We all saw Andrew Frank make his debut last preseason game as he went 2 for 2 which also included a 51 yard field goal. I found this 10 minute video on youtube and was impressed with the way this kid talks and carries himself. Check it out.
[video=youtube;K1lRbu9mQPw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1lRbu9mQPw[/video]
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beat writers dont seem to think so
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I really hope so. Caleb has been inconsistent since he came on board. Much of that is due to him being injury prone. Franks has a better leg and is getting better all the time. I read that he had no real instruction in college and learned his craft basically on his own. I think he has a bigger upside-who knows how good he can be with some real coaching. The way I see it, at this point he is no worse than Sturgis and can only get better. Sturgis is what he is.
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After watching that video, I'm convinced that he should be the starter over Sturgis. He seems to have a lot of upside to him. I'm rooting for him.
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Staying with Sturgis is the safe pick. If he does well no one questions it. If he doesn't do well it could be questioned but no one could say for certain that Franks was the answer, it was an even gamble.
However, if they take Franks and he does well, that's the big pay off, however, if they take him and he sucks everyone will say they should have given Sturgis another chance, at least he was a known entity.
Basically, I expect they're feeling that they have to be 100% that Franks is the guy or Sturgis isn't the guy in order to pick Frank's. I'm not sure the difference between was that great.P h i N s A N i T y likes this. -
To add a little frosting to the cake here is Andrew Franks nailing a 58 yard field goal
[video=youtube;m0s6TsOAtPc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0s6TsOAtPc[/video]RickyNeverInhaled likes this. -
If Franks wins the job, it's actually because of his kickoffs. -
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Franks costs less so yes.
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Saving money this year means more to spend on keeping our FAs next offseason.
If you ask me whether I'd rather have Franks as our kicker and keep Lamar Miller next offseason, or have Sturgis as our kicker and lose Lamar Miller to Free Agency I will take Franks and Miller every time. -
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[video=youtube;DUE11d2jE88]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUE11d2jE88[/video]
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Besides, there is only a $50,000 in salary difference between the two, and Sturgis has $145,000 guaranteed. So cutting him now actually turns into a net loss in money. -
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Sturgis only made 78.4% of his field goals last year. There were only 4 kickers with a worse percentage of field goals made. The year before he was only 76.5%. Those numbers are not good enough. Does that inspire any confidence in anyone? Really how much worse could Franks be than that? And you get a much stronger leg.
With Franks getting real coaching for the first time in a long time I say his needle is pointing up unlike Caleb who appears to be who he is, a sub 80% kicker. That is abysmal.Ohio Fanatic and Finster like this. -
I think staying with Sturgis is actually the riskier move. Sure Sturgis is the known vet but typically that means there is something in their game that they do consistently well whether that is kick-offs, PATs or field goals. Sturgis has been inconsistent in all three aspects of the kicking game and can't stay healthy. What happens if we go with Sturgis and then mid-season he gets hurt again? Seems to me Franks floor is what we've gotten from Sturgis the past three seasons and his ceiling could be much higher.
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IMO either kicker should be better this year than what we've had the past two seasons. I think Sturgis' inconsistency has been primarily a result of his injuries. He wasn't injury prone in college or inconsistent so I don't know that I'd consider his continuing to be injury prone in the pros or inconsistent as a given or even likely. So even if we stuck with Sturgis I'd expect him to be better. That being said, my understanding is that Franks has a stronger leg. Sturgis has never been great at the longer kicks even in college. The big knock on Franks was his inconsistency early on, but according to Rizzi he's been improving daily. If they feel he's reached a point where his consistency is about on par with Sturgis and he has a stronger leg and is cheaper, I would have to think that Franks gets the nod. Of course, we can't answer that 'IF'. There's been a ton of practices we simply have no info on.MrClean and Tin Indian like this. -
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I challenge you to think this through, instead of doing whatever it is you think you're doing.
Kickers are more important than punters. And a 5th round pick is high for a kicker in your estimation. So please, tell the class why teams generally wait the 5 th round to draft punters (if they draft them at all) if they are so important.
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In 2 years ≈ Sturgis has missed 16 kicks, 8 each year, 3 inside of 40, that's pathetic, he should be fired, why would you keep this guy?
If he was an UDFA he probably would have been fired after his first horrible season, and rightfully so, bad Ks are a dime a dozen.Tin Indian likes this. -
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