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Old 01-26-2018, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sherck View Post
The biggest factor is that AV is only 58 points away from becoming the NFL's career scoring leader. Do you not think that Jim Irsay wants the horseshoe on the side of his helmet when that happens?

It will have been 11 seasons since Morton Andersen retired (2007) after breaking the previous record in 2006 from Gary Anderson (retired in 2004) who took it from George fricking Blanda in 2001. The scoring record was broken twice from 2001 - 2006 and then not again until now. It will be a big deal next year when AV does it and he better have the shoe on when he does so.

Also, behind AV, there is:
Phil Dawson, 1,817 points, 670 points behind, age 42 (not happening)
Sebastian Janikowski, 1,799 points, 688 points behind, age 39
Matt Bryant, 1,624 points, 863 points behind, age 42 (not happening)
Stephen Gostkowski, 1,613 points, 874 points behind, age 33

AV has averaged scoring 126 points per season over his career
SJ has averaged scoring 106 points per season over his career
SG has averaged scoring 134 points per season over his career

If AV kicks in 2018, scores 126 and finishes with 2,613 points:

SJ has to kick until the 2024 season (age 47) at his career average to break the record
SG has to kick until the 2024 season (age 40) at his career average to break the record

So, AV will own the record for probably at least 5-6 seasons before it is broken if either of those gentlemen play that long.

The money does not matter; top paid kicker in the NFL (Gostowski) makes an average of $4.3m per year. Chump change....

So, I think he is a priority re-sign for no other reason than the fan excitement in seeing one of our own earn that kind of NFL record. Even with a new coach, schemes and the return of Luck, you cannot buy fan excitement like seeing one of your guys earn NFL career records.

Walk Worthy,
Gost will not score as much when the team dwindles in a couple of years. The only way he will keep those numbers up is if he follows McDaniels to Indy.
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