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Go get Prater right now.

There has to be something off the field here?

Go get him.
 
Sturgis has missed one field goal this season and he's hitting 90 % of his kicks. I'm not sure why everybody is still hating on the guy?
 
gregorygrant83 said:
Sturgis has missed one field goal this season and he's hitting 90 % of his kicks. I'm not sure why everybody is still hating on the guy?
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Because he sucked ass last season and we don't get a lot of touchbacks on kickoffs?
 
The Denver Broncos have released kicker Matt Prater, who is coming off four-game suspension, the team said Friday, meaning Brandon McManus wins the job.

Prater, 30, will count $4.1 million against Denver's cap next season. He was scheduled to make $2.5 million this year.

In August, Prater admitted to his four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. The NFL made it official the next day.

Prater was originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Central Florida in 2006. He holds the NFL record for longest field goal (64 yards), which he set last Dec. 8 against the Titans.

McManus, a 23-year-old first-year player out of Temple, has made all three of his field goal attempts this season, though none has been longer than 24 yards.
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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11634396/denver-broncos-release-kicker-matt-prater
 
BillsFanInPeace said:
Wasnt he supposed to be a Touch Back guy though too?
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That was the main reason I thought he won the job in the first place. Where has that gone? Not sure if the groin injuries are the reason- but that does not seem to be the problem.
 
BillsFanInPeace said:
Wasnt he supposed to be a Touch Back guy though too?
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If you noticed there have been several kickoffs that were high and six or seven yards deep that have allowed Miami's coverage to start the opponent inside the 15 yard line. I have know idea, but sacrificing some distance for more hang time to allow the coverage to get down the field could be a request of coaching and not a reflection of leg strength.
 
wanst prater suspended for multiple violations of substance abuse?
I know it was just booze, but maybe another occurance
 
gregorygrant83 said:
If you noticed there have been several kickoffs that were high and six or seven yards deep that have allowed Miami's coverage to start the opponent inside the 15 yard line. I have know idea, but sacrificing some distance for more hang time to allow the coverage to get down the field could be a request of coaching and not a reflection of leg strength.
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Plus a lot of teams have seemed to decide to bring it out of the endzone even if its 8/9 yards deep. I have noticed that we are even pretty aggressive in this instance.
 
Prater has been in the NFL's alcohol program since August 2011, when he was arrested and charged with DUI. The 2011 DUI was Prater's second in three years, according to USA Today. Prater also got a DUI in Orlando in 2008.

Despite his problems off the field, Prater shouldn't be out of work long.

Prater led the NFL in field goal percentage last season by hitting 96.2 percent of his kicks. No other NFL kicker hit over 94.5 percent.

Teams that could be in the market for a kicker include the Lions and Saints. Detroit has already cut one kicker this season, in Nate Freese, and it's not clear how comfortable the team is with new kicker Alex Henery.

As for the Saints, they actually cut kicker Shayne Graham in late August before re-signing him on Sept. 2. Other teams that might take a look at Prater are the Chiefs and Browns, who have both seen their kickers struggle this season.
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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...rater-could-he-land-in-detroit-or-new-orleans
 
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