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Originally Posted by perezfan
Kickers are far more important to their particular sport, IMO. How many games are won or lost by a made or missed FG?
Closers are a recent and unnecessary phenomenon. Many times it's better just to let a non-closer finish the game if he's untouchable or has a hot hand. Really hate it when today's managers mindlessly, needlessly and mechanically resort to a closer, only to see them blow the game.
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A reasonable measure of the value of a certain position is how much its players are paid. The highest-paid kicker right now is Harrison Butker @$6.4M. Meanwhile, Edwin Diaz is earning $20M a year.
If kickers were so important, teams would compete to get the very best, and their salaries would be much higher than they actually are.