'10 FL K Michael Palardy

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#551
#551
IMO, if a kicker is the best in the country, he should be a 5 star at that position and then other kickers should fall below him in a 4*, 3*, 2* sequence based on how good they are. I don't think it should matter if you are a QB, RB or a Kicker. If you are the best at your position, you should have a 6.1 5* rating. JMO.
 
#553
#553
The star rating is about the amount of impact that the player will have and thier pro potential. He should be a 4 star IMO.....
 
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tennisguy said:
IMO, if a kicker is the best in the country, he should be a 5 star at that position and then other kickers should fall below him in a 4*, 3*, 2* sequence based on how good they are. I don't think it should matter if you are a QB, RB or a Kicker. If you are the best at your position, you should have a 6.1 5* rating. JMO.
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The only problem with that system is the differences in talent levels between classes. If your top kicker is a 5* every year, when you have a down year a mediocre kicker will get that 5* rating. It would make it impossible to look at a college roster composed of 5-6 years of signing classes (redshirts etc.) and get a meaningful comparison of how those athletes were rated out of high school.
 
#555
#555
ranked as the no.2 kicker in the nation by rivals behind auburn commit cody parkey. both have 3 stars and a 5.5 rating...
 
#557
#557
He really needs to get in the ears of his teammates down there. To set up a pipeline from that team would be amazing. We'll take their running back, their starting corners, their kicker haha.
 
#558
#558
Rivals is becoming a bigger and bigger joke. Scout has better ratings and more than just 3 guys making the decisions...
 
#560
#560
It would be the position they could be about the most accurate in.

"Well, that extra point went through the upright....that's at least a point or two."
 
#561
#561
Kickers aren't ranked higher simply because those at Rivals do not know enough to do so. They can mask it as being a case of kickers not having enough of an impact, or not knowing how they are going to react in front of 80,000 people, but that is comical at best. You can say the same thing about a lot of other position players who are given full rankings - not knowing how they are going to react in front of huge crowds (qb's) or not having a huge impact in the course of a game (fullbacks, tight ends).

It comes down to ignorance about the position and not putting the effort in to know who the best are. Kind of sad.

Classic example is the latest Rivals ranking in which they have Palardy (15 offers) ranked as the 2nd best guy in the nation behind a guy who has 1 offer. Palardy was even offered first ahead of that guy. And those of us in Florida who have seen both understand it is not even an issue.

The rivals guy feeds us some bs about limited fg opportunities but then you watch both kickers highlight reels and the supposed #1 guy is barely hitting the endzone on his KO's while the other guy is blasting them 10 deep every time. Why does that Rivals guy not comment on that - or the 15 offers compared to 1 offer - like to hear what criteria influenced his decision making and mindset.

In the case of kickers, Rivals listens to one voice with a vested interest and allows him to dictate rankings. Scout actually does a better job of ranking recruits - more thorough, more comprehensive, more accurate, and solicits more than one professional opinion before putting out their rankings.
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Coach Conrad.

I can't wait to see Michael in orange.
 
#566
#566
I am still in shock that he is not ranked ahead of the Auburn kicker Parkey. 15 offers compared to 1 and both offered by Auburn and Auburn actually wanted Palardy first.

Ridiculous!
 
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volsfan14 said:
yea but thats just another way we can prove someone wrong.
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If you saw him play on ESPN a few weeks back for the #1 HS team in the country, I am not concerned with proving anyone wrong. We should just smile ear-to-ear that the kid is going to be a great kicker and win us probably more than a handful of games over the next few years, and keep guys in the mold of Brandon James neutralized for a change.
 
#570
#570
I dont see why any recruiting service would put a "cap" on how highly rated an entire position can be. That seems absurd. Everyone knows a kicker can have as much of an impact on a game as any other player on the field....whether it is putting the ball in the end zone on kickoffs to keep it out of the hands of dangerous return men like Brandon James or Jahvid Best, or a "little" thing like nailing a game winning FG as time runs out. Kickers are a HUGE part of the outcome in probably 95% of games matching similar teams. To slight them in recruiting is dumb.
 
#571
#571
This guy is a weapon. Kicking it into the endzone everytime is huge. With the great D we will have, it will only help out offense out with a shorter field hopefully. This guy will have a huge impact on the game.
 
#573
#573
I am quite sure...he has to be one of Monte Kiffin's favorite recruits....did you all see him absolutely blast the ball out of the endzone tonight. I look forward to see that on the hill.
 
#574
#574
This kid is crushing field goals, all while NOT using the 1" block that HS kickers are allowed to use. I think he walks in a true freshman and starts as our kicker, punter and kick-off guy. Did you see that one punt he boomed over 50yds? This kid could be a definite game changer.
 
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