Nick Novak will be the Chiefs kicker when they open the regular season Sept. 7 at New England. The...

Nick Novak will be the Chiefs kicker when they open the regular season Sept. 7 at New England.

The Chiefs informed Novak today and told rookie Connor Barth that they would be placing him on waivers, ending the camp-long battle between the two players.

Novak wins Chiefs kicking battle | Red Zone

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I Love The Final Paragraph In The Article

The Chiefs apparently decided to go with the more experienced Novak, who has kicked in 16 NFL games, making 65 percent of his field goals for Washington and Arizona.

Because why should you pin your hopes on a rookie who might suck when you can have a veteran who already sucks?

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 12:59 PM CDT 0 recs

Yes, but he has experiance sucking with three teams now....LOL

by Lanier63 on Aug 29, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Especially The Cardinals

Who have been the poster child of “suck” for several decades. You know your team is in trouble when you’re picking up players that the Cardinals have dumped.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

Or the Dolphins have dumped

by primetime 07 on Aug 29, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

What Do You Mean?

Damion McIntosh and Anthony Alabi were ex-Dolphins and they’re outstanding tackles. Carl Peterson said so. :)

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ugh.

by sunny D on Aug 29, 2008 1:39 PM CDT 0 recs

I have no idea what they are thinking…neither Barth nor Novak are going to wow anyone with long kickoffs, but at least Barth got one past the goal line last night, and they seemed even on FG’s…I thought the kickoffs might do it.

by PVChiefsfan on Aug 29, 2008 1:39 PM CDT 0 recs

Hmm...

Perhaps the Chiefs staff know something about Novak and Barth that we don’t? Still, this sucks.

by Vince D on Aug 29, 2008 1:44 PM CDT 0 recs

I Doubt It

Honestly, I suspect it’s nothing so much as a CYA move so Carl doesn’t have to defend himself for choosing a rookie again.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

After All

They didn’t know anything we didn’t about Eddie Drummond. He sucked, everyone knew he sucked, it was clearly obvious that he sucked and yet the Chiefs kept playing him because, well, Mike Priefer is a terrible special teams coach who has no idea how to field a good unit. Until Nick Novak proves for a full season that he’s better than a 65% field goal kicker I don’t trust any decision the Kansas City Chiefs make in regards to special teams that goes against my own better judgment.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well, when Barth becomes a kicker somewhere else hitting 90%, Carl will have to defend the fact that everyone except him likes Barth more.

by Vince D on Aug 29, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm Sure He'll Figure Out A Way

After all, he’s found a way to explain away most of his mistakes and his lack of results for the last 14 years.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 1:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

Why didn't he kick 90% for us?

He would have won the job.

Lets not make more of him than he is. The two guys were dead even. Better to go with the more experienced FG Kicker in that case.

by ChiefDJ on Aug 29, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Feely?

Mason Crosby laughs at you and slams a busch and vicodin from Grampy Favre’s secret stash

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Aug 29, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

65%, DJ

Just remember, that’s what “experience” has shown us we can expect from Nick Novak.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

They must

Arrowhead Pride

by Chris on Aug 29, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm still pissed we passed over Mason Crosby in the draft

Seriously, since Lowery, we haven’t had a reliable kicker.*

*Including Tynes!

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Aug 29, 2008 2:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Stoyanovich

He was decent…including one season where he hit 96. So was Morten Andersen (two seasons over 80).

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm gonna prophylactically dub Novak

Senor Bag of Crap

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Aug 29, 2008 2:27 PM CDT 0 recs

I'm Going To Dub Him

“Kick NoMake”

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Herm says they won't even announce the decision till tomorrow...

Maybe Adam Teicher is full of crap? Wouldn’t be the first time.

by Vince D on Aug 29, 2008 3:11 PM CDT 0 recs

Link...

Q: Did you decide on a kicker?

EDWARDS: "That was a tough one. We won’t make an announcement until tomorrow."

by Vince D on Aug 29, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

dang, didn't work

by Vince D on Aug 29, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

The youth movement only applies selectively

I was a big fan of Barth. I am befuddled with the choice to take Novak instead.

He’s kicked 65% on 20 attempts, not so hot. I like that in 69 kick off attempts, he has managed to get 1 touchback.

I mean, what kind of veteran leadership does a kicker provide anyway? Experience shmexperience… this stinks like a bag of smashed assholes.

by Ochophosphate on Aug 29, 2008 9:49 PM CDT 0 recs

Where Does One Come Across A Bag Of Smashed Assholes? :)

I hear you, brother…unbelieveable choice by the Chiefs. I haven’t seen a single thing Novak does that’s better than Barth. His kickoffs were shorter, his missed field goals were further off and his track record in the NFL indicates he’s not a good kicker.

If this fails, this should cost Priefer and whoever else made this decision their job.

Supporting the lesser of two evils is still supporting something evil.

by UCrawford on Aug 29, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up 0 recs