Tyler Bass to IR

[ngbills]

An expensive injured kicker

[BuffaloBaumer]

#tdsoverfgs

[SoonerBillsFan]

26 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Prater is 14 of 16 in the playoffs during his career 

I think we will be fine with him. Not a huge leg anymore, but pretty darn accurate.  Just keep FG's under 50 or close too it.

[NeverOutNick]

I’ve always liked Prater since his lions and broncos days. I’m fine with this 

[UBinVA]

I had a bad groin strain/pull 15 years ago and it still bothers me at times. Those are pesty problems to get over. I'm older but still can't imagine kicking with one.

[TheyCallMeAndy]

All IR designations are technically to return at a 4 week minimum, correct?

[billsfan89]

2 minutes ago, NeverOutNick said:

I’ve always liked Prater since his lions and broncos days. I’m fine with this 

 

He was pretty good at age 40 last year, he was 6 for 6 and had a 57 yarder. I don't think this is a bad move either. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

51 minutes ago, Success said:

 

I've always thought that it would terrify the league if we decided not to have any kickers on the roster.  Just go for it on 4th all the time, no matter where they are on the field.

 

Not sure how it would work out, but it's a fun thought.

 

 

So that probably would be OK except when you're down 2 points and at the 25 yard line with 3 seconds to go in game.  In that case I'd take my chance on FG over scoring TD.

 

If the same happens with 10 minutes left, I'd be more OK with going for it as you likely don't need 25 yards for the first down and even if you do get stopped, you have another 10 minutes to figure something else out, revert to plan B

 

I assume Bass is on the recall list that can be brought back after 4 weeks if ok?

Edited Friday at 09:05 PM by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

[QLBillsFan]

4 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

 

He was pretty good at age 40 last year, he was 6 for 6 and had a 57 yarder. I don't think this is a bad move either. 

When does the cliff come for 41 year old kickers ? Hopefully 42😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

I am a bit surprised based on the normal responses here that we're up the page 3 and haven't seen anyone take the conversation about a groin pull into the gutter yet.  We must be getting more mature around here!!

[Doc Brown]

5 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

All IR designations are technically to return at a 4 week minimum, correct?

You can still put someone on season ending IR I think.  Bass was put on the designated to return IR I think.  Prater should be fine in the mean time I think.

[Bangarang]

Did we just quietly upgrade kicker!?

[BullBuchanan]

This might be for the best

[nedboy7]

This is actually good news.  Let's just go with that perspective. 

[chris heff]

16 minutes ago, QLBillsFan said:

When does the cliff come for 41 year old kickers ? Hopefully 42😂🤷🏻‍♂️

George Blanda kicked until he was 102.

[Steptide]

Honestly, Im a bit relieved by this. Bass has been wildly inconsistent, even on p-a-t's. Even if prater sucks, at least we can chalk that up to him being the new guy. Bass missing gimme fg's is just not something I feel like dealing with this season 

[That's No Moon]

11 minutes ago, wjag said:

Not sure how much stock I put into his last decade of stats. He’s been a dome kicker since 2014.  Denver and mile high before that.  I wonder how much swirling wind conditions he saw in the Detroit and Arizona domes.  He’s 41 years old.  There isn’t/wasn’t a 20-something kicker on the market somewhere?

His career outdoor percentage is 81% compared to 87.9% inside.

Looking for outdoor games in cold weather climates, after November 1st, in the last 5 years, you get:

11/10/19 @Chicago 1 for 1 20-29, 1 for 2 50+, 3 for 3 XP

11/24/19 @Washington 2 for 2 20-29, 0 for 1 30-39, 1 for 1 40-49, 1 for 1 XP

12/22/19 @Denver 1 for 1 20-29, 2or 2 XP

12/6/20 @Chicago 4 for 5 XP

12/23/20 @Tennessee 1 for 1 50+, 2 for 3 XP

11/5/21 @Chicago 1 for 1 20-29, 1 for 1 30-39 3 for 3 XP

12/18/22 @Denver 1 for 1 40-49, 2 for 2 50+

11/5/23 @Cleveland no attempts

12/3/23 @Pittsburgh 1 for 1 50+, 3 for 3 XP

12/24/23 @Chicago 1 for 1 50+ 1 for 1 XP

12/31/23 @Philadelphia 1 for 1 20-29, 1 for 1 30-39, 3 for 3 XP

 

Totals: 6/6 20-29 yards, 2/3 30-39 yards, 2/2 40-49 yards, 5/6 50+ yards, 22 of 25 XPs

 

Prater has kicked in Buffalo 3 times in his career: 2011 with Denver, 2018 for Detroit, and 2024 with Arizona. He is 2 for 3 in FGs and 5 for 5 in XPs. His miss came 12/16/18 and was from 48 yards with 5:55 left in the game with Detroit down by 1. Detroit went on to lose by 1.

 

I'm not going back to look at what the actual weather was in those games and obviously there can be bad weather before November 1st but my guess is this would be everyone's concern about him kicking here.  I picked the last 5 years arbitrarily. You could certainly go back further than that if you felt like it.

 

[Process]

1 hour ago, Einstein said:

the start of this season sucks 

Because our kicker got hurt and replaced with a guy that is probably better than him?

[Don Otreply]

1 hour ago, MiltonWaddams said:

Spleen removal time

Take that groin out while you’re in there,

[Gunsgoodtime]

32 minutes ago, UBinVA said:

I had a bad groin strain/pull 15 years ago and it still bothers me at times. Those are pesty problems to get over. I'm older but still can't imagine kicking with one.

Same I had one still bothers me over 20 years later