What has Dan Campbell been doing all along? Getting good players and making each position room competitive. Of course we're not going to keep 3 of these kickers, we probably won't even keep 2. He's just creating competition in the room, which I really like.

@thomaswatkins3686

16 күн бұрын

Dan Campbell is not the guy pulling the strings. Brad Holmes is. Campbell isn’t a talent evaluator, he’s a motivator:

@jonahlange7898

16 күн бұрын

@@thomaswatkins3686 True. What do you think of my comment if you put Brad Holmes' name in place of Dan Campbell's?

@fredbare5093

16 күн бұрын

​@@jonahlange7898I could run through a wall having Campbell as coach..Holmes? TBD Holmes seems like a quiet computer geek, that knows what he's doing..lol..I wouldn't change a thing.

@user-vs6qe3sq7f

15 күн бұрын

Ur not the brightest bulb in the box if u think Dan is the mastermind behind it all and not Brad.

@JonAlienAbides

15 күн бұрын

​@@fredbare5093how is Holmes TBD. Dude just nailed 3 drafts and has raised the bar with talent. He has also found gems like Amon Ra in the late rounds.

What's wrong with trying out 3 kickers? From now until Sept. These men strive for competition, let them battle it out. WE NEED ANOTHER JASON HANSON!

May the best leg win…

LET'S GO JAKE!!!

@kellygama921

15 күн бұрын

Im. Jetsfan. But i was rooting for lions that niners championship game was i n the bag. The coach fucked iit up

I think it will be Bates and turner, unless Badgley turns it on in training camp and preseason.

Maybe with three of them we could end up with a good kicker

We have three kickers in training camp every year. We will keep two going into the regular season. One on practice squad, one on roster. Also those 5 misses, in his last game he had a kick blocked as he slipped and twisted his ankle. Later he missed two more, so 3 of his five misses came on a block and after when he twisted his ankle.

@sportstalkdetroit

15 күн бұрын

Great info thanks!

GB's kicker was horrendous at 50 plus! Preventitive measure

I think Turner would end up being the best

I like how Bates can kick long field goals. I like that the Lions grabbed him instead of Green Bay or Washington, but here is my thoughts on why Detroit wants him. He is an indoor kicking god, does way better in a dome than outside! Detroit has 3 games outside this year; Green Bay, San Francisco, and Chicago. Every other game is in a dome. The fact that he can kick 64 yard FGs plays into Dan Campbell’s coaching style. Detroit has become the team that will go for it on 4th down more than anyone else. Now you have a long distance kicker which plays into that coach’s methodology. 4th and 4yds on the opponent’s 45yd line send Bates out to kick a 75yd Field Goal then fake it and get the 4yds!! I can literally see this happening time and again. I feel like Bates is going to be a huge asset to the team in more ways than anyone is giving him credit for.

@sportstalkdetroit

16 күн бұрын

Maybe that aggressiveness turns into attempting long field goals.

My thoughts: culture, culture, culture. There is one thing true to every roster decision made the last few years is that they want to keep an ecosystem of grit and teamwork. As long as Bates fits that mold, he has the talent and can lean in to be the guy.

GREAT SHOW CRAIG MAC! 💯

Turner and Bates

I'm very excited I know he has the leg to kick field goals and break records and had a few misses but when he kicks 4 field goals in 1 game and miss one that's not bad

He's still going to have to compete. I think there are about 12 FG kickers that are consistently good at long range in the NFL. Bates has a lot of upside though imo.

What happens when you bring in a quality player into a room full of exceptional players? They usual bring there A game. Their game ups itself due to the locker room. We leep two kickers turner and the leg'........😊😊😊😊

Big Hopes!

He's still RAW!

One of my concerns with Jake is that he’s already gone through a season with the UFL. How is he going to hold up strength and accuracy wise at the end of the Lions season and into the playoffs? I know kickers aren’t full time or anything but it makes me wonder if he might “hit a wall” so to speak right when we need him the most.

@Fam1stCEO

16 күн бұрын

If anything he should just get more automatic

@dudeabides23

16 күн бұрын

If kicking field goals wears out his leg he needs to apply at Home Depot

@sportstalkdetroit

16 күн бұрын

🤣

@jasonhill9674

15 күн бұрын

Well, Jake wasn’t a full time kicker EVER B4 now so we can’t check his history bcZ he has none and his accuracy faded toward the END of the Panthers season. He missed several, ending the season with an accuracy percentage that would have ranked him as the 32nd kicker in the NFL. So MORE kicking didn’t make him MORE accurate did it? Weather? Nope. I’d love to hear thoughts about WHY he fell off late in the season - even missed a game winner 🤷‍♂️. Convince me Jake isn’t destined to be the guy you go to when you’re in need of kitchen cabinets.

Keep the kid, get trade or release the others including the punter. With our offense and a strong-legged kicker we go for it on 4th down, EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Another move by Brad Holmes

I think it will be Bates and Turner.

It would be great for Bates to lift Justin Tucker's longest FG against off of us!

NFC Championship game, 2 seconds left and the Lions are down by 2 points. They need a 47 yard field goal to win the game. Which of the kickers would you want taking that kick?

If they don't make him 1 kicker it's a dumb move he has the leg and is a kick off specialist

I'll be happy with 17 of 22 if he's making 16 of 17 within 50.

Bates had an ankle injury late in the season, that may have been the problem?

@sportstalkdetroit

16 күн бұрын

Heard about that and could be Also no extra points makes it harder to get a rhythm

Who says he is going to beat Badgley?

Hanson didn't have the big of a leg to today standers.

The Lions went for three fourth downs verses San Francisco in the playoffs. If they had a long range kicker that outcome of that playoff game might have been very different and Lions might have won the Superbowl!

@HeavyHittas23

16 күн бұрын

Yeah, the same thing that ruined them or doom them if you want to say is the same thing that got them there live by the sword die by the sword

@stu_boogie2488

16 күн бұрын

How do you know they would of went for the FG. Tell me the ranges. How do you know what the 49ers would of done if the Lions did that? I mean everything would change. The whole game plan, and situation would of changed. So it's so unrealistic to think it would of changed who won or lost. It's not so black and white.

@thomaswatkins3686

16 күн бұрын

@stu_boogie2488 People make these kinds of things up. I gave up telling them that they want one part of the game to change, but nothing else. It’s futile.

With Bates' range, maybe Campbell won't go for it on 90% of 4th downs haha 😆

@sportstalkdetroit

16 күн бұрын

Haha 🤣

No they're not going to keep 3 kickers on their roster. No team in their right mind would. Badgley is the first one out if he's the same through TC. Also, the Lions calling card hasn't been kickers, it's been losing games and being a bad franchise. Now we habe a good franchise, and we should trust the staff about which kicker will start game 1. They've done nothing to show us we shouldn't trust them.

Jason hanson should come out of retirement for our Super Bowl run.

@sportstalkdetroit

15 күн бұрын

Makes the most sense to me!!! Let’s go

@michaelstephens9852

15 күн бұрын

@@sportstalkdetroit one pride!

Why are Lions fans the only fans in sports, where when they actually get something they been wanting, it can never just be pure happiness with no complaints.. it's like fans down US as the Lions we got em it must be something wrong with em ..🙄 .. If we somehow got Justin Jefferson, i guarantee you someone is complaining..

@stu_boogie2488

16 күн бұрын

Peach it brother. You're so right.

@thewizardofoz511

16 күн бұрын

@@stu_boogie2488 i just don't understand how can you complain about something YOOOUU'VE been whining and hoping for and when ya get it.. you wanna complain that it must be something wrong with the player if we signed him.. that's that SOL fandom mindset..🙄😌

@stu_boogie2488

16 күн бұрын

@@thewizardofoz511 what are you talking about? I haven't complained about anything. I said some facts., If that's complaining so be it. May the best man win. Don't know your deal?

@thomaswatkins3686

16 күн бұрын

@stu_boogie2488 It’s better to be a skeptic and be wrong than be one of these fluffers and be right. If you say the lions aren’t winning the Super Bowl, you’re statistically more likely to be right. I’d be glad if the team repeats the division and wins a road playoff game.

@thewizardofoz511

16 күн бұрын

@@thomaswatkins3686 I get that but you have to be more confident in your team.. it's no reason not to with the offseason the Lions have had.. they eliminated all their weaknesses and going in the upcoming season with their best most balanced roster ever!.. they got to the NFC Championship game and was a quarter away the Superbowl vs a 49ers team most didn't give them a chance at beating.. some thought it would even be a blowout.. and that was with a Swiss cheese atrocious secondary and a thin On-line despite them being a top-3 On-line.. ALL 6 losses were a result of that and now you tell me you eliminate the achilles-hill of weaknesses you had as a team and added an elite kicker which is ANOTHER weapon you didn't have last season??.. i mean c'mon tell me the upcoming season won't be even more special.. it's logical thinking.. if you don't complicated with negative thoughts then it's not difficult to figure out the next step that the Lions will eventually get to... Barring any major multiple injuries..

Badgley is cooked

I guarantee Hanson can still kick 100% of all field goals within 40 yards.

@stu_boogie2488

16 күн бұрын

What you smoking? He missed 15 at 10 to 39. He's 54 now. Last played 12 years ago. Wasn't perfect then. Sure wouldn't be now. Lol. Maybe this was sarcasm.