Go get Prater right now.

[Zounds]

UCF....that explains the cheesy barbed-wire arm band tattoos and the alcoholism.

 

[whizafriz]

UCF....that explains the cheesy barbed-wire arm band tattoos and the alcoholism.

Haha. U-C-F!!!

I'm shocked a UCF kicker made it to the pros, and was Good.
In all my time there, the kicking unit has been some of the worst kicking I've ever seen. We're talking 30 yders are a struggle.

 

[McMichael81Fan]

Swapping a gator for some mickey mouse kicker? Brilliant... or not?

Watch what we do to your BYU flaming Cougars six days from now =)

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UCF....that explains the cheesy barbed-wire arm band tattoos and the alcoholism.

There surely are some tools that attend UCF, but some damn talented football players across the board.

 

[TheJetsBlow]

Cap space is an issue though. I think it would be a waste of money to sign a dude like him for 3 mil a year. If he came at a discounted price sure, but, with his stats I doubt his agent would accept a deal for much less than that.

If he's one ****-up away from a long suspension, he may not have a choice but to accept a less lucrative deal.

 

[royalshank]

Even the kickers are taking PEDs? I guess I was just naive.

 

[Ruckus45]

I know he got in trouble for binge-drinking. Wonder what else has happened?

Sounds like he does have a substance abuse problem. His best bet now is to go to treatment for a bit, stay clean, and get picked up for next year. Good news is Palm Beach has a fantastic recovery community so if Sturgis isn't good the rest of the year he has a good place to stay clean.

 

[justdon]

Lets stick with what we have got at the moment anybody that is a potential problem is a problem.Lets pass on that one.

 

[Bob512]

Watch what we do to your BYU flaming Cougars six days from now =)

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There surely are some tools that attend UCF, but some damn talented football players across the board.

UCF is becoming a very good football school. Lots of talent coming out of there.....plus, I'm old enough to remember when it was known as FTU in its early days.

Something is wrong with Prater. Broncos treated him like he was toxic, so it is best we keep our distance.

 

[nate5413]

I like this idea

 

[WVDolphan]

 

[nyfinzfan]

Because he sucked ass last season and we don't get a lot of touchbacks on kickoffs?

If he kicks that one to Spiller through the endzone after we had cut their lead and had some momentum...instead Spiller takes it for a TD and the backbreaker.

 

[dabeastdabone]

Screw it, make your problems your strength. Tell him for every 45+ field goal he gets a bonus of a six pack!

 

[Avigatorx]

If he kicks that one to Spiller through the endzone after we had cut their lead and had some momentum...instead Spiller takes it for a TD and the backbreaker.

You can't pin that on Sturgis. Watch the video, the whole right side of our kickoff squad was MIA. Credit the Bills special teams, they set that return up perfectly. The Bills had about 8 guys near the numbers, we had 6 counting Sturgis (who probably came the closest to tackling Spiller btw.)

As for Sturgis' kick-offs, he is averaging 66.5 yards per KO atm, good enough for 6th in the NFL. Last year he was 3rd in the NFL with a 66.4 yard average.

By contrast, last year Prater was 12th in the NFL with a 64.8 yard per KO average. Where they differ is that Prater was 2nd in the NFL in touchback percentage at 71.1% and Sturgis was 10th at 51.4% TB%. This year Sturgis is 26th in TB% with 33.3% of his kickoffs being touchbacks.

Special teams has been our Achilles heel this year. Blocking, tackling, and hustle have been piss poor.

I would like to see Sturgis more reliable kicking FGs. He was one of the few bright spots for us early on last year, before he hit a nasty slump. Let's hope he gets it together this year, so far he has only missed 1 FG from 48 yards out.

Stick with Sturgis, the cap money we save would be better spent on retaining vets.

 

[Jimi]

Sturgis hasnt been tested this year really, very few long attempts, and hes already missed a very makeable one from 48. I hope he turns out good, and he has a hell of a leg on him, but he hasnt impressed me so far.

 

[nyfinzfan]

You can't pin that on Sturgis. Watch the video, the whole right side of our kickoff squad was MIA. Credit the Bills special teams, they set that return up perfectly. The Bills had about 8 guys near the numbers, we had 6 counting Sturgis (who probably came the closest to tackling Spiller btw.)

As for Sturgis' kick-offs, he is averaging 66.5 yards per KO atm, good enough for 6th in the NFL. Last year he was 3rd in the NFL with a 66.4 yard average.

By contrast, last year Prater was 12th in the NFL with a 64.8 yard per KO average. Where they differ is that Prater was 2nd in the NFL in touchback percentage at 71.1% and Sturgis was 10th at 51.4% TB%. This year Sturgis is 26th in TB% with 33.3% of his kickoffs being touchbacks.

Special teams has been our Achilles heel this year. Blocking, tackling, and hustle have been piss poor.

I would like to see Sturgis more reliable kicking FGs. He was one of the few bright spots for us early on last year, before he hit a nasty slump. Let's hope he gets it together this year, so far he has only missed 1 FG from 48 yards out.

Stick with Sturgis, the cap money we save would be better spent on retaining vets.

I agree with your assesment on the hustle and the tackling we have a pretty bad unit. However if he boots that thru the endzone like Dan friggin Carpenter did all day thats a different ball game.