Folk out ..... Suisham in

[Archer]

The Dallas Cowboys cut kicker Nick Folk on Monday and replaced him with Shaun Suisham, who used to play for the team.

NFL Network's Michael Lombardi reports that Shane Andrus, Steve Hauschka, Connor Hughes and Parker Douglass also tried out for the job.

Suisham previously kicked for the Cowboys in 2005 and 2006. He was released by the Washington Redskins on Dec. 8 after missing a key kick -- the same problem that cost Folk his job Monday.



Folk clanged the right upright on an easy 24-yard field-goal attempt that, if made, would have put away Saturday night's 24-17 victory over the previously unbeaten New Orleans Saints. Instead, the Dallas defense had to make one more stand against one of the NFL's best offenses.

Folk leads the NFL with 10 missed field-goal attempts, going 18 of 28 and missing seven of his past 11.

Suisham was released by the Redskins in great part because he missed a short field-goal attempt against the Saints, who rallied to win the game in overtime.

Suisham is 85 of 107 (79.4 percent) on field-goal attempts in his NFL career. He originally signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers out of Bowling Green in 2005, went to the Cowboys' practice squad and was signed to the active roster on Oct. 24. Suisham played in three games and was 3 of 4 before being released.

Back with Dallas in 2006, Suisham played in three games and was 1 of 2 before again being cut. He finished the season with the Redskins, appearing in five games and converting 8 of 9 field-goal tries. Suisham played in 16 games for the Redskins in 2007 (29 of 35) and 2008 (26 of 36) and 12 games in 2009.

Dallas tried several remedies while Folk piled up a six-game streak of at least one miss.

First, the Cowboys switched holders, replacing Mat McBriar with Tony Romo even though their quarterback is haunted by a critical flub late in a playoff loss at Seattle three years ago. Then they tried an in-house competition with kickoff specialist David Buehler, who proved unreliable on field goals.

Concerns eased when Folk nailed a 44-yarder just before halftime against the Saints, but it didn't take them long to come back.

"It's a mystery to us," Phillips said before Folk was cut. "We have tried to work it out a lot of different ways. Now it's come to this point."

Adding to the mystery, Folk had missed just 10 kicks in his 2½-year career before slumping. Television footage during Saturday night's game showed Folk's pregame kicks flying all over the place in the controlled atmosphere of the Superdome.

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Very weird call

 

[Derrville]

Loved Folk, he was so good before this season and the hip surgery. Thought he'd be around for a while.. but we couldn't go into the playoffs without a reliable kicker and even though Suisham was cut for the same reason, hes only missed 3 kicks this year. 2 in one game.

Would have prefer'd Folk be placed on IR or something so he could remain with the team just to see what he can do with a few more months of rest. We'll see how things go.

 

[SuperKevin]

That draft choice of David Buehler looks worse and worse every day

 

[Rayman]

Folk = 10 misses this year

Suisham = 3 misses

Don't see what the problem is.

 

[Rayman]

That draft choice of David Buehler looks worse and worse every day

Erroneous.

Last year we had 0 touchbacks on kickoffs.

This year, without even checking the stats, I can tell you that Buehler either leads the league or is among the top at putting the ball into the end zone.

BIG difference in our opponents' starting field position this year as opposed to last year.

That was the biggest reason Buehler was drafted, along with his versatility, as he was able to play other positions on special teams. He was never expected to kick FGs this year, since it was widely assumed Nick Folk would be solid, if not spectacular, based on his past performances.

Not complaining about that pick at all.

 

[Archer]

Folk = 10 misses this year

Suisham = 3 misses

Don't see what the problem is.

Suisham is better ... I just found it hard to believe that there is NOTHING better on the market in terms of kickers.

Anyways , good for him . Lets see what he can do with his second chance

 

[kbpsu]

Hmmm, maybe it wasnt McBriar's fault after all.

Does this mean Romo still holds for FGs?

 

[Point Blank]

Suisham will have a good ole' time in Washington next week.

 

[Derrville]

If the Cowboys has lost the game the other night, they may not have let Folk on the plane.

The Suisham pick sounded weird at first, but after I saw that he had only missed 3 kicks all year, I am ok with it.

This is why im all for it but there is a catch. Hes missed those 3 in the last 3 games he played. 2 vs the Cowboys which would have won it and the one against the Saints which also would have won it.

 

[citizenerased]

Cowboys should invest a first rounder in a kicker in the off season. Or maybe Miggy's Hispanic ass would sign.

Jerry Jones is not Al Davis... yet (Although he's beginning to look like him).

Should've bought in Superbowl winner Martin Gramatica instead.

Whatever happened to him and his freakshow brother?

 

[NAHSTE]

I thought Folk was doing his best Sean Suisham performance last night. This is very odd. They both missed the exact same field goal, how can Dallas think this is an upgrade?

 

[citizenerased]

I thought Folk was doing his best Sean Suisham performance last night. This is very odd. They both missed the exact same field goal, how can Dallas think this is an upgrade?

One guy is kicking at 85% for the season while the other is at 65% and going downwards every week - hasn't kicked above 50% in a game since Week 8... even Jay Cutlers has had more good days recently.

 

[NAHSTE]

One guy is kicking at 85% for the season while the other is at 65% and going downwards every week - hasn't kicked above 50% in a game since Week 8... Jay Cutlers had better day's more recently.

So Washington cut Suisham for one field goal? Or was he starting to decline as well?

 

[citizenerased]

So Washington cut Suisham for one field goal? Or was he starting to decline as well?

As far as I can tell, got cut for the one kick - http://www.nfl.com/players/shaunsuisham/gamelogs?id=SUI593274.

You could say he was declining, but that was because he was perfect for 10 weeks and was never gonna keep it up.

 

[Derrville]

So Washington cut Suisham for one field goal? Or was he starting to decline as well?

Well two weeks before, the redskins lost to the Cowboys 7-6. In the game Suisham missed 2 field Goals, 2 very makable field goals.

 

[GoChargers]

Thank god for a reliable kicker.. Can be the difference between 10-6 and 8-8

 

[Archer]

:dito: I'm a Chargers fan too bro and Nate Keading is a beast if I say so myself.

Aren't you a Titans fan? You know since you were bragging about going to watch Chris Johnson and told everybody in the chatbox about how many Titan games you go too?

 

[Rayman]

Well two weeks before, the redskins lost to the Cowboys 7-6. In the game Suisham missed 2 field Goals, 2 very makable field goals.

You never know, Jerrah might have used him as a mole and he shanked those two on purpose.




...I can dream

 

[BigHouseUSA]

Why is there so much talk about this kicking change, when there are so many throughout the year and they barely get mentioned?

 

[Argath]

Suisham was a great guy but he couldn't make the easy kicks. He was great distance but he missed too many chip shots.


Ironic enough, cowboys cut Suisham before and the skins picked him up. Now the skins cut him and the cowboys pick him up.