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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bruce" data-source="post: 52210" data-attributes="member: 196">They can say it because they come from totally different contexts -- Vanderjagt kicked inside a dome or in ideal conditions the vast majority of the time, Ryan Longwell kicked in some of the worst conditions in football -- and not just occasionally. He kicked in a dome for all 8 home games. He kicked in a dome or ideal conditions each time he faced division rival -- Jacksonville, Nashville and Houston.Now compare that to kicking in Green Bay and Chicago -- which guarantees at minimum 9 times kicking in some of the worst conditions in football.Also, as has been pointed out Vanderjagt cannot kick it off past the 15 yard line kicking in a dome -- and the Colts had to use a roster spot to carry a guy to kickoff for him.Yes, he does has made 217-248 FG for 87.5% in ideal conditions VsLongwell who has made 226-277 FG for 81.6 in some of the worse conditions in football.Now, add that Vanderjagt will command Big dollars similar to what Longwell just got  (or more now that there are fewer kickers on the market) and I return to this is not a good thing.Having said that, I am not being critical of Thompson for passing on the price, rather simply saying that this has created a whole new major hole that the Packers must fill.</blockquote>

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