MERGED-How many of you think we need a new kicker?

[Flippah]

I used to love having Mare as a kicker but for the last few years, he has consistantly missed big game-wining, tying, changing, etc. kicks. I would love to see Dolphins with a new kicker because I honestly am starting to hate having Olindo Mar because almost everytime I see him come in for a kick I am almost anticipating a miss.

What do you all think?

 

[BennyVW]

i have lost confidence in Mare... He's not as bad as chris hetland, but it looks like he's on that road...

 

[Ark139954]

i hate the guy he misses a kick every f-in week

 

[Kdawg954]

i have lost confidence in Mare... He's not as bad as josh hetland, but it looks like he's on that road...

Great . . compare an All Pro kicker with one of the highest kicking percentages of all time to a college kicker who is 3 for 10, w/ 2 missed extra points. C'mon man, Mare isn't down that road . . . sarcasim or not.

Yes Mare is in a deep funk, and with the type of money he is getting he needs to be producing better . . . no question. He has had some tuff luck this year, but he has also just completely missed a few . . . and I'm with you in saying that I don't feel confident when Mare goes out there, like I'm anticipating a miss.

What Mare has to do the rest of his season is get back on the right track. If he struggles the rest of the year, we either let him go . . . or he has gotta take a pay cut. If he is not willing to renegotiate, then he is definitely gone. With what he has given us, we can get that from a sub million dollar kicker, and Mare is a 2 million dollar kicker. Some nice kickers in the draft also (Hetland is not one of them, tho he is a senior ), so its definitely a big decision comming up for Miami. I think for Mare to remain a Fin, he has to be much more consistent the rest of this year, and renegotiate that contract.

 

[Adam First]

Mare's got to go.

Hopefully we can get Josh Brown from the Seahawks but they're likely going to resign him

 

[Flippah]

I'm not actually sure what kicker I want but I know Masre is not it.

 

[Smacks]

I think its a given most of us think we need a new kicker. MAre still is one of the best kickoff players in the NFL and the grand scheme of things his salary cap hit of over $1 million I believe might be tough to swallow

 

[FinsAreLife]

it hurts to say this but i think we do need a new kicker.....

 

[Celtkin]

Like all great players, there comes a time to retire and to give up their job to a younger player. This is Mare's time, IMO.

 

[Aussiefinfan54]

i think that if we do end up keeping him he needs a significant pay cut!!!

 

[saynotocutler]

hell yes we need a new kicker, ive been sayin it for two years. this is a funk that has lasted for about 6 years now and hes clearly not getting out of. in my opinion his downfall was the overtime game against the pats like 6 years ago when the pats started their rise to the top. he missed 3 game winning kicks and as we all know the golden boy put us away. since that game, please correct me if im wrong, but he hasnt made any significant 50 yd kicks. hes had a couple game winners from like 25 yds out but i could kick that. hell right now we r better off havin wes welker kick our field goals.

 

[Flippah]

It's not even about the money we are paying him to me.. It is about him missing big kicks in the time of need. He used to be a clutch kicker, now he is just "some" kicker.

 

[QrtBck13]

who are all of you to point the finger ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im not getting in to it because it will prob end up in me being banned again!

 

[Flippah]

I'm not pointing any fingers, Im just saying that Olindo needs to do a better job as a kicker because he could have won some of these games for us or put us in a position to win if he had just made field goals. And this has been going on for the past few years.

 

[FINFAN227]

the only way olindo will be here next season is if he does not miss another kick this year. even thnen a paycut will happen. IMO......