killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Sep 13, 2011 12:09am
The third 63 yard FG in NFL history...
Elam
Dempsey with his flat prosthetic shoe
When is someone goin to go 64?
Elam
Dempsey with his flat prosthetic shoe
When is someone goin to go 64?
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Sep 13, 2011 12:39am
He kicked a 61-yarder against us two years ago.
oberhaus
Posts: 868
Sep 13, 2011 12:41am
Radio announcers said he was hitting 70 before the game.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Sep 13, 2011 1:25am
77 yard punt in the same game from Shawn Lechler
All the kickers want to work in Denver.
All the kickers want to work in Denver.
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Sep 13, 2011 1:29am
killdeer;894003 wrote:77 yard punt in the same game from Shawn Lechler
All the kickers want to work in Denver.
Technically only 57, since it went in the end zone
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Sep 13, 2011 2:06am
Those white crosses were working well for Jani.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 13, 2011 2:08am
Net 57. But it is in the books as a 77 yarder! No technicality about it.Midstate01;894004 wrote:Technically only 57, since it went in the end zone
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Sep 13, 2011 4:16am
They showed him making them from 70 on tv didn't they let him try a 68 harder before
THE4RINGZ
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Sep 13, 2011 7:33am
I believe he is capable of hitting a 70 yarder in Denver during a game.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Sep 13, 2011 7:48am
Jani got me some serious fantasy points with that boot :thumbup:
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 13, 2011 7:55am
sportchampps;894048 wrote:They showed him making them from 70 on tv didn't they let him try a 68 harder before
He attempted a 76 yarder going into a half before. Came up way short, obviously.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Sep 13, 2011 8:02am
He will probably hit a 65-70 yard FG before his career is done. Always loved him when his was at FSU.
oberhaus
Posts: 868
Sep 13, 2011 8:03am
Wasnt it raining and the field soaked? Even more impressive.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Sep 13, 2011 8:28am
Denver is known for long FG's with that air. Besides Elam and Janikowski, former Brown Steve Cox hit a 60 yarder there. If the record is to be broken it will likely happen in Denver.
Speedofsand
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Sep 13, 2011 9:28am
I saw him kick a 60 yd FG in high school. 0 altitude in that stadium.
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thavoice
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Sep 13, 2011 11:02am
Coaches have bigger balls in Denver in trying long FG's because of the altitude. I bet he could hit a 65+ about anywhere in good conditions.
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Etiam Imperdiet
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Sep 13, 2011 10:13pm
Does anyone know whos was longer by the foot?
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 13, 2011 10:22pm
Vanderjact hit some long ones (I think 60+) in a MNF or SNF game (Colts vs Broncos). Vanderjact was 61 and 57 if I remember correctly. Both cleared the post by a few yards.
EDIT: Ok, nm. They werent near 60. 54 and 51, to tie and then win in OT. But I do recall it was snowing pretty hard. It was a SNF game.
EDIT: Ok, nm. They werent near 60. 54 and 51, to tie and then win in OT. But I do recall it was snowing pretty hard. It was a SNF game.
fiction
Posts: 347
Sep 13, 2011 11:14pm
They have to. Ola Kimrin hit a 65 yarder in a pre-season game a few years back at Denver, and he didn't even make the team.thavoice;894246 wrote:Coaches have bigger balls in Denver in trying long FG's because of the altitude. I bet he could hit a 65+ about anywhere in good conditions.
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Sonofanump
Sep 13, 2011 11:21pm
These kick have to occur at the end of the first half or during a game that does not matter, otherwise the miss gives the ball to the other team at the wrong side of mid-field.
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
Sep 14, 2011 10:27am
no doubt about it...it is definitely situational, and a combination of the kicker and the location.Sonofanump;895428 wrote:These kick have to occur at the end of the first half or during a game that does not matter, otherwise the miss gives the ball to the other team at the wrong side of mid-field.
which is probably why Dempsey's big kick has been threatened or approached so few times in so many years...
BGFalcons82
Posts: 2,173
Sep 14, 2011 1:05pm
I was there in the front row. To me, this is more impressive than other of the others as it was done in the wind, sleet, rain and snow of Cleveland. I almost got run out of there during my celebration.GOONx19;893973 wrote:He kicked a 61-yarder against us two years ago.
Kiffin wanted him to try a 74 yarder during a game once. I think he's got a 70 yarder in his leg if he played in Denver. In Oakland, which is at sea level, the field is routinely wet as it has a very high water table in that area. It's amazing he's done as well as he has there. He usually has to kick off the dirt infield during the first part of seasons as well.
I still hear people ridiculing the Cryptkeeper for selecting Seabass in the 1st round and Lechler in the 2nd. It's been the best kicking/punting tandem in pro football for several years and yet the haters are still howling, such as Mel Kiper.
GOONx19
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Sep 14, 2011 1:35pm
^ Yeah, I thought the conditions were pretty bad but I wasn't sure. It was over Christmas break, I think.
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Al Bundy
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Sep 14, 2011 4:06pm
No doubt he is a great kicker. The question becomes is a guy who only plays a handful of plays a game worth a first round pick.BGFalcons82;895861 wrote:
I still hear people ridiculing the Cryptkeeper for selecting Seabass in the 1st round and Lechler in the 2nd. It's been the best kicking/punting tandem in pro football for several years and yet the haters are still howling, such as Mel Kiper.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Sep 14, 2011 4:36pm
I am betting they probably could have gotten him in the 3rd round I would think.........