The Search Continues....Seahawks Ink Olindo Mare

by John Bena on Mar 27, 2008 5:37 PM MDT in Roster Moves Comment 5 comments

Back to the drawing board. The Broncos' hope of replacing Jason Elam with a proven veteran to a hit today when former Dolphin and Saint kicker Olindo Mare signed with the Seattle Seahawks on a 2 year deal worth $3.5 million. Like the Broncos, the Seahawks also watched a Pro Bowl kicker leave town when Josh Brown replaced Jeff Wilkins in St. Louis.

While this is a bit of a disappointment, there was no way the Broncos were going to offer Mare a contract worth more than they offered Elam. The kids have to play sometime, time to see what Prater is made of....

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Wow! That's a relief! Maybe now we can have true kick-o-rama. At least a half dozen each of P & K battling it out on each and every kick all through preseason w/the winner announced...

"Ipsa scientia potestas est."-Sir Francis Bacon

by dardarsh on Mar 27, 2008 5:45 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree!

cue the circus music! let's have some fun with this and embrace the hunt.

I wish Woody Paige was our coach

by bcfunderburk on Mar 27, 2008 5:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Good

Mare would have been ok, but I think we're better off without him. I'd rather go another direction, maybe even spend a 6/7th round pick on a K.

by Darin H on Mar 27, 2008 7:48 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Draft a kicker?

Dear Darin:

Rocky Long at UNM never uses scholarships on K. The Lobos always have walk-ons make the team as K. Seems to work. It always seems that NFL teams can find kickers in mid-season. Elam was a 3rd round pick. You won't get another Elam in the 6th or 7th this year anyway. Also, don't forget the thing about the KO & Punt team where the guy kicking must also run a lane and tackle or get blocked while running a lane. That's why NFL teams usually have a K, a P who KO and a LS. That's three guys for the kicking game, leaving 25 for O & 25 for D. Here come kick-o-rama! It's exciting! No more going to the bathroom during XP/FGA!

Vale, Dardarsh

"Ipsa scientia potestas est."-Sir Francis Bacon

by dardarsh on Mar 27, 2008 8:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

UDFA

I wouldn't mind going for someone undrafted, but I also wouldn't mind taking a flier on a 6/7th pick for a K - those picks are camp fodder for the most part anyways.

by Darin H on Mar 27, 2008 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs