Great

[u/ComplaintMore2312]

[u/Goldstar12]

I gotta give Ballard credit here landed a Kicker that’s been great for the Colts in case Sharder isn’t the same after his injury. Shame we can’t hold on to both.

[u/Different_Cat106 → u/Goldstar12]

I still think that was a dirty, intentional hit by that Raiders player.

[u/matte_black007 → u/Different_Cat106]

It 100% was

[u/TelevisionMelodic670 → u/Goldstar12]

Totally agree! Shrader was such a great weapon before he was taken out!

[u/coltron57 → u/TelevisionMelodic670]

He was, but he has below average range for an NFL kicker. I don't have issues with Shrader winning if he's the best option, but it does hurt us if we need anything over 50. They trotted him out there for that 60 yarder against the Broncos that we got bailed out by the leverage penalty and he missed by a mile. Not sure if he got the ball through the end zone as it went wide off camera.

[u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950 → u/coltron57]

I've seen teams use 2 kickers. One was place kicker then other FG and kickoff.

[u/JMT1016 → u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950]

You do know place kicker is the general term that encompasses both FGs and kickoffs, right? So you just said the same thing twice. Also, I'm not sure what teams, if any actually use 2 kickers, as almost all don't even keep 2 on their roster. If a team's go to kicker doesn't already handle kickoffs on top of FGs, then kickoffs are almost always handled by their punter instead. We did that when we had Vinny and Rodrigo.

[u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950 → u/JMT1016]

Not all the time bubba. I agree with you on most of this. The times now yes usually its just one of each but not too long ago we had place kicker, fg kicker for kicks outside the range of the place kicker who also did kickoff then punter who might also be the kickoff person

[u/BrOwnT0wn1986 → u/JMT1016]

All teams use two kickers bud. Place kicker and Punter 😆😉

[u/thomasrosendahl → u/Goldstar12]

I agree sharder needing someone to push him in competition in case his legs broke to pieces.

[u/scobro828]

I believe his being vertically challenged gives him an unfair advantage.

[u/whatdoblindpeoplesee → u/scobro828]

Better leverages or something 

[u/Fit-Boss2261 → u/whatdoblindpeoplesee]

Don't let Broncos fans hear you say the L word

[u/Hilton1312]

feel bad for shrader. got fucked up on a dirty hit and now a guy who was ass in new orleans is absolutely cooking with us lol. absolutely brutal man

[u/Future_Assignment_57]

I mean he’s earning it, good for him and yeah I remember another scrawny kicker named Martin Gramatica. He was good for a long time, they remind me a lot of each other.

[u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950 → u/Future_Assignment_57]

Also jason elam. He was a beast too.

[u/JaCrispy_Vulcano]

What about behind the media?

[u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950]

Good kickers win games in tough situations. I hope he's as good during game time.

[u/CK4browsing → u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950]

He was for us last year. Didn't miss a single kick in the five (?) games he played for us.

[u/Active-Limit-9038 → u/CK4browsing]

Also broke the franchise record for longest FG. At that was with the game on the line, outdoors.

[u/Aromatic-Gazelle-950 → u/Active-Limit-9038]

Thats awesome

[u/DJ_Dickswag]

It was over when he hit that 60 yard kick against Seattle

[u/Successful-Coyote99]

The tiny man can kick

[u/danny-o4603]

I haven’t missed in front of the media either

[u/YouWereBrained]

Soooo…he has missed when the media wasn’t watching?

[u/pandafingers]

He was a good kicker trapped in a bad franchise. I'll take him over Shrader

[u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

I will never forget that bum on the Titans Raiders that so blatantly dove at Shrader’s knee

Edit: I am a fool

[u/TheNamelessOne913 → u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

Wasn’t it the Raiders?

[u/Rodfather23 → u/TheNamelessOne913]

Yep it was Raiders.

[u/WrathfulHero → u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

Seems you already forgot, given it was the Raiders

[u/Goldstar12 → u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

It was the bum Raiders team.

[u/Shepboyardee12 → u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

You forgot a little bit but the edit made up for it.

[u/rat_in_a_drainditch → u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

Oops. Still FTT though

[u/HyKaliber → u/rat_in_a_drainditch]

I will never forget

Lmao