MARCUS_MARGARITA Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Has anyone else noticed that this dude is kicking in denver like hes a seasoned veteran, i mean this guy just scammed the heck out of us, cant wait for when we play the broncos so abe can break him a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zee Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 LOL he sucked when he was with us... maybe it had something to do with coaching or a lack of but I'm glad he's doing well in Denver. Dude's can kick the crap out of the football... wish him well unless we play Broncos of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacksburgHokie Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I'd still much rather have Elam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I'd still much rather have Elam...2nded. im not surprised prater is doing good. it always seems like players have huge years right after they leave here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atljbo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 LMAO.....I cried laughin sunday.........Yooooo Matt Prater is the kicker of the year so far..... This man can easily make a 60 yarderi Cant lie....the guy was money during the preseason but sucked during the season last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanForLife Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 2nded. im not surprised prater is doing good. it always seems like players have huge years right after they leave here.Man I was thinking the same thing myself. We could write a book about guys who succeeded after being a bust here. He is kicking great, but he did truly suk when we had him, so let's not hear all the "we should've kept this guy" posts please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporkdevil Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 He was just too young I think. I think the Dolphins or Lions cut him before we picked him up. But I'm sure some coaching helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc1963 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I even picked him up off waivers to be my starting Fantasy Kicker :P and I am so glad I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Man I was thinking the same thing myself. We could write a book about guys who succeeded after being a bust here. He is kicking great, but he did truly suk when we had him, so let's not hear all the "we should've kept this guy" posts please.yup i wasnt one bit upset when we cut him. plus i'd take a vet elam over him anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esmithidoc Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I won't even consider thinking we made a mistake until Elam misses his first kick. He has been absolute money so far, and we certainly haven't lost a game because we didn't have a good enough kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formul8or Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I like Elam, but THIS SEASON i will take Prater back! They say he practices 70 yarders each practice and wants to break the distance record.I remember we kept him for his distance, but he seems to have honed the closer kicks in now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freefall Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 2nded. im not surprised prater is doing good. it always seems like players have huge years right after they leave here.Unless they are WR, in which case they usually end up out of football in a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Ace Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Personally, I wouldn't mind having Prater back. We aren't going to keep Elam forever, and if Prater keeps it up I see him kicking for at LEAST a whole decade. The man was blasting 70 yard kick-offs on average when he was with us. He had the range, easily, just not the accuracy. Denver seems to have given him that, and I would be shocked if he didn't break the distance record with the way he is playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xnex Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I wish the Falcons would have had the leisure of keeping him just to be a kickoff specialist until he could improve his acuracy. I seem to remember that we had Brad Daluiso on our roster as a kickoff specialist for at least one season prior to him going to the Giants and actually having a pretty decent career for several years. If Prater continues to improve I can almost guarantee that he will end up breaking the record for longest field goal in NFL history, especially considering where he currently plays his home games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sarcomere Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 ELAM OWNS PRATER!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsupersport Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Elam trained Prater when they were both in Denver, helping him develop. Now Prater has Elams job, and Elam has Prater's old job, LOL.Prater was young and needed good coaching, which we didn't have last year, so he developed when he got it. Prater will become a great long time kicker if he continues to work as he does now, and I don't see any reason for him to regress at this point. He had a good mentor, Elam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUB Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 He wasnt given a chance here.............end of story. You cant expect a guy to come in and be on point. If it happens it happens.....he had the talent......Quittrino didnt have the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Ace Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 He wasnt given a chance here.............end of story. You cant expect a guy to come in and be on point. If it happens it happens.....he had the talent......Quittrino didnt have the time.You can't miss 23 yard FGs and expect to stick around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUB Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 You can't miss 23 yard FGs and expect to stick around.It happens. What 100% accurate kicker do you know? Some staffs have patience and some dont. I cant blame the front office though due to the fact that the moron running the show at that point lacked patience (obviously since he quit on us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Ace Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 It happens. What 100% accurate kicker do you know? Some staffs have patience and some dont. I cant blame the front office though due to the fact that the moron running the show at that point lacked patience (obviously since he quit on us).He had missed multiple chip shot FGs over those two games. 1 in Minnesota, and both in Jacksonville, not to mention another easy one in preseason. He shouldn't have been starting to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUB Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 He had missed multiple chip shot FGs over those two games. 1 in Minnesota, and both in Jacksonville, not to mention another easy one in preseason. He shouldn't have been starting to begin with.Who said he needed to start? We cut him flat out which was stupid because he had talent. You develop players, but I guess people expect them to land on the roster 100% perfect. I wonder why Denver took him in.......sure is working out for them. Brent Grimes has been with this team since the Mora era...........its called development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esmithidoc Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 It happens. What 100% accurate kicker do you know?Elam 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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