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Falcons' fans will be welcoming 38-year old Jason Elam to handle the kicking duties in 2008... and history says he'll do better this season than last!
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Finally, some of you will ask about the kickers. As always, my answer is: nothing about kickers matters. They are a crapshoot, irrespective of the analysis being done. Think I’m exaggerating? Take a look:
|
Age
|
Avg WCOFF
|
% Diff
|
|
23
|
83.50
|
n/a
|
|
24
|
112.43
|
34.64
|
|
25
|
87.75
|
-21.95
|
|
26
|
103.33
|
17.76
|
|
27
|
123.50
|
19.52
|
|
28
|
103.38
|
-16.30
|
|
29
|
117.75
|
13.91
|
|
30
|
126.75
|
7.64
|
|
31
|
92.44
|
-27.07
|
|
32
|
90.00
|
-2.64
|
|
33
|
110.83
|
23.15
|
|
34
|
120.60
|
8.81
|
|
35
|
103.25
|
-14.39
|
|
36
|
116.17
|
12.51
|
|
37
|
107.25
|
-7.68
|
|
38
|
124.25
|
15.85
|
|
39
|
129.00
|
3.82
|
|
42
|
105.00
|
-18.60
|
|
43
|
122.00
|
16.19
|
|
44
|
56.50
|
-53.69
|
|
47
|
94.00
|
66.37
|
|
48
|
103.00
|
9.57
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The moral of the story: wait
until the last round of your draft, grab the most consistent kicker on the
highest scoring team available.
