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Jason Hanson: A Hall of Fame Talent Stunted by a Career in Detroit
Published: October 27, 2009
Then he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1992 and has been there ever since.
Now I love the Detroit Lions, and I always will, but I'm a football fan first, so even I recognize that Hanson's numbers are a shadow of what they would be with another team.
A placekicker isn't like any offensive position. He can't put the team on his back and put up numbers regardless of his team's performance. If the team can't get into field goal range, the kicker can't score, period. There's no such thing as an 80-yard field goal.
So Hanson sits at seventh all-time in scoring when he has the talent to be several spots up. Jason Elam, Matt Stover, and John Carney are all active kickers sitting above him on the all-time scoring list by at least 150 points.
Carney and Stover are both older than Hanson, and Elam is roughly the same age, but all have been with more prolific teams than the Lions.
Yet have they ...
Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com
Jason Hanson: A Hall of Fame Talent Stunted by a Career in Detroit
Published: October 27, 2009
Then he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1992 and has been there ever since.
Now I love the Detroit Lions, and I always will, but I'm a football fan first, so even I recognize that Hanson's numbers are a shadow of what they would be with another team.
A placekicker isn't like any offensive position. He can't put the team on his back and put up numbers regardless of his team's performance. If the team can't get into field goal range, the kicker can't score, period. There's no such thing as an 80-yard field goal.
So Hanson sits at seventh all-time in scoring when he has the talent to be several spots up. Jason Elam, Matt Stover, and John Carney are all active kickers sitting above him on the all-time scoring list by at least 150 points.
Carney and Stover are both older than Hanson, and Elam is roughly the same age, but all have been with more prolific teams than the Lions.
Yet have they ...
Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com
Jason Hanson: A Hall of Fame Talent Stunted by a Career in Detroit
Published: October 27, 2009
Then he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1992 and has been there ever since.
Now I love the Detroit Lions, and I always will, but I'm a football fan first, so even I recognize that Hanson's numbers are a shadow of what they would be with another team.
A placekicker isn't like any offensive position. He can't put the team on his back and put up numbers regardless of his team's performance. If the team can't get into field goal range, the kicker can't score, period. There's no such thing as an 80-yard field goal.
So Hanson sits at seventh all-time in scoring when he has the talent to be several spots up. Jason Elam, Matt Stover, and John Carney are all active kickers sitting above him on the all-time scoring list by at least 150 points.
Carney and Stover are both older than Hanson, and Elam is roughly the same age, but all have been with more prolific teams than the Lions.
Yet have they ...
Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com
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