Mike VanderCLANK

If you think NFL kickers don’t deserve the treatment they get as goats for games lost in the last minute, then perhaps you have never met Dallas Cowboys kicker Mike Vanderjact. Dallas spent millions to bring in the NFL’s most accurate kicker in history. What has Vanderclank done for the Cowboys since getting here? Missed 5 FGs already! Here’s some perspective – in the previous three YEARS, he’d missed a total of 7.

So what is the problem with the lonesome kicker? He’s a jackass, and in Texas, that doesn’t fly. In Indianapolis, the Colts shook themselves of the liquored up idiot kicker after his disturbing shank in the playoffs last year against Pittsburgh. Since blowing the chance to tie the Steelers, Vanderjact has been a shell of the ice cold kicker he once was.

The best part? His attitude drips with confidence, and his personality refuses to allow him to admit that he, well, sucks. During the showdown with his former team, the Colts, Vanderjact missed two field goals in the first half, going 0-2 in the game. His quote after the game in the locker room went, and I summarize: “I was a bit off, but in the end, missing those field goals in like dropping a TD pass, so it’s not something we aren’t used to around here.” Wow. Are you kidding me? Really!? You are a kicker. Let me explain what that means. You spend all week warming up your legs and kick the ball. You don’t have to run. You don’t have to tackle. You don’t have to block. You don’t even have to sweat! Don’t compare two missed FGs to a dropped TD pass. Amazing!