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justo
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 Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:35 pm Post subject: Giorgio Tavecchio (Thompson got off his hands) |
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| Quote: | | RT @johnbreech Former Cal kicker Giorgio Tavecchio confirmed he has signed with the #Packers. |
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| The second kicker is essential for running the "onside kick with two kickers on the field" play. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Just a little bit of competition for Mason Crosby. Not a bad idea.
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Worth a look. Much different kicker than Crosby though. Anything but a big leg, but a nice stroke that he can repeat.
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New Italian Stallion.
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justo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:02 am Post subject: |
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He was born in Italy.
| palmy50 wrote: | | Worth a look. Much different kicker than Crosby though. Anything but a big leg, but a nice stroke that he can repeat. |
Longest in college was 52 yards.
Here's his college bio:
http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tavecchio_giorgio00.html
Freshman year: Joined the team 3 days before the season started. Played due to injury to the "starter".
Sophomore year: 2nd team Pac 10 Academic
Junior year: 2nd team Pac 12 Academic
Senior year: 2nd team Pac 12 Academic
3 time 2nd team Pac 10/12 Academic, consistency from the kicker position!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | @GiacomoGremizzi 23 Mar
Congrats to Giorgio Tavecchio, first italian to sign with the NFL!!! Gonna be a kicker for the Packers!Representing MI ! |
Someone posted that on Twitter two days ago. #MattScott4TimeWizard
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palmy50
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:24 am Post subject: |
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I hope that did not come off the wrong way, Justo.
I'm not sayin the kid can't kick on Sundays. I'm sayin you can't use a pick on "that" leg. We were taking a look at him when he took the 9ers contract and liked him a great deal. Kids money on anything inside of 45. Anything longer though and he starts pushing the ball to get it there. I'm just sayin this kid is a Longwell, not a Crosby. Short, smooth stroke that he can repeat. But the ball is never going to pop off his foot like a Crosby or a Hopkins from this class. He needs to drive it low to hit the long ones!
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justo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| palmy50 wrote: | I hope that did not come off the wrong way, Justo.
I'm not sayin the kid can't kick on Sundays. I'm sayin you can't use a pick on "that" leg. We were taking a look at him when he took the 9ers contract and liked him a great deal. Kids money on anything inside of 45. Anything longer though and he starts pushing the ball to get it there. I'm just sayin this kid is a Longwell, not a Crosby. Short, smooth stroke that he can repeat. But the ball is never going to pop off his foot like a Crosby or a Hopkins from this class. He needs to drive it low to hit the long ones! |
No no no it didn't 
I looked at his kickoff numbers and length and kinda figured that his leg wasn't huge. Weird that he missed so many PATs though.
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Seeing he got beat out by Akers in TC last year, I doubt Crosby has anything to worry about...
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| I don't think anyone would mind having a longwell over a Crosby, but on that note I heard he was already in the nfl and not that accurate with whoevers team he was on before? |
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RCobb18
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Well at least Crosby will have someone in camp to compete with. Still going to be Crosby's job though.
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| BadgerBoy001 wrote: | | I don't think anyone would mind having a longwell over a Crosby, but on that note I heard he was already in the nfl and not that accurate with whoevers team he was on before? |
Yeah, I am not by any means saying he is as good as Longwell was. Longwell was a very sound kicker for a long time. Just sayin that that's the type of kicker he is should everything click for him. Same type of stroke to the ball. It's not something that will age well in Green Bay. But you might get a few years out of a guy like that if he is hitting it well.
Those short step guys are often accurate. But they are hell on holders(Longwell sure was) and don't have much pop.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| Forza Giorgio!!!!!! |
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