According to NFL.com there are currently eight kickers on the free agency market this year.
Combined these "one leg wonders" have 94-years of experience between them, with all but two being over the age of 35.
Like wine, kickers tend to get better with age.
Evolving in the dynamic richness of their own slow, self-involved process of development.
And over time producing a full bodied spectrum of complex signature notes, which define their unique personalities and styles.
Too often these lone turf-tossers are underappreciated and have the value of their "part-time" assistance belittled to no more than flashes of recognition.
Getting stiff armed out of the spotlight and overrun by a stampede of their mainstream team counterparts.
In the world of extra points, long-range field goals and game changing onside kicks, there is an air of quiet expectation among football fans.
We assume that when it's time for our steel-toed ball-shooters to come in and save the day, that it's only natural they deliver with flawless efficacy; their due penance for spending so much time "idly" pacing the sidelines.
Understanding that such notions are absurd, it's time to put foolish fallacies to rest and start giving these guys the credit they deserve.
Realizing that the value of having a great, or even good kicker lies in his ability to be consistent, not perfect.
On that note let's have a look at a few of the leagues best "booters" looking to score a new contract before the start of the 2011-12 season.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/692973-nfl-free-agency-power-ranking-the-available-kickers
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