Olindo Mare question
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dw10
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The only other one I can remember him missing with the game on the line was against the evil Pats, back in '03 (from the infield). Other than that, he's been money when the game is on the line.
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Mare has been consistently good when games are on the line, yesterday he just missed, that happens sometimes when you're kicking over 50 yards!
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PhinsRock said:
With Mare that is happening all year!
Miami Dolphins kicker #10 Olindo Mare attempts but does not connect on a field goal that would have tied the game with seconds remaining against the New York Jets on Sunday October 15, 2006.
Miami Dolphins kicker Olindo Mare walks off the field after missing a 50 yard field goal against the New England Patriots in the fourth quarter of NFL action in Foxboro, Massachusetts October 8, 2006.
Mare misses 55 yarder at Buffalo September 18, 2006.
Mare misses from 53 yards at Jaguars August 12, 2006.
All that contributes to loss of confidence and makes Saban's decision's about kicking field goals questionable. As Tommy Bowden said at the half of a tight game with Florida State this year, "I'm done kicking field goals. I'm done with it." Clemson didn't kick another field goal during the game. They went for two after touchdowns.
Question asked of Alex Marvez
Q: Can you believe Nick Saban chose to punt twice in the second half when the Dolphins were in field-goal range? Bad field conditions or not, he's got to take that chance with the way the defense was playing.
A: After watching Olindo Mare slip on the lousy turf at Gillette Stadium, I understand Saban's approach. In a three-point game, Saban didn't want to risk giving New England the football near midfield if Mare misses again. The Dolphins then proceeded to squander field position on one of Donnie Jones punts when he dropped the snap and was tackled for a loss near midfield. It was an appropriate scene for the Dolphins.
over the last few years mare has been the exact opposite of that. i know a 50 yard field goal is not a given, but like behar said that kick would have missed from 40. mare also hit a 52 yarder already this season, and did you see the seahawks kicker yesterday? granted he was in a dome but c'mon his kick would have been good from 65. thats what a kicker does in the clutch and thats what mare needs to do, but consistently misses the important ones. its time for a new kicker period.
Finfan Griff
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time to do what the jets did 2 years ago. draft a kicker with our first pick (their first was in second round) 
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I dont even blame Mare for this game..it was the offense that didnt produce in the first half..not Mare...
I have to agree, they lost the game long before Mare missed that FG. To look that horrible all game long offensively, and then somehow come alive and score two TD's in the last 9 minutes of the game and almost another . . . . sorry something is very wrong with either play calling or player motivation. But beyond that issue it does beg to ask why we have a kicker making 1.4 mil (2.3mil against the cap) who can't be counted on for more than chip-shots. How many no-name kickers this year (making far less $$$) are putting up better numbers and kicks than Mare at his over-inflated multi-year contract ? I see some cap savings next year at the K position!
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the last meaningful fieldgoal i remember mare hitting was the one vs. the denver broncos a few years back when i think he hit a 62 yarder... other than that hes been pretty much crappy ever since
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ZOD said:
oh my god...this is exactly what i was going to state...yeah there is every fing excuse used for Mare's misses...even last week against the Pats he missed a critical FG...he's all done...he's a bum...Saban knows this...that's why he did not go for the fg on 4 and 1 at the Jets 30 yard line i believe...see that would have been tough for him...but in the last drive...Saban had no choice but to go for it...he had to. Mare sucks.
that's why the Fins tried to replace him in the offseason...they wanted him to take a pay cut but i don't think he did...they did threathen to replace him b/c the Fins front office don't think he's worth what he's making.
Go Fins!!!
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305TillIDie said:
i hear what you're saying but how many games have the Pats won in the final seconds with a fg kick...alot.
a lot of teams when it like that...or tie it...look at the Seahawks yesterday...you need to make the kick.
the fact is...he needs to make that...period.
Go Fins!!!
PhinsPhan
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I knew he would miss that kick. That is not something you should think when your kicker is getting paid one of the highest salaries for kickers in the league.
He is garbage. He not only misses kicks to win or tie games at the end, he also misses key kicks at key times that cause huge momentum swings.
Ex. Last week against the pats, the practical gimmie he missed at the start. Instead of a 3-0 game it is now 0-0 with the Pats getting the ball in good field position. Offense now feels like they worked for nothing.
He is garbage. He not only misses kicks to win or tie games at the end, he also misses key kicks at key times that cause huge momentum swings.
Ex. Last week against the pats, the practical gimmie he missed at the start. Instead of a 3-0 game it is now 0-0 with the Pats getting the ball in good field position. Offense now feels like they worked for nothing.