Posted on 11/27/2006 3:15:02 PM PST by bkwells
Cowboys release shaky Vanderjagt, sign Gramatica
Mike Vanderjagt's short, but rocky tenure as the Cowboys' kicker is over.
ESPN's Ed Werder reports that Dallas has released Vanderjagt and signed Martin Gramatica to replace him.
The most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history, Vanderjagt, who signed a three-year contract worth nearly $6 million as an unrestricted free agent this spring, has converted only 13 of 18 field goals. That's only two fewer misses in 11 games than the nine-year veteran had in the past three seasons combined.
In his eight seasons with the Colts, a tenure sometimes marked by petulance and marred by a long-standing feud with quarterback Peyton Manning, he converted 87.5 percent of his field goal attempts.
I think T.O. has to be pretty happy about it. He just wants to win as bad as The Big Tuna does.
That's precisely what I was thinking about. Even the announcers were incredulous.
Kickers and relief pitchers. Is there any other position in sports that is so easy to get into their minds?
Good, Vanderchoke lost his mojo..no telling when or if he would ever find it again.
This other guy cant do much worse.
LOL
Dante is done, the last to see it are the suckers who dumped a pile of money on that turn-over machine.
Tell that to Janikowski's face. I dare ya.
He's far from done. Even if his mobility never becomes what it once was, fine, just stick him behind a good offensive line and let him throw the ball down the field.
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Terrell Owens isn't just sorry to see his pal Mike Vanderjagt go. He thinks the Dallas Cowboys made a mistake by releasing the wayward kicker.
"I don't see what he did wrong to warrant him being cut," Owens said Wednesday. "I hope it doesn't come back to haunt us. Whoever made that decision, I'm pretty sure they're hoping the same thing."
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