POLL: Is it Time to Fire Vizzy? - K Dustin Hopkins Signed!

[UglyTruth]

I think Hopkins is better than Vizcaino but a bandaid solution, not a longterm one. At least he won’t miss the extra points at the same rate Vizcaino was missing them at.

But his %s aren’t anything stellar.

Really surprised they didn’t try to go with Verity. He’s young and was a potential longterm solution at the kicker position.

If Hopkins doesn’t last then I guess they will go with Fry since he kicked well in the workout as well

[Xenos]

Hopkins' kickoffs go for touchbacks 74.3 percent of the time for his career. His 2020 touchback percentage for WFT was 83.3 percent, the best of his career. His career field goal made percentage is 84 percent. He is 55/68 on FGs of 40-50 yds, 14/27 on FGs 50+ yds. His career long is 56 yds, in 2018 for WFT. He was 3/4 on FGs v the Chargers in week 1. His XP rate is 94.2 percent for his career, 179/190. His XP percentage for 2021 is 83.3 percent, 10/12. The two he missed this season were in one game, v. Atlanta in week 4. He is 6-2, 205, age 31, and not related to any actors who've portrayed serial killers.

Watch Hopkins touchbacks drop with us lol.

[ChargersPowderBlue]

Wonder what will happen on here if Hopkins misses his first PAT attempt for the Chargers?? Lol

If people start being fickle, they need to hear the Care Bear song.

[21&500]

Chargers should have taken the Costanza route and picked the Kicker they WEREN'T going to pick.

[Guest]

Times change. Teams only want to kick to the 2 yard line and try to stop returns before the 25.

Yes, but there are a number of us here that think that it would be better for Hopkins to go for all TBs as our kickoff coverage seems to leave teams near the 25 give or take most of the time anyway and the concern for an injury and risk of a big return for no real demonstrated benefit is a questionable strategy with our special teams unit (versus a better unit).

[Guest]

Watch Hopkins touchbacks drop with us lol.

I would be happy with 75-80% TBs.

[CivilBolt]

If people start being fickle, they need to hear the Care Bear song.

It worked when I was a kid

[Xenos]

I would be happy with 75-80% TBs.

Viz has a stronger leg than Hopkins so he would have had no problem getting touchbacks either. It’s a deliberate strategy by the coaching staff. Hence why Hopkins’ numbers will probably drop with us.

[Topcat]

So missing two field goals in 6 games was a rough stretch for him?

Yep...apparently the Skins have high standards...I guess we'll see how the kid, Blewitt, fares...

[Topcat]

If Hopkins doesn't last then I guess they will go with Fry since he kicked well in the workout as well

You're assuming Fry will still be available in the future...

[UglyTruth]

You're assuming Fry will still be available in the future...

Good point.

[Heatmiser]

Getting a different kicker is positive. Keeping Vizcaino was not going to work. So got to acknowledge that.

Hopkins has the experience. So we can pick on his stats. The reason we can do that and not pick on Verity or Fry is that they don't have the years and seasons of experience Hopkins does. In a down year for kickers overall (outside of Tucker and Butker) Hopkins has been above average. Above average is a tremendous step up for our team. And hopefully, unlike Badgely and other inexperienced kickers, he has already experienced the lows of kicking and won't be crushed when he hits a rough spot. Like Badgely did. And Koo. And Vizcaino. Remember that just like Tucker has sung the praises of Verity, Vinaterri sung the praises of Badgely when he was on the Colts pre season roster. Kickers are such a frustrating roll of the dice. And we are snake bit, it seems.

TG