It looks like Dallas is about to make their kicking change, and they could be down to a couple of finalists. The Cowboys will workout Kai Forbath, Nick Rose, and Tristan Vizcaino on Monday, sources told Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter links).
Brett Maher had already been on thin ice, and then he missed another crucial kick during Dallas’ loss to the Bears. A couple of days ago following the Cowboys’ latest embarrassing defeat on Thursday Night Football, head coach Jason Garrett seemed to heavily indicate that they were going to make a change. “Obviously, we have to do a close evaluation of it,” Garrett said. “We brought three kickers in earlier in the week. We decided to give Brett an opportunity this week. It didn’t work out. So we have to take a real close, hard look at that.”
Garrett was referring to the kicker workout the Cowboys held last week, which included Vizcaino and Roose. They opted not to sign anyone and give Maher one more week to prove himself, but apparently liked what they saw from those two. Vizcaino is a Washington product who has never kicked in the NFL, and he made only 12 kicks during his college career. Rose has had brief stints with the Chargers and Redskins.
Forbath, the former Redskins and Vikings kicker, resurfaced briefly with the Patriots last week. He was only used as a one-game fill-in after Nick Folk was sidelined by an appendectomy. He missed an extra point during his one game with New England. Maher surprisingly beat out longtime kicker Dan Bailey last offseason and had a solid rookie campaign with Dallas, but it looks like his time has ran out. Expect word of a signing early this week.
Is it too late for Dez Bryant to become a kicker?
Cue the “can we hire a coach too?” jokes
We get it Garrett needs to go
Why not Matt Bryant or Blair Walsh?
There will be a deserving team in the NFC (probably 10-6 or maybe even 11-5) that will be left out of the playoffs to make room for Dallas.
Last time I checked, any division champ gets a playoff spot. Not really “making room”. Win your division or be one of the next 2 best teams. It’s not hard.
We all get the rules of how the playoffs “work.” If it’s “not hard” why cant any team in this division win a game unless they play another crappy team in their division? Your passive aggressive comment is noted, but the bears, bucs, and rams are better than any team in that division, and have zero chance to make the playoffs.
Roberto Aguayo or Sebastian Janikowski are my votes.
Jerry Jones should do it.
Cody Parkey is still available.