Update: Cody Parkey is a disgrace to place kickers

Otis Day · Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:43 am

I would never re-sign a punter to a better deal. I would cycle thru punters when bad or when the contract was up. Parkey, is dead to me so that is that.

G08 · Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:44 am

wab wrote:Scouting kickers is haaaaaaard though. Some of the best kickers in college over the last few years have been drafted and have failed miserably.

You almost have to find a guy that has talent that has bounced around on a practice squad/preseason roster for a couple years but just hasn't been able to supplant a vet.

Anyone you like on the FA scrapheap?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:58 am

G08 wrote:
wab wrote:Scouting kickers is haaaaaaard though. Some of the best kickers in college over the last few years have been drafted and have failed miserably.

You almost have to find a guy that has talent that has bounced around on a practice squad/preseason roster for a couple years but just hasn't been able to supplant a vet.
Anyone you like on the FA scrapheap?

I watched a lot of Nick Rose when he was at Texas. His leg is unbelievable but calling his mechanics inconsistent would be kind. I wanted the Bears to draft him, but they signed Barth and brought in Andy Phillips as a UDFA instead.

Matt McCrane bounced between the Cards and the Raiders but he looked good in limited action and in the preseason.

Taylor Bertolet is another dude I saw a lot of down here when he was at A&M and was pretty highly regarded back in the 2016 draft cycle.

That's about the extent of my knowledge of scrap heap FA's. At least the younger ones.

G08 · Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:51 am

Check out Cole Tracy's story... I'm rooting for this kid.

AZ_Bearfan · Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:57 am

I'd love to see Cole Tracy and Josh Lambo brought in to compete.

Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:04 pm

Tracy is about as consistent as there is in college football right now. And all the bouncing around he's done shows me that he can handle change/adversity. I hate the thought of drafting kickers, but I'd throw a 5th rounder down on him and see what happens.

WagonForce · Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:16 pm

Does anyone else think Parkey might be angling to get released? As it appears that he didn't coordinate with the Bears before going on a freaking talk show in the aftermath of a heartbreaking playoff loss that he played a key role in, that would make him either reckless/extremely out of touch or he knows that it would push the Bears towards turfing him.

The guy hates the traffic he has to battle to practice at Soldier field, he got booed off the field by the fans, is getting roasted in social media. His money is guaranteed, does he want to be cut?

G08 · Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:17 pm

wab wrote:Tracy is about as consistent as there is in college football right now. And all the bouncing around he's done shows me that he can handle change/adversity. I hate the thought of drafting kickers, but I'd throw a 5th rounder down on him and see what happens.

I don't like it either but this is where we are. Parkey is being paid to go away so we have to off-set that with a low round draft pick.

Is the kid worth a 5th? If Pace is fixated on him then I can see him using a 5th. 3rd/4th IMO should be pegged for a RB and OT.

G08 · Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:18 pm

WagonForce wrote:Does anyone else think Parkey might be angling to get released? As it appears that he didn't coordinate with the Bears before going on a freaking talk show in the aftermath of a heartbreaking playoff loss that he played a key role in, that would make him either reckless/extremely out of touch or he knows that it would push the Bears towards turfing him.

The guy hates the traffic he has to battle to practice in Solider field, he got booed off the field by the fans, is getting roasted in social media. His money is guaranteed, does he want to be cut?

Not very Christian of him, is it?

I keed...

I think his agents see the writing on the wall and they are trying to save face.

AZ_Bearfan · Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:54 pm

PR stunt to pave the way for his new book, "Alive and Kicking"?

AZ_Bearfan · Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:57 pm

"Kicking it with Jesus"

"Kick the Can't"

G08 · Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:00 pm

Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:08 pm

Jesus prefers the rink.

Parkey's a self-serving gutless fish. He'll probably start a mindlessly boring podcast called "What I Do, Not Who I Am" after he's released before starring in a CLN "Hope Through Failure" reality series.

malk · Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:13 pm

God is dead but he still hates Parkey.

Richie · Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:49 pm

WagonForce wrote:Does anyone else think Parkey might be angling to get released? As it appears that he didn't coordinate with the Bears before going on a freaking talk show in the aftermath of a heartbreaking playoff loss that he played a key role in, that would make him either reckless/extremely out of touch or he knows that it would push the Bears towards turfing him.

The guy hates the traffic he has to battle to practice at Soldier field, he got booed off the field by the fans, is getting roasted in social media. His money is guaranteed, does he want to be cut?

It's not out of the question. I saw a clip of TMZ reporters hounding him after his Today Show interview. He looked like a defeated man. I think he may want to put Chicago behind him.

docc · Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:55 pm

WagonForce wrote:Does anyone else think Parkey might be angling to get released? As it appears that he didn't coordinate with the Bears before going on a freaking talk show in the aftermath of a heartbreaking playoff loss that he played a key role in, that would make him either reckless/extremely out of touch or he knows that it would push the Bears towards turfing him.

The guy hates the traffic he has to battle to practice at Soldier field, he got booed off the field by the fans, is getting roasted in social media. His money is guaranteed, does he want to be cut?

southdakbearfan · Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:09 am

Richie wrote:
WagonForce wrote:Does anyone else think Parkey might be angling to get released? As it appears that he didn't coordinate with the Bears before going on a freaking talk show in the aftermath of a heartbreaking playoff loss that he played a key role in, that would make him either reckless/extremely out of touch or he knows that it would push the Bears towards turfing him.

The guy hates the traffic he has to battle to practice at Soldier field, he got booed off the field by the fans, is getting roasted in social media. His money is guaranteed, does he want to be cut?
It's not out of the question. I saw a clip of TMZ reporters hounding him after his Today Show interview. He looked like a defeated man. I think he may want to put Chicago behind him.

I doubt it because who is going to give him a contract after last season? Yeah he got some money but I am sure he would prefer to keep kicking and his best chance is to at least have a successful preseason.

AZ_Bearfan · Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:26 pm

Robbie Gould on podcast: 'I love Chicago'

https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/Article/Robbie-Gould-potential-Bears-return-127910872/

I'm starting to warm up to the thought of Gould coming back.

AZ_Bearfan · Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:33 pm

Maybe we can bring in Becca Longo to try-out for, um..... reasons.

G08 · Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:34 pm

I'd offer him a 2 year, $5M deal. $2M in year one, $3M in year two. Year to year after that.

Z Bear · Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:35 am

Restructure his contract.... don't change the money, just add in a clause that says "monies will be adjusted by the season end FG percentage. Each missed extra point is a 5% deduction." Greedy mofo probably won't miss a kick.

WP.1 · Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:57 pm

LSU Tracy just with a missed PAT and it was not close. replay shows laces in and probably tipped too.