Mike Vanderjagt

( http://www.balltribe.com ) — Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey has proven he’s yet another excellent undrafted free agent sign by the team after making 26 consecutive field goals this year, including four game-winners. However, the past two weeks have really taken a toll on Bailey. The soft-spoken kicker made no excuse about a blocked kick that cost the Cowboys in a 37-34 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. 1 hour 40 minutesRead Full Story

Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey has proven he’s yet another excellent undrafted free agent sign by the team after making 26 consecutive field goals this year, including four game-winners. However, the past two weeks have really taken a toll on Bailey. The soft-spoken kicker made no excuse about a blocked kick that cost the Cowboys in a 37-34 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday.Read Full Story

Retired coaches Bill Cowher, Bill Parcells and Marty Schottenheimer are among the modern-era candidates for the 2012 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher is eligible for the first time, as are Keyshawn Johnson, Tiki Barber, Drew Bledsoe, Stephen Davis, Rod Smith, Will Shields, Troy Vincent and Mike Vanderjagt. Read more: Cowher, Parcells among ’12 HOF eligibles (AP)Read Full Story

Linked from http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/cs-0611280173nov28,1,326497.story?coll=cs-football-print --- Bill Parcells finally had it with Mike Vanderjagt, booting the most accurate kicker in league history and replacing him with Martin Gramatica, who has been unemployed for nearly two years. The Cowboys gave Vanderjagt a $2.5 million bonus as part of a three-year, $5.4 million deal to solidify a position Parcells felt cost three wins last season.Read Full Story

Linked from http://www.berkshireeagle.com/sports/ci_4732578 --- Hailed as the answer to the Cowboys' kicking woes when signed in March, Vanderjagt wasn't living up to his statistical claim to fame as the most accurate kicker in league history. He was only 13-of-18 on field goals, a 72.2 percent success rate that was the lowest of his nine-year career.Read Full Story