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TOP 30 KICKERS |
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Rank |
Player |
Comments |
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1 |
Martin Gramatica, TB |
Field Goal chances and scheduling
give Gramatica the edge as the #1 K in 2003 |
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2 |
David Akers, PHI |
Could arguably be the best kicker
on the board averaging 123 points a year |
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3 |
Jason Elam, DEN |
We said it before and we'll say
it again, consistently among K's ranks Elam #3 |
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4 |
Jay Feely, ATL |
Leading scorer in 2002 along with
kicking in a dome makes Feely a Top 5 K. |
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5 |
John Carney, NO |
One of the top kickers the last
half of 2002 could compete for the title this year |
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6 |
Sebastian Janikowski, OAK |
Consistently scores 110
points/year and will rank among the best again in 2003 |
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7 |
Jeff Reed, PIT |
Reed will be the main man in
Pittsburgh and that should equal about 122 points |
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8 |
Ryan Longwell, GB |
Poor kicking conditions in Green
Bay move Longwell down to #8 |
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9 |
Adam Venatieri, NE |
New England's offense will decide
if Venatieri kicks into the top 5 in 2003 |
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10 |
Mike Hollis, NYG |
Moving to NY and a better offense
than Buffalo will boost Hollis to the top 10 |
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11 |
Olinde Mare, MIA |
Too few chances away from Pro
Player stadium moves Mare out of the top 10 |
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12 |
Jeff Wilkins, STL |
The Rams offense is still loaded
but Wilkins XP's dropped off last year |
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13 |
Mike Vanderjagt, IND |
A career low 103 points moves
Vanderjagt down, but don't count him out |
|
14 |
Jeff Chandler, SF |
Chandler will be full time in SF
in 2003 and this will improve his stats to 115 pts |
|
15 |
Joe Nedney, TEN |
Nedney hasn't been
known for his high point total but 2003 may be different |
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16 |
John Hall, WAS |
Hall was
inconsistent throughout the year but was great in the playoffs |
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17 |
Ryan Lindell, BUF |
Lindell's
inconsistency from long range pushes him down the rankings |
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18 |
Phil Dawson, CLE |
Cleveland's offense make Dawson a
risky pick due to lack of opportunities |
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19 |
Matt Stover, BAL |
Stover had a bad year in 2002 but
expect more production in 2003 |
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20 |
Jason Hanson, DET |
A 2-14 team doesn't bode well for
a kicker and Hansen is not exception |
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21 |
Morton Anderson, KC |
Anderson racked up 117 points
despite missing the last two games to injury |
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22 |
Paul Edinger, CHI |
Edinger and Chicago will only go
as far as Stewart and Co. take them |
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23 |
Hayden Epstein, MIN |
Look for the Minnesota offense to
improve and Epstein to settle in at kicker |
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24 |
Steve Christie, SD |
SD averages 107 kicking points a
year and Christie isn't getting younger |
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25 |
Billy Cundiff, DAL |
Cowboys offense will have to
improve dramatically for Cundiff to improve |
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26 |
Josh Brown, SEA |
With Seattle's offense, Brown
could be a sleeper kicker in the year 2003 |
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27 |
John Kasay, CAR |
Injuries kept Kasay out most of
2002 so don't expect too much from him in 2003 |
|
28 |
Bill Gramatica, ARI |
The Arizona offense will need a
facelift if the younger Gramatica is ever a force |
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29 |
Danny Boyd, JAX |
Boyd faces a mediocre offense and
Seth Marler as stiff rookie competition |
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30 |
Kris Brown, HOU |
A young offense isn't going to
give Brown the opportunities to be in the elite |
