I saw this posted recently on twitter that Jeff Feagles thinks the Giants have an unreal talent in this kid Aldrick Rosas @ place kicker from Southern Oregon University.
https://twitter.com/Jfeagles/status/840022507046477825
I watched this you tube video because I knew nothing about him and I came away impressed. Check out the video and tell me what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3R5UZQbZ74
Agree with '56
I'm not sure there is really much "NY pressure" for a FA kicker.
In order for NY pressure to be a factor I think one or more of the following has to apply:
1. The player just signed a FA contract for BIG money.
2. The player is a high draft choice.
3. The player plays a prominent position.
The media and fans are all over players in the above-mentioned categories and that creates external pressure on the player. But there is almost no external pressure on a kicker. People only really notice kickers when they start missing kicks. And if they do start missing kicks the fans and media will be calling for their heads, no matter what NFL city they play in.
I would also contend that if the Giants do go with a rookie kicker this year he will have LESS pressure than the Tampa Bay kicker last year.
You may remember that the Bucs traded up in the second round to take their kicker, Roberto Aguayo. That meant Aguayo had the added (external) pressure of playing up to his draft position. Before he even lined up for his first kick he had to hear from the media and the fans criticizing the Bucs for trading up into the second round to draft a kicker. He had to hear about how he was the highest drafted kicker in over a decade.
And since Aguayo played at FL State he also had to deal with the pressure of playing in front of more family and friends than the average rookie kicker.
That's external pressure.
There's no way to know for sure of course, but I think Aguayo would have had a much better year if he was a FA kicker, playing in NY.
If the "him" you're referring to is Aldrick Rosas (the kicker in the video) he's already under contract with the NYG. The OP is essentially asking if Rosas will beat out any competition in camp and be the NYG kicker for 2017.
How can you tell? For most of the long kicks, the camera never shows the crossbar. I couldn't tell if he was actually making those kicks or coming up short.
The Giants usually bring a young leg to camp, partly to share the workload. That might be all Rosas turns out to be.
The Giants usually bring a young leg to camp, partly to share the workload. That might be all Rosas turns out to be.
HeÅ› 22 years old. How could he be a ¨regular on the NFL tryout circut for years?¨ He graduate college at 18?
Power: A-
Flexibility: B
Repeatable motion: B
Form: B- (he does pull off a bit to the left)
Kickoffs: no reason he can't be an above average KO guy.
FGs: Its not the cleanest or most repeatable motion. I worry about accuracy when I see his form.
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Could he finally take the next step? Sure. But Rosas has been around the block several times already, and hasn't stuck anywhere.
The Giants usually bring a young leg to camp, partly to share the workload. That might be all Rosas turns out to be.
HeÅ› 22 years old. How could he be a ¨regular on the NFL tryout circut for years?¨ He graduate college at 18?
Yeah, years is wrong. According to the below article, signed by titans in 2016 as UDFA; cut in September. Looks to have had a few workouts last year but never officially signed with anyone else.
Looks like he missed all of college 2015 recovering from ACL.
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Looks like he missed all of college 2015 recovering from ACL. Link - ( New Window )
I wonder if the rule on ACLs (full recovery in the 2nd year back) holds true for kickers.