http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/2013 Recent articles about Robbie Gould en-us After what has seemed like an extremely long off-season, NFL football kicks off the 2008 season this Thursday as the Washington Redskins travel to New York to face the Super Bowl Champion Giants. By now most of us have drafted our fantasy football teams for 2008. If you used the 2008 Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets to study for your draft you should feel comfortable that you drafted a solid team, but you have to make sure you always start the best line-up possible each week. This goes for all positions, yes even the kickers, and to make sure that you make the right decision, the Bruno Boys will continue the time honored tradition of it's weekly positional rankings. Enjoy, the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Week 1 Kicker Rankings. -------------------- 1. Stephen Gostkowski (New England Patriots) vs. Kansas City Gostkowski had 74 extra points in 2007 and was a great option kicking for the Patriots. He has an excellent match-up in week 1 against the Chiefs, moving ahead of Nick Folk for week 1's top honors. Point projection: 11 points To read more, click the link... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:13:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/318207 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/318207 Kicker is one of the few fantasy positions that can cause a GM to sweat. But as Screaming Sports' Hugh Duckwall explains, after the elite few, they're all the same. So if you miss out on a big name, take a deep breath and look for the best option available. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:50:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/314975 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/314975 To many people think the final two or three rounds of their fantasy football drafts are pointless, but as we have said before, every round is important. In fact, often times these are the rounds in which you can find yourself a hidden gem or make sure that you've snagged a kicker or defense that will perform at a high level throughout the season. Also, the final rounds are when the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football kicker philosphy comes into play. In case it slipped your mind, think OFFENSE! Thats right, use these last two rounds to grab yourself a kicker who is in a high powered offense. Yes, 5 field goal games from your kickers are nice, but it's always better to take the guaranteed points from your kicker. Yes, this does mean that someone like Nate Kaeding is a safer pick than Rob Bironas, despite Bironas converting on 11 more field goals last season. Let's check out to see how Rounds 13-14 (final rounds) played out in the Fantasy Sports Matrix draft which was hosted by Yahoo Sports and took place on August 13th, 2008. The scoring system is "standard" scoring and each team starts 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 RB/WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF. To see how the final rounds of the DRAFT played out, click on the LINK below... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:05:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/314264 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/314264 What do Neil Rackers in 2006 and Robbie Gould in 2007 have in common? Both of these kickers were overvalued based on the previous season and thus taken too early in drafts and continued to cause stomachaches for owners all year long. In 2005, Rackers was a guy that owners were willing to take a last round flier on, mainly because the Arizona Cardinals had a young up and coming offense. Owners that took a chance on Rackers were rewarded with 152 fantasy points, as he converted 40 of 42 field goal attempts. Gould had a similar 2006 season. He also was either drafted late, or available on waivers in 2006 and ended up putting up 143 fantasy points hitting 32 field goals and 47 extra points. Now we point out a trend, both Rackers and Gould followed surprise high output seasons by being drafted sooner and producing an average of 25 less points the next year. As you prepare for your upcoming draft, remember you don't want to be the one to overvalue a player (especially a kicker) and end up with this year's BUST. To make sure that doesn't happen, it is now time for the 2008 Bruno Boys "Bring out the Pepto" Kicker Rankings. To see which kickers might be in for a rough 2008 season, click the link below... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:37:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/310810 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/310810 Some things change, but for the Chicago Bears, it appears that at least one thing stays the same.  The Bears lost their second preseason game to the Seattle Seahawks and the game plan remains unchanged from the previous seasons under Lovie Smith.  The offense was completely useless except in small Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:33:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/307402 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/307402 Tiered kicker rankings for the 2008 fantasy football season. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:17:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/304480 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/304480 Tennessee's conservative offense is favorable for field goals, helping Rob Bironas place first in Roger Rotter's kicker rankings. See who else is on the list. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302501 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302501 I'm glad to report that the Chicago Bears have signed WR/KR Devin Hester to a four year contract extension. I knew they would come to terms sooner or later. They gave Hester the money he deserved all along. Now the Bears are set with all of there players. The signed every potential free agent on their roster and all their draft picks. Alex Brown, Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, Robbie Gould, Tommie Harris, all their draft picks and now Devin Hester. Jerry Angelo should not be fired. That would be the last thing i would do. Jerry Angelo and Hester's agent Eugene Parker came to terms earlier today. Hester must be so happy, that he just got his money. Maybe he won't be injured today on the practice field. That is joke for the people who didn't know he had a hamstring injury, which many thought he faked so he didn't have to pay the $15,000 fine every day. Hester should breakout as an offensive weapon this season, but it might take him a while to grow into a #1 WR because he isn't the smartest guy in the league. I saw an article written by Dan Pompei on Chicagosports.com, that was titled Call me crazy, but it's time for Bears to trade Hester. I said to myself what is this guy thinking. Is he nuts. Do you know how many times Devin Hester bailed the Chicago Bears out of games? Exactly, too many to count. Dan Pompei thinks many teams want this guy, of course they do , he is ridiculous. Who doesn't want a game changer, like Hester? I can't imagine the Chicago Bears without him. Dan Pompei you should have thought about what you just said, because Bears fans will be all over you this season, when Hester return kicks and catches passes for touchdowns. They gave him his money Dan, so obviously it's not time to trade him. The link to the article is: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-080724-dan-pompei-devin-hester,1,3042432.column Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:08:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300821 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300821 Fantasy owners rightly eschew the selection of kickers until the final rounds, but they are still quite important in the final tally. Mike Harmon gives you the projected field goal leaders for the upcoming season. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:45:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300425 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300425 How should you plan for your standard drafts in your fantasy football leagues this year? AccuScore Analyst Tim Williams previews his strategy and offers two words of advice: wing it. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:10:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292281 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292281 Lost in the article that accompanies the twisted photo below is the revelation that kicker Robbie Gould seems to be in favor of a Favre acquisition. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:25:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292252 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292252 As the most accurate kicker in Bears' history, Robbie Gould has made a name for coming through when it counts. "Good as Gould" and "Solid Gould" are just two of the nicknames fans have made for him to acknowledge that he, does indeed, come through when it counts... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:10:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287398 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287398 Last year a Chicago Bears fan decided to film his experience at a Bears Eagles game in Philadelphia. The basic idea of the video, is to really see if he would get killed by Eagles fans wearing a Brian Urlacher jersey at the Linc. The home made film starts off bashing Eagles fans, and basically listing off [...] Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:39:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284804 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284804 Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould has signed a five year contract worth $15.5 million to extend his contract through 2013. The deal also includes a $4.25 million signing bonus and makes him the highest paid kicker in NFL history. It trumps the $12 million paid to Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri and the $14.2 million paid to St. Louis Rams kicker Josh Brown. Gould signed with the team as an undrafted free agent out of Penn State in 2005 and became a fan favorite for his mixture of professionalism and personality. He frequently makes himself available to media and fans and has stayed humble through his popularity. He is mindful of his days getting cut by the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens and keeps a positive attitude. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2006 and has made 84 of 99 field goals for his career, an 85% success rate. His most notable kick came in the playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field in overtime that led the Bears to the NFC Championship Game. Gould has the fourth highest career field goal percentage in NFL history behind kickers Nate Keading, Mike Vanderjagt, and Shayne Graham. In 2006, Gould scored 143 points, ranking him 23rd for most points scored in a single season in NFL history. His 143 points also ranked him 2nd only behind LaDainian Tomlinson's 186 points for most points scored in the NFL that season. Last season, his 126 points was good enough to rank him 8th in the NFL in points scored. In 2006, Gould's 32 successful field goals ranked him in a tie for 1st with Jeff Wilkins for most field goals made that season. In 2007, his 31 successful field goals ranked him in a three way tie for 2nd for most field goals made with Mason Crosby and Shayne Graham, and trailing Rob Bironas. Those are big numbers for a kid that was working as construction worker in Pennsylvania three years ago before signing with the Bears. Please visit: http://beargoggleson.com Tue, 13 May 2008 12:03:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266467 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266467 This headline is sad but true. Unless your fantasy league takes into account return yards, kicker Robbie Gould is probably the only Chicago Bears non-defensive player worth having on your fantasy roster. He signed a 5-year contract extension worth $15.5 million which includes a $4.25 million signing bonus making him the highest paid kicker in the league. Mon, 12 May 2008 20:28:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266262 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266262