Go with the proven veteran.Go with Vinatieri.
posted by The Gryphon at 10:03 AM
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