Robin Yount
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Ryan Longwell
About 96.5% of Packer fans (random polling of 1000 random Packer fans) underestimate the loss of Longwell. Having a quality veteran kicker could be the single most important ingredient to a winning season.
The loss of Longwell and the inability or unwillingness to sign a top kicker will be our biggest problem in 2006/2007. A good kicker not only counts for field position but gets those needed points on the board.
An argument can be made that Longwell was off his game last year, but he would still be better than a kicker that makes less than 50% of his kicks over 35 yards and kicks low line drives to the 10 yard line on kick-offs.
Doubters may think I am wrong, but look at our rivals to the west in Queenland. They have been looking for a kicker since 2000. That has contributed to their recent demise.
I think they may have just solved their kicker problem.
About 96.5% of Packer fans (random polling of 1000 random Packer fans) underestimate the loss of Longwell. Having a quality veteran kicker could be the single most important ingredient to a winning season.
The loss of Longwell and the inability or unwillingness to sign a top kicker will be our biggest problem in 2006/2007. A good kicker not only counts for field position but gets those needed points on the board.
An argument can be made that Longwell was off his game last year, but he would still be better than a kicker that makes less than 50% of his kicks over 35 yards and kicks low line drives to the 10 yard line on kick-offs.
Doubters may think I am wrong, but look at our rivals to the west in Queenland. They have been looking for a kicker since 2000. That has contributed to their recent demise.
I think they may have just solved their kicker problem.