https://www.argonauts.ca/2023/02/04/...-k-boris-bede/
I hope he rebounds from last year and we get the Boris from 2021.
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https://www.argonauts.ca/2023/02/04/...-k-boris-bede/
I hope he rebounds from last year and we get the Boris from 2021.
Glad Bede is back. After all the recent National signings its good to get an American player kept in the fold.
He should count as an international. Isn't he from France?
Glad he’s back, keep the signings coming.
Yep, Bede is an outstanding member of the team. He does two things tremendously well -- FGs and KOs -- and can be used as a punter if needed. He also had to adjust to a new holder which IMO contributed to some of his early-season misses. There's no better kicker available, glad we are keeping him.
The standard for FG kickers has risen dramatically over the past decade and a half or so as well. As recently as the mid-2000s, a kicker with a 78% FG accuracy rate would be among the top in the league. Dave Cutler is in the Hall of Fame and his accuracy rate was only a bit better than 60%, as I recall.
Anyway, I completely agree with those who are saying that Bede did not have a bad year in 2022 and that he tries more long FGs than anyone else too. I would take him in a heartbeat over a kicker like Lewis Ward or Sean Whyte, whose range is quite limited. His deep kickoffs is something that I have admired since he came into the league too - he occasionally gets singles on them which isn't the worst thing and it gives the Argos defence an advantage in field position.