Colts Sign Matt Stover
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 14, 2009 11:41 AM EDT
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With the announcement that Indianapolis Colts placekicker Adam Vinatieri is out for six weeks (click to see the story on SB Nations' Colts blog, "Stampede Blue"), the Colts have signed former Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover.
Ironically, Stover has had calls from both the Cleveland Browns and now the Colts since his release from the Ravens after playing his entire career with the Browns/Ravens. Most people thought he would play again, but to go with the Colts is a bit of a surprise. Knowing Stover's distance is way off and even his accuracy was on the downslide compared to the old "automatic" Stover, I guess we'll get a chance to see what he's got left in the tank.
With mixed feelings, good luck Matt!
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Yeah, Congratulations Matt
Classy guy and he deserves to be able to play if he still wants to. Shame he couldn’t play for something other than an imaginary team, but still…
And no, I refuse to believe that the Colts existed after leaving Baltimore. Nope, no gonna do it. La la la la la…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 14, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, congratulations Matt
You guys are sore losers…stfu already about the Colts leaving your city, it wasn’t them, it was their owner’s forcing them to go (The Irsays). If you want to be mad at anybody, be mad at the Irsays, not the Colts, or their fans, or the city of Indianapolis!
by Ravens Suck on Oct 14, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very good Sonny
You managed to join a whole different blog and everything to post your two hit and run replies. Now get on back home to Indy. It’s time to milk the cows and breed your mother again…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 14, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you read the post, it said...
…we were not mad at the city of Indy or the fans, but at the Irsay’s. The article was based on the ESPN documentary, which is the ONLY reason it was brought up, which is relevant. If you didn’t see it and have nothing to say, then don’t.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 15, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for Matt
Hope he makes the best of it. When we see the Colts in the playoffs, he better not pull a Vineteri from 2006 and kick 5 field goals to beat us while our offense can’t score a freaking TD. Man that game sucked…..
Limp and dangling.
by Joe Flaccid on Oct 14, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you said it
Yea, It took me more than a year to get over that game, and it still makes me sick thinking about it. I was so distraught after the C**ts won the superbowl, I almost considered not watching football.
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk - Tuco
by ravoriobulleterpitals on Oct 14, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you said it-reply
Your just belly achin’, along with all the other Baltimore Raven fans, because the Colts left your stinkin’ town, and the fact we have the greatest quarterback that ever lived in Peyton Manning, who is breaking all kinds of records yearly along with those of the then Baltimore Colt’s Johnny Unitas!
by Ravens Suck on Oct 14, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you mean the John Unitas
whose records, accomplishments and memorabilia are stuffed under the INDIANAPOLIS Colts’ banner in the Pro Football HOF because there is no BALTIMORE Colts area there? Oh yeah, that one.
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by Bruce Raffel on Oct 15, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blame Faglibue for that one.
Limp and dangling.
by Joe Flaccid on Oct 15, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I do
but the Browns fans just don’t get it.
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by Bruce Raffel on Oct 15, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hate to tell you this...
but the greatest QBs that ever lived have Superbowl rings. How many does Peyton have? While I commend him for being a great man and a great player, it’s the championship that matters, which Peyton unfortunately can never get to.
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
by JenD on Oct 15, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you must be real young
because peyton won the superbowl in the 2006-2007 season after beating us in M&T.
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 15, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who was it that beat the Bears in 2007? The Baltimore Colts?
Limp and dangling.
by Joe Flaccid on Oct 15, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So then you're saying
Dan Marino was not one of the best? Sorry, can’t agree as football is a team game, which proves that we can win a Super Bowl w/ Trent Dilfer!
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by Bruce Raffel on Oct 16, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Touché
I stand corrected. completely forgot about that superbowl. I do love Peyton, but it was hard to see clearly when someone has the balls to come over here and talk shit about our team, and have his name as Ravens suck. My bad, my bad.
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
by JenD on Nov 2, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
week 11 could have playoff implications
i’m just sayin…….
by WARDANE33 on Oct 14, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
though week 11 is into the range where Vinitieri might return
They said 4 to 8 weeks, which puts him as week 9 to 13.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 14, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather play against Matt than Adam.
We know the Colts won’t be trying those 40+ yard FG’s w/ Stover.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 16, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Matt! Great guy and Ring of Honor due. I hope he kicks lights out. I bet he’s till automatic (almost) within 40.
by raven on Oct 14, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No way, perhaps inside the 30
but he was far from automatic inside the 40 last couple of years. Try around 83%, good enough for 23rd in the league in accuracy. Won’t matter as Peyton will just have to make sure they score TDs instead.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 14, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think he meant inside 40 yards, not inside the 40 yard line.
Limp and dangling.
by Joe Flaccid on Oct 14, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
40 yards total…yeah yeah like i said ; )
by raven on Oct 14, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want them to use McAfee for long fieldgoals,
he has a massive leg, was the #1 kicker in the nation coming out of high school and kicked for 4 years at West Virginia (only punted for 2).
I hoped to see it in preseason and even while Vinatieri was healthy, but it probably won’t happen since he’s punting, kicking off and is the holder for FG/XPs. Maybe with Stover’s limited range they’ll give it a shot. They got a bye week to get Sorgi practicing holds again.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 14, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't that a computer virus software?
Limp and dangling.
by Joe Flaccid on Oct 14, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, #1 high school kicker in the nation
impressive!
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by Bruce Raffel on Oct 15, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
STOVER - CLASS ACT
In my tenure as a Baltimore sports fan, and that is going on some 30+ years now, Stover ranks right up there along with Brooks R., and Cal R. as one of the most revered figures in Baltimore sports history. Best of luck, Matt; just don’t make any kicks when the Dolts come to play.
by ravens347 on Oct 15, 2009 8:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Stover up there with Brooks and Cal? Hello, McFly,…he’s a KICKER!!!!
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by Bruce Raffel on Oct 15, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding; but he was as well respected as either of those two sports icons, and he is argueably the most valuable Raven since that team landed here.
by ravens347 on Oct 15, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
as well respected as cal or brooks?
ummmmm….. I’m speechless… I’m just gonna drop the blockquote on you…
Hello, McFly,…he’s a KICKER!!!!
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 15, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you’ve followed the Ravens over the years, you know that Stover was as valuable to the Ravens success, as was Cal or Brooks to the success of the Os – you can’t deny that, and, if you do, then we’ll have to agree to disagree. But one thing is certain, he is held in very high esteem within the Bmore community.
by ravens347 on Oct 15, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, extremely well respected
and valuable to this offensive-starved team. But the equivalent of Brooks or Cal, what about Johnny U.? Uh….nope.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 15, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
Isn’t it time you guys just get over this Johnny U guy? – that was so, like, 20 minutes ago!!! And what has he done lately?
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"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 15, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets make fun of a dead guy
Real classy, dude. Or should I say, klassy.
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
by JenD on Oct 15, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah you can be a lot of things. You can be a great athlete. You can be the highest scorer on a superbowl team. You can be a class act. You can be well respected. But Cal and Brooks are in another league. Walk down York Road, walk down Charles Street, walk down Pratt Street, walk down O’Donnell Street, walk anywhere and ask anybody if they put stover in the same league as Cal or Brooks. He’s not even close in terms of status or respect. That’s not a knock on him, it’s just how it is.
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
moreover,
he isn’t close to them in terms of athletic dominance. Stover was a very consistent kicker for his whole career, but he wasn’t THE MAN amongst his contemporaries and teammates. Cal and Brooks were the epitome of that.
"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down
by jackmca on Oct 15, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Stover wouldn't even be
the top few Ravens anyway! Ray will be way above Stover, regardless of what a great guy Matt was. It’s about hwat you did on the field and as good as he was, he’s still a "freaking’ KICKER!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Oct 16, 2009 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason
the bracketed part of that didn’t come out – it said Tongue firmly in cheek – just in case there’s any confusion
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Oct 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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