GodsendJen

So far the Falcons have missed 6 of 8 field goal attempts.  Everyone in the media is singing our praises but that wont last if we keep passing up the easy points. Len P summed up our kicking performance in today's game quite well:

Second-year veteran Michael Koenen, who is handling all three kicking chores for the Falcons, missed four field goal attempts Sunday and squandered an opportunity to bury the Bucs early. Koenen was an equal opportunity scattershot kicker, missing wide left twice (from 36 and 40 yards), wide right once (30 yards) and having a 30-yard effort blocked. In two games, Koenen has now converted 2 of 8 attempts. His six misses are three times as many as last year's kicker, Todd Peterson, had for the Falcons.

I think our cap guy needs to crunch some numbers tonight and find a way to get us a real kicker.  I would be happy if we just brought Peterson back.  I don't know who he ticked off but he never missed a gimmie indoors from 30 yards.  We can still let Koenen have a shot at the stuff outside 45 yards.  If we really can't bring outselves  to pay for a kicker then we should turn this into a marketing gimmick and just pick some lucky fan to attempt our field goals.  They would have just as much luck as Koenen and we wouldn't feel nearly as bad when they miss.