Can we finally say CROSBY HAS TO GO?

[The Shadow]

I think we may just have to let him work through the problem.

[Pugger]

Can we sign a kicker whose contract is up with his present team after said team's season is over in a couple of weeks?

Nope. Contracts don't expire until the end of the league year. JSO referenced the specific date when they did their piece when Tauscher came back.

I kinda thought so. That's too bad. Let's pray Crosby gets out of this funk quickly.

[Fritz]

He tried. He told us all to quit being unreasonable, but we didn't listen.

[rbaloha1]

I think we may just have to let him work through the problem.

Unfortunately you are correct. Its painful to watch.

[retailguy]

I think we may just have to let him work through the problem.

It feels dirty to agree with you, but I do.

This is all much ado about nothing. Crosby has a bit of a dry spell going, but it'll pass, maybe painfully like shadows kidney stones, but eventually, it'll pass.

We have no need for a new kicker.

[gbgary]

Folk is available now...released by dallas. Don't need another headcase.

[The Leaper]

I'm glad we didn't listen to most of you when Favre had his struggles back in 1993. Some of you are way to quick to pull the trigger...which is why you aren't ever going to be NFL front office executives.

You won't find anything even remotely close to Crosby's talent available...so why the hell would you replace him? GIve the kid a chance to work it out...it isn't like he's shanking kicks 5 yards off the upright. He's barely missing these kicks...it is ENTIRELY a confidence issue IMO.

I'd much rather fire the special teams coach and Bush.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Packer may have to hire a Placekicker Whisperer at this point.

[pbmax]

I understand the point you all are making, but it reminds me of the kicker Wolf drafted in the 3rd/4th?? that lost the preseason job to Longwell. Huge leg on that kid, but no icewater. Longwell on the other hand simply blames the holder and moves on....sure its annoying, but he doesn't let missing a big kick stick in his mind, he rationalizes....maybe MM should instruct Crosby to start throwing his teammates under the bus to remove the pressure.

Honestly I hope you all are right and he fixes it. I love the strength of his leg. If he can get those faders over 10 feet the ball flight is very good and he likely can hit 55 yarders with ease. The truth is that Knoblach never did get it fixed.

I agree there is nothing we can do this season, but we really gotta press him during the offseason and see if he can handle the pressure of REAL competition.

Icewater? He injured his leg after working too hard after a miss in a preseason game. All by his lonesome, Longwell won the job when Brett Conway could not get fully healthy before cut downs.

[pbmax]

Here's an idea: the kid misses from the right hash, correct?

So when we get inside the forty, run everything left or center so that he ends up kicking on the left hash or the middle of the field. Problem solved.

Damn, I should go apply to be an NFL OC somewhere.

Enough with your fancy thinking.

[packerbacker1234]

Uh, the guy is missing big kicks in big games.

Confidence is shot, and he hasn't been that consistent, or reliable, from day one. What are we on, year 2 or 3? Some people have it, some don't. If he lacks confidence, then what reason is there to keep him? Jason Elam is available, and is noteably reliable. Just saying, we want to win games, not wonder "what if crosby made that field goal".

[digitaldean]

Uh, the guy is missing big kicks in big games.

Confidence is shot, and he hasn't been that consistent, or reliable, from day one. What are we on, year 2 or 3? Some people have it, some don't. If he lacks confidence, then what reason is there to keep him? Jason Elam is available, and is noteably reliable. Just saying, we want to win games, not wonder "what if crosby made that field goal".

Elam is available because he was reportedly having shankitis in the Georgia Dome for the Falcons.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/falcons-cut-elam-sign-221308.html

[Freak Out]

No....not yet.

[bobblehead]

I understand the point you all are making, but it reminds me of the kicker Wolf drafted in the 3rd/4th?? that lost the preseason job to Longwell. Huge leg on that kid, but no icewater. Longwell on the other hand simply blames the holder and moves on....sure its annoying, but he doesn't let missing a big kick stick in his mind, he rationalizes....maybe MM should instruct Crosby to start throwing his teammates under the bus to remove the pressure.

Honestly I hope you all are right and he fixes it. I love the strength of his leg. If he can get those faders over 10 feet the ball flight is very good and he likely can hit 55 yarders with ease. The truth is that Knoblach never did get it fixed.

I agree there is nothing we can do this season, but we really gotta press him during the offseason and see if he can handle the pressure of REAL competition.

Icewater? He injured his leg after working too hard after a miss in a preseason game. All by his lonesome, Longwell won the job when Brett Conway could not get fully healthy before cut downs.

PB, I respect your opinion as much as anyones on this site, but Conway was out of the league in 4? years. Longwell had half his leg and is still going. I remember a "diary" entry in the old paper version of Packer Plus where Conway wrote something about Longwell being cocky. He was kinda whiny about Longwell winning the job, but he didn't have to be cocky about it.

I also watched the collegiate kicking competition on ESPN the year we drafted Crosby. (don't fucking ask me why, it must have been really late and nothing else on). Crosby choked, and with each miss he would miss the next one worse. The announcers kept bragging about his big leg, but he just kept missing.

Now all that being said, according to his wiki page he was very clutch at Colorado. Something like 13/14 in the 4th quarter of games. ESPN basically called him the best college kicker of all time. Maybe he can shake this, but I've seen guys lose confidence before. I used to bowl with a kid in college that could ring up 11 strikes in a row, but couldn't hit the headpin on #12. We also couldn't let him shoot last cuz if it came to the tenth and he needed mark he was a lock to miss a single pin spare.

Some guys like Bird, or Jordan, or Kobie are just too dumb to feel the pressure. Too cocky, whatever, they don't feel it. Crosby looks like a guy who has a long memory and that doesn't bode well right now.

Again, I hope he shakes this cuz he has a HUGE leg, but I have my serious doubts right now.

[Freak Out]

Slumpbuster time?