The Broncos may have added kicker Elliott Fry earlier this week, but that won’t stop the team from making more moves at the position. Sean Payton told reporters that the Broncos will still be on the lookout for available kickers (per Chris Tomasson of Denver Gazette on Twitter).
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It’s not a huge surprise that the Broncos would continue to be in the market for kickers. The team moved on from veteran Brandon McManus this offseason, and they didn’t have a kicker on their roster until they added Fry this week.
Fry doesn’t have the resume of a kicker who should just be handed the job. The 28-year-old has only seen time in three career games with the Falcons, Bengals, and Chiefs, connecting on five of his field goal attempts and five of his seven extra point tries. He didn’t get into a regular season game in 2022. When Fry auditioned for the Broncos last week, he was joined by fellow free agents Brett Maher and Parker White. That duo remains unsigned.
Assuming the Broncos do bring in someone to compete with Fry, Payton cautioned that a supposed kicking competition still might not have any reflection on the regular-season roster. The head coach pointed to “a kicking battle one year in New Orleans,” when the Saints ended up signing a free agent following final cuts instead of opting for either of the two kickers on their roster.
“Don’t pay attention to the line in front of you or the room you’re in,” Payton said (via Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post). “You’re competing with yourself to put your best product on the field because there’s 31 other teams that might be deeper in a position.”
“Don’t pay attention to the line in front of you or the room you’re in,”
I guess Payton is the NFLs answer to Yogi Berra. I have no idea how he comes up with this stuff…lol.
Quotable Post-It stickies. Or maybe they get ‘em from him.
It’s a mystery.
Interestingly, Parker White took over for Elliot Fry at South Carolina in college. Fry’s haphazard motion and tiny frame are very odd looking, but both were highly successful kickers in college. If the Broncos were going to spend this long and be this scrutinous in their search for a kicker, then they shouldn’t cut McManus to save a few bucks. Guys like Fry and White are all that you’re going to get at this point, unless you want to take a risk on a declining veteran like Maher or an aged Crosby.
I think even an aging leg could get a new lease on life in that thin Colorado air. I imagine Crosby would jump at a chance to kick there.
DominickEberle would be a good one
DominickEberle would be a good one.
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His name is Robbie Gould, and he’s perfect in the postseason. How he remains a free agent is beyond me. Must want too much money
You’re not allowed to be an NFL owner unless you think ALL the players want too much money.
All they have to do is wait for the lions to release a kicker. They have Patterson , badgely and Parker romo