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Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Bears brought in veteran K Cairo Santos for a visit on Thursday.

According to Biggs, Santos took a physical for the Bears but it doesn’t appear the team will offer a contract at this point in time.

Teams including the Buccaneers have been monitoring Santos and his recovery from an adductor strain the past few months, as he’s currently the best available kicker.

Santos, 25, wound up signing on with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Tulane back in 2014. He returned to the Chiefs this past March on a one-year restricted deal worth $1.797 million.

Kansas City elected to place him on injured reserve with a groin strain at the start of the season and cut him loose with a settlement soon after.

In 2017, Santos has appeared in three games and converted all three of his field goal attempts along with 12 of 12 extra point tries.

Santos is tiny. Like Tarik Cohen tiny, but without the muscles and stuff.

Oh man. I remember him missing the kick that won us the game in KC a couple years ago. Matt Forte. Marquess Wilson.

Good times. Good times.

alexwilkins wrote:Oh man. I remember him missing the kick that won us the game in KC a couple years ago. Matt Forte. Marquess Wilson.

Good times. Good times.

That was, perhaps even better than the GB win that year. Holy hell, was I pumped. Not because I thought we were going anywhere, it was just SO unexpected with how that game had gone for 57 minutes. Then, somehow Cutler engineered two flawless drives. Executing on a complete dime to Wilson, then picking up a bad snap and throwing a strike to Forte.

Richie wrote:

alexwilkins wrote:Oh man. I remember him missing the kick that won us the game in KC a couple years ago. Matt Forte. Marquess Wilson.

Good times. Good times.

That was, perhaps even better than the GB win that year. Holy hell, was I pumped. Not because I thought we were going anywhere, it was just SO unexpected with how that game had gone for 57 minutes. Then, somehow Cutler engineered two flawless drives. Executing on a complete dime to Wilson, then picking up a bad snap and throwing a strike to Forte.

I remember that one very well... God I miss adrenaline rushes like that

Honestly I am still SUPER PISSED that they cut Robbie......and sadly my father in law is a 40 whiners fan...and rubs it in my face...weekly

Umbali wrote:Honestly I am still SUPER PISSED that they cut Robbie......and sadly my father in law is a 40 whiners fan...and rubs it in my face...weekly

He really shouldn't be rubbing anything in your face, that team sucks balls

Umbali wrote:Honestly I am still SUPER PISSED that they cut Robbie......and sadly my father in law is a 40 whiners fan...and rubs it in my face...weekly

Robbie was making much more money than he was worth at the time and he had blown numerous game for the Bears over the past couple of seasons. That money the Bears used by cutting Robbie went to signing Josh Sitton. The problem for the Bears has been finding a replacement kicker. The fact that they didn't bring in Jake Elliott after being there for the Senior Bowl in which he was kicking in is inexcusable.

MitchTrubisky10 wrote:

Umbali wrote:Honestly I am still SUPER PISSED that they cut Robbie......and sadly my father in law is a 40 whiners fan...and rubs it in my face...weekly

Robbie was making much more money than he was worth at the time and he had blown numerous game for the Bears over the past couple of seasons. That money the Bears used by cutting Robbie went to signing Josh Sitton. The problem for the Bears has been finding a replacement kicker. The fact that they didn't bring in Jake Elliott after being there for the Senior Bowl in which he was kicking in is inexcusable.

Gould was missing key kicks, yes ... and yes his misses towards the end of games cost a couple of wins

but his overall body of work as a Bear was pretty superlative

kickers in general are weird, and there is no rhyme or reason most times when one gets the yips ... Gould got the yips ... he didn't suddenly turn into a shitty kicker with no hope ... but it seems the $$$ on his contract, coupled with the yips, equaled a lack of patience by the Bears to wait for him to work it out of his system ... whether you agree with what they did with Gould or not, the clear item of concern is they haven't had anyone near his ability at the position since ... and I doubt this smurf Cairo is going to change that

Get anyone but Barth in there.

FUCK.

So in one season Barth has cost us as many games as Gould did his entire career.

Is he really the BEST available Pace?

I mean jesus how many gimme's to tie or win the game does a guy have to miss to get cut?

At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

Oh. And Barth sucks.

wab wrote:At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

I wouldn't count on it.

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wab wrote:At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

That's fine, I'll give you that...still no reason why Barth has a job in the NFL after today.

There's what, 120 something D1 college programs in the country? Your telling me there isn't someone who graduated from one of those schools that isn't better than Barth?

wab wrote:At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

no

Boris13c wrote:

wab wrote:At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

no

Concur. Not when Gould is top 10 in kicking percentage this season while Barth is 32nd.

Adam Jahns @adamjahns
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#Bears coach John Fox, in his own Fox way, definitely made it sound as if a change at kicker is imminent.

Whatever the hell that means.

wab wrote:At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

I still haven't gotten over Kevin Butler not being our kicker. So not bloody likely.

RING4CHI wrote:

Boris13c wrote:

wab wrote:At some point people are gonna have to move on from Gould.

no

Concur. Not when Gould is top 10 in kicking percentage this season while Barth is 32nd.

Yep

Gould: 90%
Barth: 70%

Barff has vomited his career here..

There HAS to be better available.

RING4CHI wrote:

Adam Jahns @adamjahns
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#Bears coach John Fox, in his own Fox way, definitely made it sound as if a change at kicker is imminent.

Whatever the hell that means.

John Fox: "We’re in a production based business and that’s what we get paid to do. Whether it’s win games as the head coach or whether it’s make kicks as a kicker."

Adam Hoge‏Verified account @AdamHoge
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John Fox is now 3-13 against the NFC North as #Bears head coach.

1-4 against the #Lions
1-4 against the #Vikings
1-5 against the #Packers


soooo john fox is going to fire himself. i knew i respected that man for a reason.

"Hey Cairo! How ya doing? Yeah, the games just finished.

How'd it go? Oh, er, well, you know how it is.

How's the groin? All good? Excellent.

Er, how soon can you get to Chicago..."

I just don’t understand pining for a kicker that was cut over a year ago. I mean, I miss Marty Booker too.

wab wrote:I just don’t understand pining for a kicker that was cut over a year ago. I mean, I miss Marty Booker too.

Simple. The guy he was cut in favor for is still here, and that guy has sucked since he got here.

wab wrote:I just don’t understand pining for a kicker that was cut over a year ago. I mean, I miss Marty Booker too.

OK. Who else is out there?

Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:

wab wrote:I just don’t understand pining for a kicker that was cut over a year ago. I mean, I miss Marty Booker too.

OK. Who else is out there?

Not anyone you've ever heard of

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Mike Nugent (who??) just banged one through the uprights from 48 yards out, like it was nothing. He is the BACK-UP kicker for Dallas. Jesus H. Christ. Wasn't Barth in Denver with Fox?

You've never heard of Mike Nugent? I understand fans aren't into the kicking game as much as I am, but Nugent has been in the NFL since 2005, as long as Gould.

@djdurkin

Reminder: the #Bears brought in Josh Lambo (and Roberto Aguayo) for a tryout on 10/4. Lambo has since signed with the Jaguars and hasn't missed a FG with a long of 51.