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Stephen Hauschka has signed a two-year contract extension!


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1 hour ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Young man, I just need to be sure that when the chips are down, you can knock through a kick from grass 47 yards out, in a slight Tampa breeze...but absolutely no pressure! :thumbsup:

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Thanks for posting this picture. Now I have a stomach ache.

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1 hour ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Young man, I just need to be sure that when the chips are down, you can knock through a kick from grass 47 yards out, in a slight Tampa breeze...but absolutely no pressure! :thumbsup:

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Ohhh f——— my life....

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I mean why now? Why not wait until you see if he has fully recovered from the hit last year?? Unnecessary and not smart IMO...

Not saying he won't be the same as he was but the timing is very Fitzy...way early.

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1 hour ago, JoeF said:

Was going to be a UFA at the end of year...guessing the Vikings and Bears issues with kickers were a bit of a lesson.  Means Bills aren't interested in Carli Lloyd ?

 

 

 

yeah, kicker purgatory is real.  The Vikings, Bears, and even Steelers have lost important games when they lost good kickers.  

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1 hour ago, Reader said:

But the yips! THE YIPS!!!!!!!

Oh Christ! The Finn Yips!!!!!! Dooooomed I say, ?

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Hauschka's 86.7% career field goal conversion rate ranks 7th all time in the NFL. He also holds the record for most consecutive made field goals from 50+ yards at 14.

Yeah, that's right: Stephen Hauschka is a top 10 all time kicker in the NFL. The Seahawks were silly to let him go after one down season, and their error has benefitted the Bills greatly.



 

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43 minutes ago, Logic said:

Hauschka's 86.7% career field goal conversion rate ranks 7th all time in the NFL. He also holds the record for most consecutive made field goals from 50+ yards at 14.

Yeah, that's right: Stephen Hauschka is a top 10 all time kicker in the NFL. The Seahawks were silly to let him go after one down season, and their error has benefitted the Bills greatly.



 

this is all awesome.... but ignoring the fact that he has been inaccurate this preseason and it dates back to the end of last season is just sorta foolish IMO.

 

i'm all for giving him another year but lets not act like he's been trending in the right direction or even nearly as good as his first year in buffalo.

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1 minute ago, Stank_Nasty said:

this is all awesome.... but ignoring the fact that he has been inaccurate this preseason and it dates back to the end of last season is just sorta foolish IMO.

 

i'm all for giving him another year but lets not act like he's been trending in the right direction or even nearly as good as his first year in buffalo.


Meh. He was admittedly bad at the end of last year, but it mostly came after the cheap shot when he was clearly dealing with injury.

This preseason, he's been rotating between two holders every other time he kicks the ball.

We'll see how things shake out come regular season. The fact that Hauschka says in the article that he had a really good spring and summer and the fact that the Bills re-signed him and Beane has full confidence leads me to believes the team is not at all worried.

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Just now, Logic said:


Meh. He was admittedly bad at the end of last year, but it mostly came after the cheap shot when he was clearly dealing with injury.

This preseason, he's been rotating between two holders every other time he kicks the ball.

We'll see how things shake out come regular season. The fact that Hauschka says in the article that he had a really good spring and summer and the fact that the Bills re-signed him and Beane has full confidence leads me to believes the team is not at all worried.

and i'm all for that as well. but please don't state overall career stats and act like they paint a picture of how he's played LATELY..... its not an accurate portrayal.

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5 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

and i'm all for that as well. but please don't state overall career stats and act like they paint a picture of how he's played LATELY..... its not an accurate portrayal.


I'm not sure where my original post stated anything about how he's played lately. I simply pointed out that he's a top all time kicker and it was nice that the Seahawks messed up and let him go. 

That being said...I get the Bills fans are nervous about him, but the worry is a bit overblown, in my opinion. If you want to see a kicking game that gives real cause for concern, go look at the Bears or the Jets.

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6 minutes ago, Logic said:


I'm not sure where my original post stated anything about how he's played lately. I simply pointed out that he's a top all time kicker and it was nice that the Seahawks messed up and let him go. 

That being said...I get the Bills fans are nervous about him, but the worry is a bit overblown, in my opinion. If you want to see a kicking game that gives real cause for concern, go look at the Bears or the Jets.

you didn't mention how he played lately. that's the point.... just mentioning what he's done in his career doesn't paint the whole picture.... he hasn't played anything like a top 10 kicker since the jets cheap shot and that includes this preseason. hopefully its the holder issue. I would guess by the extension that's what the bills FO is banking on. 

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7 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

you didn't mention how he played lately. that's the point.... just mentioning what he's done in his career doesn't paint the whole picture.... he hasn't played anything like a top 10 kicker since the jets cheap shot and that includes this preseason. hopefully its the holder issue. I would guess by the extension that's what the bills FO is banking on. 

It's always going to be a bit of a gamble locking into a kicker in the NFL.

 

These guys can get hot and cold and very good ones can lose it for a while or forever without a lot of warning.

 

I'll keep my fingers crossed he will keep it together at least this season.  He's certainly been fantastic  in the past.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

you didn't mention how he played lately. that's the point.... just mentioning what he's done in his career doesn't paint the whole picture.... he hasn't played anything like a top 10 kicker since the jets cheap shot and that includes this preseason. hopefully its the holder issue. I would guess by the extension that's what the bills FO is banking on. 

You can make an argument either way and a lot of it depends on the mental makeup of the kicker.  He caught a case of the yips in 2016 when it came to extra points.  He was able to recover the following year with us.  He may have caught the yips again after that injury.  Hopefully, if he did he can quickly correct it.

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I knew his preseason woes were nothing but a smokescreen. It looked like he wasn't even trying, just punching the ball instead of snapping the leg through the kick.

Pretty sure we see our "Hausch Money" kicker back to his money ways this season. 

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3 hours ago, Reed83HOF said:

Some things never change:
 

 

 

A pitch to bring Schmidt back as punter?

2 hours ago, Frez said:

Freeing up some cap money for the Clowney trade. 

 

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2 hours ago, mykidsdad said:

 

 

Thanks for posting this picture. Now I have a stomach ache.

 

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3 hours ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Young man, I just need to be sure that when the chips are down, you can knock through a kick from grass 47 yards out, in a slight Tampa breeze...but absolutely no pressure! :thumbsup:

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I hate you !!!

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3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Play this on a loop in the locker room starting Friday 

No kidding.

 good call Coach !!

 I forget i was pissd about that BS   GRRRR

3 hours ago, H2o said:

Wait, this is a guy we were supposed to be worried about. I read it on here. Why did our FO re-sign him? 

so we could worry some more

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16 minutes ago, Putin said:

I hate you !!!

Saw that photo, realized what it was, and had a very genuine queasy feeling come over me for a moment.

 

That game is going to remain a wound which will not heal until we win a Superbowl.

 

 

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The one thing I love about Haushka is that he never appears to be rattled and that is generally reflected in his approach to the ball; very calm and consistent. He has definitely regressed, so it's a concern, but I have a greater level of trust in him than I did in MANY previous kickers in high leverage situations. I'll never forget the Rian Lindell days. I'm sure he wasn't as bad as I remember, but he APPEARED very nervous when it mattered most. 

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