What's the Deal with Nate Kaeding?

[Ksquared]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

Its not fair but nobody cares about kickers until they miss and then they usually lose their job.

As a Chargers fan, I love "regular-season" Nate Kaeding. "Playoff" Nate Kaeding is a different person. He missed a field goal again the Jets in 2005 playoffs which cost them the game (40 yards). He missed a playoff field goal against the Patriots (game tying 54 yarder - end of game 2006) and missed field goals against Tennessee and Patriots in 2007. Missed 4 in a row in the playoffs!!

Great regular season kicker, but has to do more in the playoffs when they need him!

Jim

[chaddurbin]

barry,

most place kickers are not football players...so that would disqualify them from MVP consideration right there.

[barrysloate]

They may not be well rounded football players, but they still play professional football and are eligible. Doesn't matter, the MVP will either be P. Manning, Brees or Favre.

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

barry,

most place kickers are not football players...so that would disqualify them from MVP consideration right there.

I think the straight on kicker from the Redskins won the MVP in the 80's. Can't
remember his name at the moment.

[Abravefan11]

Mark Moseley baby! 1982

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by Abravefan11

Mark Moseley baby! 1982

Nice call, I couldn't recall his name.

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

barry,

most place kickers are not football players...so that would disqualify them from MVP consideration right there.

Recall Alex Karras' mocking comment long ago on all the foreign kickers: "I keek touchdown!"

[howard38]

A ludicrous MVP selection. Moseley had a fine season but had only five field goals of 40 or more yards and none of 50+. Granted it was a nine game season but that's still not much better than a 40+ yarder every other game.

Wes chandler, Marcus Allen, Freeman McNeil...these are some of the guys that should have been considered.

[howard38]

Doh!

[barrysloate]

67 in a row, down the tubes.

[barrysloate]

So Kaeding misses three in a row in the most important game of the year. That's called choking.