Sturgis will lose Miami Dolphins kicking job to Andrew Franks

[fisi]

There is an old adage in sports, you can’t make the club, when you’re sitting in the tub. Nuff said!

Sturgis has spent parts of the last two seasons on the sidelines with various injuries which required the team to bring in temporary kickers. Now, the team is going to have to go through the balance of OTAs without him as he suffered a quadricep injury that will sideline the kicker for some time. Sturgis has made less than 80% of his attempts in his two seasons with the Dolphins and the thought is the Dolphins are growing weary of his inconsistency.

Enter rookie free agent Andrew Franks. Franks comes to Miami as an undrafted free agent from Division III powerhouse Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. “They actually called me around the sixth round and said if you’re not drafted, there is an opportunity for you in our organization,’’ Franks said to The Monterey Herald after the draft. “Around the seventh round, my agent called and said what teams do we want to look into?’’ Franks said. “The Dolphins were at the top of my list. I’ve kept in contact with their special-teams coordinator.’ I love this kid already.












https://www.todayspigskin.com/afc-t...lphins-kicking-job-to-engineer-andrew-franks/

 

[DefensiveEnd76]

Yeah he's going to lose the kicking job to a kicker who was what in college, like 37 for 56 in FGs? I don't think so. Franks is a lot more erratic than Sturgis and has shown that in OTAs also. He'll make a FG then shank one, make another, then shank another.

 

['Deep]

Not so sure it will be Franks who ultimately gets the job, I think Miami picks up a veteran kicker at some point.

 

[Dolfan Dave]

No chance.

If Sturgis loses the job it will be to Jay Feely, Shayne Graham, etc.

 

[Dolph N.Fan]

Guess Miami will just have to scores TDs all the time and not settle for any FGs anymore. Also no more XPs just go for 2 all the time.

 

[Sons Of Shula]

Best of luck, Franks. Here's to your future as a Miami Dolphin. :brewskis:

 

[TheWalrus]

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[royalshank]

I don't care who kicks for us as long as it isn't kickball. The guy blows. Worst FG % accuracy over past two years. What have we to lose taking a flyer on someone else or bringing in a veteran who at least will make all the kicks inside of 40.

 

[spiketex]

Many readers may not be aware of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 2012, RPI was ranked as the 4th best engineering school in the world by Business Insider.
Our need is for a good reliable kicker. However, don't be surprised if Franks is also extremely intelligent. He's a biomedical engineering graduate who made the Dean's list.

At RPI he had kicking and punting responsibilities. His stats were:
2014: Played all 11 games … Had 57 kickoffs for 3499 yards and 33 touchbacks … Averaged 61.4 yards per kickoff … Had 45 punts for 1738 yards … Averaged 38.6 yards per punt … Long was 60 yards ... Had 12 punts inside the 20 yardline … Made 16 field goals on 25 attempts … Three 50+ yards field goals … Field goal long of 54 yards (school record) … Set numerous school season and career records ... First on team in scoring with 78 points … Five solo tackles ... Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year ... All-Liberty League First Team (kicker) ... All-Liberty League Second Team (punter) ... Liberty League All-Academic ... D3football.com All-America First Team ... AP Little All-America Second Team ... AFCA All-America ... All-ECAC Division III North First Team ... D3football.com All-Region First Team ... National Bowl participant ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ...

2013: Played all 10 games ... Kicked off 46 times for 2,910 yards ... Averaged 63.23 yards per kickoff with 20 touchbacks ... Led team in scoring with 53 points ... Converted 9 of 11 field goals, including tying his own school record long of 50 yards ... Converted 26 of 28 point after attempts ... Punted 57 times for 2,058 yards ... Averaged 36.11 yards per kickoff with two touchbacks ... Four tackles, including three unassisted ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week three times (9/16, 11/11, 11/18) ... D3football.com National Team of the Week once (9/16) ... ECAC North West Special Teams Player of the Week twice (9/16, 11/11) ... All-Liberty League First Team (kicker) ... All-Liberty League Second Team (punter) ... Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year ... D3football.com All-East Region First Team ... BSN National All-America First Team ... D3football.com National All-America First Team ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2012: Played all nine games ... Kicked off 53 times for 3,225 yards ... Averaged 60.8 yards per kickoff with 23 touchbacks ... Led team in scoring with 55 points ... Converted 8 of 14 field goals with school record long of 50 yards ... Converted 31 of 34 point after attempts ... Special Teams Player of the Week twice (11/3, 11/10) ... All-Liberty League First Team ... D3Football.com All-Region First Team ...Liberty League All-Academic ...

2011: Played all nine games ... Kicked off 46 times for 2,734 yards ... Averaged 59.4 yards per kickoff with nine touchbacks ... Second on team in scoring with 40 points ... Went 4 of 6 on field goals ... Was 2 for 2 from 20+ yards and 2 for 4 from 30+ yards ... Long field goal of 36 yards in win over Castleton (9/17) ... Two unassisted tackles ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ...

High School: Four years of football (WR, DB, K, P) ... Three-year starter ... Captain ... All-League and All-County as senior ... Ranked 43rd in nation as kicker by Kohls ... All-League, All-County and All-State Small Schools in 2009 ... Team won 2008, 2009 (undefeated) and 2010 MTAL Championships ... 2009 CCS Champions ... Played one year of soccer (defense) ... Four-year baseball starter (shortstop) ... All-League twice ... All-County ... California Scholastic Federation Life Membership Award ... Honor Roll ... Highest Honors ... Rotary Top 100 ... KION Scholar-Athlete ... Exchange student to Nanao, Japan ...

Personal: Biomedical Engineering major ... Dean's List ... Son of Wayne and Beth Franks.

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "The experiences you have with influential people." - October 2014

Senior Reflection: "I would like to honor Joe Vrablic for our senior day. Joe has always gone out of his way to help me improve as an athlete here at RPI. He has helped me clear the field on snowy days, gotten any gear that I need as a kicker and on too many times to count, picked up footballs off of the ECAV roof that I kicked up there. Joe has always supported me and has been instrumental in my success on the football field." - March 2015
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[Bumpus]

37 made FG's
19 missed FG's

66% is not exactly what I had in mind as an improvement.

 

[traptses]

Just a little tidbit of info. As I've previously said in other posts, I'm rooting hard for Franks, as I live right down the road from RPI. I can tell you they have one of the WORST fields I've ever seen on a college level. Not sure how much of an impact that had on his accuracy, but there has to be a reason multiple teams were interested in him pre-draft

 

[dolpns13]

Yeah he's going to lose the kicking job to a kicker who was what in college, like 37 for 56 in FGs? I don't think so. Franks is a lot more erratic than Sturgis and has shown that in OTAs also. He'll make a FG then shank one, make another, then shank another.

He'll lose the job to someone. It's inevitable.

 

[Fins_of_Fury]

Franks would need to progress drastically overnight to have a chance....I just don't see him as the solution. He was more of a guy brought in to push Caleb a bit. Find me a serviceable vet.

 

[fininpsl]

To be fair to the kid, who knows what kind of coaching he was getting at this school. It's more than possible that he can greatly improve his accuracy with NFL specialists working with him. He does have a strong leg. Still a long-shot of course.

 

[tay0365]

I believe a Vet will ne brought in, but Franks will have all the chances in the world to win the job. If he works hard, knowing there is actually a job up for grabs, it is possible.

He has a powerful leg, but is inconsistent, sometimes all it takes is a tweak here and there, with some work, and his accuracy and consistency could change dramatically, but he will have to work very hard to have any type chance...no vacation for him, if he actually does want the job.

The organization is already working on getting some competition in, one way or the other Miami will get at worse a manageable kicker, now Franks has to ask himself how much he wants this, because I am sure the coaching in College he got, was not up to par with most other schools.