apuszczalowski Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Now there's a refreshing blast from the past. Does anyone else remember the chants of "half-foot, half-foot, half-foot, hhhhhhaaaaaalllllllffffff foot!" as Dempsey approached the ball on kickoffs? I swear half the stadium would chant that in unison. Talk about a tough crowd. I remember the opener against Miami in '79. Typical crap performance by the Bills offense but somehow we had a chance to win it with a FG on the last play of the game and FINALLY beat Miami after going 0 for the 70s to that point. Not a long FG if I remember correctly. I remember this guy behind us threatening to kick Demsey's ass if he missed. Sure enough, Dempsey shanks it and this dude literally runs down the aisle and jumps onto the field. Always wondered what happened to the guy. GO BILLS!!! He probably went to jail, or atleast had to appear in court on tresspassing charges. He may have also received a ban from the stadium too Edited November 8, 2011 by apuszczalowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Rayner http://profootball.scout.com/a.z?s=127&p=9&c=2&cid=1126215&nid=5860635&fhn=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Bills signed K Dave Rayner per Rotoworld i saw that on BB.com.. anybody know anything about him?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Dave Rayner...ugghh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-temporary-kicker/25e56019-2a3e-466c-aab6-090f410f3653 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBILLS78 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 That kicker was originally a tight end, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 She needs to kick barefoot when we play the Jets next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 That kicker was originally a tight end, I believe. WR too...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 She needs to kick barefoot when we play the Jets next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbringer Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I can't believe I fell for this...again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureBillsGM Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I do not get why teams always bring a bunch of kickers in for what is basically a "kick competition" when looking to sign a kicker. Rayner is the youngest of the high profile kickers out there and has a heck of a leg but has been terribly inconsistent. Wouldn't career body of work be a better predictor of success than a two hour kicking competition? For example, they also had Shayne Graham in. Check out the career stats: Rayner: 73.3% FG Percentage 98.5% XP Percentage Graham: 86% FG Percentage 98.45 XP Percentage Graham kicked very well for New England last year in conditions similar to ours. Rayner kciked sparingly in a Dome in Detroit and had one kickoff for the Raiders this year. Unless Graham has totally lost his leg strength, which isn't likely for a kicker only 33 years old, I don't get the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AReed Deep For 7 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Atleast it wasnt a green fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Not as entertaining as the first link in this thread, but here are Raynor's career stats: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/raynedav01.htm Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I wonder if Rayner has better numbers for the stadiums he's most likely to do any kicking in during this period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureBillsGM Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I wonder if Rayner has better numbers for the stadiums he's most likely to do any kicking in during this period of time. That would seem to be a very small sample size to go off for a kicker. Lookng at our next three games (all on the road) and the last three years for each kicker, here are the stats for each: Rayner: @Dallas in 2010 1-1 @Miami in 2010 2-2 Graham: @Dallas 2008 3-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Ralph is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 That would seem to be a very small sample size to go off for a kicker. Lookng at our next three games (all on the road) and the last three years for each kicker, here are the stats for each: Rayner: @Dallas in 2010 1-1 @Miami in 2010 2-2 Graham: @Dallas 2008 3-3 Agreed. It is a small sample size. However, out of the three guys they brought in, he's the only one that's kicked in the new Dallas stadium, and the only one who's kicked in Miami recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Who has the better kickoff leg? let us not forget how good the red zone offense has been this year. Extra points and kickoffs have been far more plentiful than long field goals..maybe that was the kicker terrible pun intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Bills signed K Dave Rayner per Rotoworld Championship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureBillsGM Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Who has the better kickoff leg? let us not forget how good the red zone offense has been this year. Extra points and kickoffs have been far more plentiful than long field goals..maybe that was the kicker terrible pun intended I would say Rayner has the better leg on kickoffs but the stats are not that far off. Also, Buffalo rarely tries to drill it through the endzone instead opting for the high directional kick. Rayner: Career: 18 touchbacks in 241 kicks for 7.47% 2010 in 8 games with Detroit: 2 touchbacks on 34 kicks for 5.88% 2006 last full season with Green Bay: 11/72 for 15.27% Graham: Career: 48 touchbacks in 629 kicks for 7.63% 2010 in 8 games with New England: 2 touchbacks on 57 kicks for 3.51% 2009 last full season: 8/69 for 11.59% I am really not on a Shayne Graham crusade but more just making a point about these random kicker workouts instead of looking at a body of work around the league. I do, however, have a feeling we will all be missing Lindell. Edited November 8, 2011 by FutureBillsGM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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