Kickers and Closers and the HOF

[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.

[John1941]

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.

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.

[bk400]

I agree on kickers in particular. There should be more of them in the Hall.

Without Vinatieri, there might not be the legend of Tom Brady.

[JollyElm]

My base point, regardless of any other factors and/or noise, is they are an essential part of the game, so need to be considered for enshrinement in Canton based on how well they performed their jobs.
Maybe a KAR stat should be developed.

[Casey2296]

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Props for the image Darren, doesn't get any better than that.

The brown turf, trampled illegible logo at the 50, and no cutting away to Tom Dempsey's girlfriend before the kick. Resonates.

Along with Len Dawson having a smoke on the bench during the championship game at halftime these images evoke a bygone era.

[jingram058]

I like that the Big Papi, David Ortiz, is in the HoF. If you're going to have officially sanctioned DHs, then shouldn't the best one, IMO, who seemed to be Mr. Clutch in the flesh, be in? Aren't DHs vitally important to their team?