Panthers sign a kicker

[Disinfranchised]

cant be less accurate then mare right now. 30-39 yarders should be automatic.

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[Davidson Deac II]

Kunalic got a 3 year deal.....We've committed ourselves long term to say "pfft screw accuracy! We needs the power!"

I doubt that.

As someone else said, he probably signed for the league minimum, and can be cut at anytime, with almost no salary cap hit. The three years is probably just in case he is actually good.

[Jangler]

Definition of THEN

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pick one

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but I think this fits.

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[Reapuh]

Boom.

Steve Reed @SteveReed_AP 3h

Panthers signed Adi Kunalic to a three-year deal, but don't read too much into that. It's all minimum base salaries and can be cut anytime

Minimum is correct.

[Dpantherman]

Boom.

Minimum is correct.

what I was getting at

[Cat'sGrowl]

The salary is completely irrelevant in regards to what I was speaking of.

[Dpantherman]

Well, it IS completely relevant to what I was speaking of ;)

[Davidson Deac II]

The salary is completely irrelevant in regards to what I was speaking of.

But they can probably cut him at anytime with little or no cap hit. So the three years is largely irrelevant, except that if the he turns out to be good, we have him for three years. If he sucks, we cut him at the end of the year, and nothing is lost.

[Cat'sGrowl]

That's well and good, but still has very little to do with what I'm talking about.

[Davidson Deac II]

Kunalic got a 3 year deal.....We've committed ourselves long term to say "pfft screw accuracy! We needs the power!"

Disappointed in Rivera in this regard. If Mare choking wasn't enough to show him he was in error in his approach to what he preferred in his kickers, I don't know what will.

One FG attempt in college doesn't exactly make confident with this guy. Amazing how stubborn Rivera has been about this, kickoff specialists are useless now, why can't he come to grips with it.

You said that we have committed ourselves for three years, but we haven't.

We have basically brought in a new guy, signed him to a bare bones contract, and if he sucks, we haven't lost anything and we deal with it in the offseason.

Sorry if I misunderstood, but it seems like that is what you are saying.

[Cat'sGrowl]

We have two Kickers-who from what we have gathered-seem similar to one another-both signed for another three years. While this doesn't say we are stuck with either one of them-it indicates that Rivera prefers a kicker of this style long term. One that can boot it deep, but isn't exactly a field goal specialist.

I think Rivera assumes that because they are at the professional level they are all the same, so the only differentiating factor is leg strength. If he does feel that way-and the indications would lead one to think he does-that would be a tragic mistake in his coaching approach-ESPECIALLY with the new KO rules. Accuracy should always take precedent over power-and despite Mare's struggles-it doesn't look like he's getting that.

Simply put, I think he values this kind of kicker and is ready to commit to one and move on. I think optimal for him would be for Mare to make a late game kick so he can rub it in the face of the media and the fanbase, claim Mare's struggles were just a stretch, and then keep the guy he wanted to invest the big bucks in long term.

Now Kunalic's age and ability could force his hand, but I think his ego comes into play here some.

[CatMan72]

I think Mare has made Rivera value accuracy if he didn't before... LOL

[vorbis]

i remember Kunalic from preseason and thought he was solid. shrewd move to bring him back. one thing to note - reason he had one FG total in college is because he was behind the god-like nebraska kicker who got drafted in the mid-rounds by somebody. so it's not like he wasn't trusted to do so, just that there was someone who was entrenched as the starter.

[PhillyB]

btw when cam is putting up sixty points a game next season we won't need a kicker to do anything but extra points ;)