BLAIR WALSH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Vikings' rookie kicker performs under pressure
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. The Minnesota Vikings tried various maneuvers during training camp and the preseason to simulate pressure for rookie kicker Blair Walsh.
There was no way to prepare Walsh for what he'd have to do in his first NFL regular-season game.
Walsh came on with four seconds left in the fourth quarter and nailed a clutch 55-yard field goal to put Sunday's game...
Via Fox Sports North
September 09, 2012
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Walsh to replace Longwell, ready or not
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. When the Minnesota Vikings entered the offseason coming off a 3-13 record, there were many changes expected, several spots to address.
Kicker wasn't expected to be one of them. Minnesota had veteran Ryan Longwell, one of the most accurate kickers in the league since coming to the Vikings, with three years at 7 million remaining on a four-year contract he...
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May 22, 2012
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Vikings take kicker Blair Walsh in 6th round
The Minnesota Vikings have selected Georgia kicker Blair Walsh in the sixth round of the NFL draft.
Walsh made 21 of 35 field goals for the Bulldogs last season. Veteran kicker Ryan Longwell signed a four-year deal before last season, so Walsh could be used as a kickoff specialist early in his career with the Vikings.
It's been a busy day for the Vikings, who started it by...
Via AP on Fox
April 28, 2012
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Draft in-depth: Kicker Blair Walsh
The Vikings used their sixth-round pick on a kicker, Blair Walsh of Georgia.
Via min.scout.com
April 28, 2012
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Vikings Select Georgia PK Blair Walsh (Rd.6, No.175)
With the 175th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Vikings select Blair Walsh, K (Georgia). Big-legged kickoff specialist coming off a disappointing senior season. Drives his kicks, gets hang time and easily puts kicks through the end zone. Drives field goals across the field from long distance. Marginal consistency on field goals. Possesses a big leg yet misses a lot of makeable...
NFL COMBINE: Q&A with UGA’s Blair Walsh
Former UGA kicker Blair Walsh (D.Orlando Ledbetter/Dledbetter@ajc.com)
INDIANAPOLIS – Here’s a Q&A with former Georgia kicker Blair Walsh.
Q: How do you handle pressure kicks?
A: I don’t think you can have that pressure when you kick field goals. I think you have to go out there and have fun and enjoy what you do. You have to be confident in your abilities, because...
Georgia Football: Depressed, Dejected, and Disgusted
Brandon Boykin's heroic efforts were left unrewarded.
Okay, call me misinformed, ill-advised, stupid, crazy, or whatever you like, but I cannot for the life of me understand why Coach Richt went for a field goal on third down, in overtime, when he could have run one more offensive play to give Blair Walsh—a complete disaster of a kicker this season—a little less yardage...
Ain’t That a Kick: Dawgs Have Field Goal Issues
Georgia fans, we’re finally here: with just three games left, it’s the week of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, as the Bulldogs take on the #24 Auburn Tigers at Sanford Stadium. This game is arguably the biggest game of the season for Georgia, as they can pretty much clinch the SEC East with a win on Saturday (the Dawgs still have to play Kentucky...
Old habits die hard.
“There was a period of time when Walsh was knocking them out of the end zone like three or four games like every time,” junior Shawn Williams said. “I guess they got relaxed expecting him to knock it out of the end zone and they weren’t quite running, busting it down field. That plays a part in it, too.”
Williams, if you recall, is the starter who pulled a player off of...
Via Get The Picture
November 02, 2011
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Up and Down Night for Walsh
NASHVILLE – Georgia kicker Blair Walsh’s pre-kick ritual never changed Saturday night in the 33-28 win over Vanderbilt.
Via georgia.scout.com
October 16, 2011
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