Draft a Kicker in the First Round?

[tukafan21]

I know it might seem crazy, but am I the only one who wouldn't be too upset if we drafted Roberto Aguayo with our first round pick?

Just read an article about him and it sounds like he is one of, if not the best, kicking prospect to ever come into the league, extremely accurate with a very strong leg.

I realize it might sound stupid to take a kicker in the first round over maybe a DE, but odds are any DE we draft at the end of the first will be a role player for his first few years in the league before they could make any significant impact.

Whereas drafting Aguayo would potentially give us a 10+ year starter who very well could end up being the best kicker in the NFL in very short order from the sounds of things.

[CatfanMO]

Just now, tukafan21 said:

I realize it might sound stupid to take a kicker in the first round

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[LinvilleGorge]

You can't be serious.  You must be the ghost of Al Davis.

[Bartin]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

You can't be serious.  You must be the ghost of Al Davis.

It might sound crazy, but in hindsight I think that 15 years of a great kicking is worthy of a 1st round pick. I don't think I would ever support us doing so, but if you could actually guarantee me Janikowski's career for a late 1st rounder, I would lean towards saying yes.

[tukafan21]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

You can't be serious.  You must be the ghost of Al Davis.

Why not?

It's not the same as when the Raiders spent the 17th pick on a kicker, it's the 30th pick, I'd imagine the percentage of 30th picks who become impactful players is rather low, and it's sounding like the chances of taking a project DE are very likely there.

Why not consider taking a guy who is as close to a can't miss prospect as there is in this draft with that pick and have a starter and potential (probable) pro bowler for the next decade plus?

The kid is so good that not only did he declare early for the draft after his Redshirt Junior season, there apparently were people telling him to leave after last year as he had nothing left to prove in college and was already more than good enough to be kicking in the NFL after just 2 years of kicking in college.

[luke nukem]

wait till the 3rd

[tukafan21]

Here is the article I was reading... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2618770-meet-roberto-aguayo-the-nfls-most-promising-kicking-prospect-this-century?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

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"His body of work at the collegiate level might be as good as anybody that's ever played," said Jamie Kohl, a renowned special teams expert and the director of Kohl's Kicking, Punting and Snapping Camps. "That's talking field-goal percentage, pressure kicks, the types of field goals he made, the consistency and height of the field goals—it was all tremendous throughout his whole career."

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One thing he doesn't have to worry about is the short stuff. The thing about Aguayo is he simply doesn't miss anything resembling a gimme. At FSU, he was a perfect 49-for-49 inside 40 yards. Combine that with his PATs, and he made every single one of the 247 kicks he attempted from that range. 

 

[Riverboat Ron]

We might have to move up to #1 to get this guy!

[Cary Kollins]

All I want is a kicker that doesn't choke in the Super Bowl. Is that so much to ask?

 

 

[TN05]

15 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

Why not?

It's not the same as when the Raiders spent the 17th pick on a kicker, it's the 30th pick, I'd imagine the percentage of 30th picks who become impactful players is rather low, and it's sounding like the chances of taking a project DE are very likely there.

We drafted 31st in 2003. We got Chris Gamble, a cornerback who was able to start immediately, contribute (13 picks in his first two seasons) and become one of the best corners in the NFC over the course of his career. No reason to draft a kicker.

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Why not consider taking a guy who is as close to a can't miss prospect as there is in this draft with that pick and have a starter and potential (probable) pro bowler for the next decade plus?

Because we have a good kicker and other needs to fill.

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The kid is so good that not only did he declare early for the draft after his Redshirt Junior season, there apparently were people telling him to leave after last year as he had nothing left to prove in college and was already more than good enough to be kicking in the NFL after just 2 years of kicking in college.

He'll be a third round pick rather than a seventh, then. The Janikowski debacle never worked. He's never been the best kicker in the league, and only rarely has he been top five. His accuracy is 22nd among active kickers. 

[osd22]

BPA. If he is, then yes.

[t96]

No. Justin Tucker, Dan Bailey, Adam Vinatieri... All undrafted. Could name dozens of others. Gostkowski, 4th round.

Would I be cool with us drafting this guy? Yeah certainly. Gano is decent but not ideal. Not until the 5th or later though.

[TheRed]

This thread at least delivered some laughs.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Threads like this that make me wish we had won the Super Bowl...