Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too.

redwolf_5 · 09-17-2007, 11:13 PM

see link for more but I had hoped Saints would have signed Leftwich but guess not. and now our old buddy Morten comes back. Hmm,... good for him though, just wished it was with us, but oh well. We stick with Olindo (not ORLANDO as Bobby says) for now.

ESPN - Falcons turn to Andersen, consider signing Leftwich - NFL

Saintsfan4ever · 09-18-2007, 12:14 AM

Morten Anderson is 47 years old and still kicking 50yd field goals, ya gotta salute that.

ScottF · 09-18-2007, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Saintsfan4ever

Morten Anderson is 47 years old and still kicking 50yd field goals, ya gotta salute that.

Morten was great, especially under the conservative Mora, who ran 3 times any time we reached the 35.

He is not kicking anywhere near 50 yards. He was way short against Pittsburgh last year with the game on the line

saintsrule · 09-18-2007, 01:12 AM

People want Carney gone, so he is gone. Now they don't want Mare. Then they wanted Fred Thomas gone, now they want him back as a starter. Make up your minds.

leilung · 09-19-2007, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by saintsrule

People want Carney gone, so he is gone. Now they don't want Mare. Then they wanted Fred Thomas gone, now they want him back as a starter. Make up your minds.

Maybe I missed that one, but who was crying for Toast to return as a starter? I'd say that guy needs to step away from the moonshine for a while...

SapperSaint · 09-19-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by leilung

Maybe I missed that one, but who was crying for Toast to return as a starter? I'd say that guy needs to step away from the moonshine for a while...

Fred was not THAT bad. He guarded against TO with a broke hand, and shut him down - 1 TD. Fred may not be the best but Jason David just sucks.

Yes, I would take Fred over Burnt Toast any day.

ScottF · 09-19-2007, 05:06 PM

Andersen is a great guy and a great player, and I hope he goes into the HOF as a Saint.

Bottom line though, he doesn't have the leg anymore, forcing a team to carry an extra kicker or have a punter who can kickoff. His long last year was 45 yards, and the Birds other kicker was put in for long field goals.

I was all for getting Leftwich, if just to spite ATL. My guess he is starting week 9, after the bye

darstep · 09-18-2007, 07:09 AM

Anderson was good (scratch that) great for us. At times that's all we had => 5 Anderson field goals and we'd win 15-14. He put his foot in our butts everytime we met him in a Falcons uniform. I hope he can kick it until he's 60.

Saintsfan4ever · 09-18-2007, 10:39 AM

Morten kicked 13 feild goals for the Atlanta coaches monday and made them all, including a 50 yarder.

lumm0x · 09-18-2007, 11:20 AM

Morton was the best kicker of all time and is a class act. Good for him that he's still competetive. As for Leftwich, I don't appreciate his skills as much as I do his heart. The Falcons need something as an alternative to Harrington and unfortunately Lefty is not much better.

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redwolf_5 Registered Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 56	Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. see link for more but I had hoped Saints would have signed Leftwich but guess not. and now our old buddy Morten comes back. Hmm,... good for him though, just wished it was with us, but oh well. We stick with Olindo (not ORLANDO as Bobby says) for now. ESPN - Falcons turn to Andersen, consider signing Leftwich - NFL
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09-18-2007, 12:14 AM	#2
Saintsfan4ever 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Moss Point, MS Posts: 612 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Morten Anderson is 47 years old and still kicking 50yd field goals, ya gotta salute that.

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Originally Posted by Saintsfan4ever Morten Anderson is 47 years old and still kicking 50yd field goals, ya gotta salute that. Morten was great, especially under the conservative Mora, who ran 3 times any time we reached the 35. He is not kicking anywhere near 50 yards. He was way short against Pittsburgh last year with the game on the line

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leilung Booty Bandit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Wastelands that are NJ Posts: 1,419	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Originally Posted by saintsrule People want Carney gone, so he is gone. Now they don't want Mare. Then they wanted Fred Thomas gone, now they want him back as a starter. Make up your minds. Maybe I missed that one, but who was crying for Toast to return as a starter? I'd say that guy needs to step away from the moonshine for a while...

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SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Originally Posted by leilung Maybe I missed that one, but who was crying for Toast to return as a starter? I'd say that guy needs to step away from the moonshine for a while... Fred was not THAT bad. He guarded against TO with a broke hand, and shut him down - 1 TD. Fred may not be the best but Jason David just sucks. Yes, I would take Fred over Burnt Toast any day.

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Andersen is a great guy and a great player, and I hope he goes into the HOF as a Saint. Bottom line though, he doesn't have the leg anymore, forcing a team to carry an extra kicker or have a punter who can kickoff. His long last year was 45 yards, and the Birds other kicker was put in for long field goals. I was all for getting Leftwich, if just to spite ATL. My guess he is starting week 9, after the bye

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darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Anderson was good (scratch that) great for us. At times that's all we had => 5 Anderson field goals and we'd win 15-14. He put his foot in our butts everytime we met him in a Falcons uniform. I hope he can kick it until he's 60.

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lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Re: Anderson back with Falcons; Leftwich maybe,too. Morton was the best kicker of all time and is a class act. Good for him that he's still competetive. As for Leftwich, I don't appreciate his skills as much as I do his heart. The Falcons need something as an alternative to Harrington and unfortunately Lefty is not much better.