Rigotz Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Kiva said: Haoushka is shot. Sign chase now. No more losing games (Browns) because our kicker is a head case. cut Houshka, sign Chase For everyone saying this... WHY would we ever do this? We would take a 6 million dollar dead cap hit if we cut Hauschka right now. That would be an incredibly stupid idea. For 6 million dollars you can get a guy like John Brown or Cole Beasley. Do your research. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/steven-hauschka-5476/ Edited December 4, 2019 by Rigotz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 He's a team captain. Unless he starts missing every kick, he'll be in Buffalo for the rest of the year. His kickoffs are still going through the end-zone almost every time, so his leg does not appear to be shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 54 minutes ago, mannc said: He's a team captain. Unless he starts missing every kick, he'll be in Buffalo for the rest of the year. His kickoffs are still going through the end-zone almost every time, so his leg does not appear to be shot. His problem is putting the ball between the goalposts which is a far more important part of his job, and one which he is failing to do 1/3 of the time over the last 16 games. 1 hour ago, Rigotz said: For everyone saying this... WHY would we ever do this? We would take a 6 million dollar dead cap hit if we cut Hauschka right now. That would be an incredibly stupid idea. For 6 million dollars you can get a guy like John Brown or Cole Beasley. Do your research. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/steven-hauschka-5476/ I forgot that the Bills are right against the cap and not able to absorb a dead cap hit for someone who cannot capably perform their job. Edited December 4, 2019 by JM57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, mannc said: He's a team captain. Unless he starts missing every kick, he'll be in Buffalo for the rest of the year. His kickoffs are still going through the end-zone almost every time, so his leg does not appear to be shot. I agree he still has a decent leash. 1 hour ago, Rigotz said: For everyone saying this... WHY would we ever do this? We would take a 6 million dollar dead cap hit if we cut Hauschka right now. That would be an incredibly stupid idea. For 6 million dollars you can get a guy like John Brown or Cole Beasley. Do your research. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/steven-hauschka-5476/ You don't keep an underperforming kicker because of a cap hit. That can lose you games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Even the Hooded Genius in Foxboro has been going through kickers like Kleenex. Maybe they're aren't any better options than Hauschka? Edited December 4, 2019 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, JM57 said: His problem is putting the ball between the goalposts which is a far more important part of his job, and one which he is failing to do 1/3 of the time over the last 16 games. I did not realize that his FG percentage was that low, but some of that time was when it appeared he was injured and it seems like a lot of those misses were from 50 or more. Hauschka's certainly going through a bit of a tough stretch, but kickers are strange creatures. He's battle-tested (both here and in Seattle) and that means a lot when you're playing big games. The fact that he's still kicking the ball through the endzone on kickoffs tells me that he's not injured and his leg isn't "tired". The only way I would get rid of Hauschka this year is if it appeared that he had completely lost his confidence. I don't think we're there, yet. I will agree that's his seat is getting warm, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Even the Hooded Genius in Foxboro has been going through kickers like Kleenex. Maybe they're aren't any better options than Hauschka? That is why McLaughlin bears watching. The Bills did like him pre-season and he knows the snapper and holder if they felt they needed to make a change. The kicker market is thin and lots of kickers seem to be struggling so I couldn't see the Bills cutting bait with Hauschka for just anybody.... but a young kid they like and have history with? Well I could maybe see that. He is safe for now. But he has to start making more kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. K Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: I agree he still has a decent leash. You don't keep an underperforming kicker because of a cap hit. That can lose you games. You're right. But you change kickers only if you have a better option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dr. K said: You're right. But you change kickers only if you have a better option. Agreed. And I don't see any way they are going to take a guy off the street.... but the other guy they had in camp who they liked comes into the equation if Hausch keeps missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syhuang Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Claimed by Colts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Figured someone was going to claim him. I wish other teams that claimed had to announce it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsMafi$ Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 The Bills put in a claim for him according to RapSheet. Interesting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, HappyDays said: ORLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: ORLY Damn. Wish they got him. Hauschka is shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 That is both interesting and sad. Don’t see any other upgrade available. Why is kicking so bad these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 So will viniateri be cut tomorrow? Don’t want him just curious, he needs to retire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 they gave adam a long enough leash but it's time to hang them up. we have given house money a long leash but man playoff games get tight and i sure don;t want to end up in the bears situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 4 hours ago, GunnerBill said: I agree he still has a decent leash. You don't keep an underperforming kicker because of a cap hit. That can lose you games. Like Chase did. He's not any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiva Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Rigotz said: For everyone saying this... WHY would we ever do this? We would take a 6 million dollar dead cap hit if we cut Hauschka right now. That would be an incredibly stupid idea. For 6 million dollars you can get a guy like John Brown or Cole Beasley. Do your research. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/steven-hauschka-5476/ Would you rather lose another game because of 6 mill? No!! It’s worth the dead cap to cut him loose. Chase should have been signed yesterday. Edited December 5, 2019 by Kiva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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