https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-elliott-fry-kicker-waived-20190818-pydxwl2cjrapziaxy6zvgczn3q-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0UoHlRrDjqtqJp16amK76Dkk6rPk1KQ4p8OcwWqrXfFuZksCj549EEl8k

Gotta think this is more about the contract they signed Pineiro to than anything right? Neither Pineiro or Fry outperformed the other.  

I agree that the team is still looking for someone to fill the role and this isn’t over yet. 

In other news; did you see the link about Cedric Benson dying in a motorcycle crash last night?  Sad for sure.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-cedric-benson-killed-20190818-ve4gwhffyrbsjcif5at2rsbyla-story.html

18 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:

Gotta think this is more about the contract they signed Pineiro to than anything right? Neither Pineiro or Fry outperformed the other.  

I agree that the team is still looking for someone to fill the role and this isn’t over yet. 

In other news; did you see the link about Cedric Benson dying in a motorcycle crash last night?  Sad for sure.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-cedric-benson-killed-20190818-ve4gwhffyrbsjcif5at2rsbyla-story.html

Pineiro has a bigger leg and has worked with the kicking coach. I think they like his potential. He's on a rookie contract. I believe they don't owe the Raiders a 7th round pick unless he plays in the 1st 5 games. 

Peace

 It is Pineiro's job to lose now. Either he kicks well or we are waiver wire hunting before the regular season.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001042496/article/bears-waive-elliott-fry-kicking-battle-remains-open

 

 

For all the team has done to find a kicker I don't think (within reason) that compensation would be the deciding factor.   In fact we kept the kicker who will likely cost us a 7th Rd pick.  If they were even we could have kept Fry and our 7th Rd pick.  I say within reason because we weren't giving up a 4th Rd pick for a kicker.  That's where we've draft Eddie Jackson, Cohen, and now Ridley so there is too much value there. 

It seems to me the kicking coach has been able to work with Pineiro and improve his consistency.  While Fry might have been the more accurate kicker in the near term I think they were close enough, and with Pineiro improving, that they went with the upside.  Given the cold weather conditions he'll be kicking in that is where the stronger leg matters because the ball won't travel as far.   Add in the fact that there won't be any kick returns to deal with.  

As many of said, I think it's really about not having any faith in Fry, and the potential upside of Pineiro.  With an eye on who gets released and who is available via a vary late round pick trade.

This whole difficulty finding a god damn kicker is ridiculous.   

How about US Soccer star Carli Lloyd? Here she kicks a 55 yarder through a narrow goal post (almost looks like CFL).  I understand that she comes to Eagles’ practices once in awhile and knocks a few through the uprights.  Unfortunately she’s an Eagles fan...

 

Eddy sure looked good against the Colts, 3-3 on XP's and was 2-2 on FG's and nailed a 58-yarder (beating Lloyd by 3 yards  ).

All we need is a guy that can reliably make reasonable distance kicks and every now and then nail some longer ones. Hopefully, he has another strong showing next week. His confidence has to be at an all-time high after that 58-yarder.

 

 

Think if we traded for Vedvik, and then he goes out and misses two kicks, albeit one from 54.  Talk about kicker anxiety. 

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/24/kaare-vedviks-two-field-goal-misses-concern-mike-zimmer