Jani hits a 63 yarder

• killdeer

  

  The third 63 yard FG in NFL history...
  
  Elam
  Dempsey with his flat prosthetic shoe
  
  When is someone goin to go 64?
• GOONx19

  

  He kicked a 61-yarder against us two years ago.
• oberhaus

  

  Radio announcers said he was hitting 70 before the game.
• killdeer

  

  77 yard punt in the same game from Shawn Lechler
  
  
  All the kickers want to work in Denver.
• Midstate01

  

  killdeer;894003 wrote:77 yard punt in the same game from Shawn Lechler
  
  
  All the kickers want to work in Denver.

  
  Technically only 57, since it went in the end zone
• gerb131

  

  Those white crosses were working well for Jani.
• Laley23

  

  Midstate01;894004 wrote:Technically only 57, since it went in the end zone

  Net 57. But it is in the books as a 77 yarder! No technicality about it.
• sportchampps

  They showed him making them from 70 on tv didn't they let him try a 68 harder before
• THE4RINGZ

  

  I believe he is capable of hitting a 70 yarder in Denver during a game.
• vball10set

  Jani got me some serious fantasy points with that boot :thumbup:
• ts1227

  

  sportchampps;894048 wrote:They showed him making them from 70 on tv didn't they let him try a 68 harder before

  
  He attempted a 76 yarder going into a half before. Came up way short, obviously.
• Iliketurtles

  

  He will probably hit a 65-70 yard FG before his career is done. Always loved him when his was at FSU.
• oberhaus

  

  Wasnt it raining and the field soaked? Even more impressive.
• BR1986FB

  Denver is known for long FG's with that air. Besides Elam and Janikowski, former Brown Steve Cox hit a 60 yarder there. If the record is to be broken it will likely happen in Denver.
• Speedofsand

  

  I saw him kick a 60 yd FG in high school. 0 altitude in that stadium.
• thavoice

  Coaches have bigger balls in Denver in trying long FG's because of the altitude. I bet he could hit a 65+ about anywhere in good conditions.
• Etiam Imperdiet

  Does anyone know whos was longer by the foot?
• Laley23

  

  Vanderjact hit some long ones (I think 60+) in a MNF or SNF game (Colts vs Broncos). Vanderjact was 61 and 57 if I remember correctly. Both cleared the post by a few yards.
  
  EDIT: Ok, nm. They werent near 60. 54 and 51, to tie and then win in OT. But I do recall it was snowing pretty hard. It was a SNF game.
• fiction

  

  thavoice;894246 wrote:Coaches have bigger balls in Denver in trying long FG's because of the altitude. I bet he could hit a 65+ about anywhere in good conditions.

  They have to. Ola Kimrin hit a 65 yarder in a pre-season game a few years back at Denver, and he didn't even make the team.
• Sonofanump

  These kick have to occur at the end of the first half or during a game that does not matter, otherwise the miss gives the ball to the other team at the wrong side of mid-field.
• killdeer

  

  Sonofanump;895428 wrote:These kick have to occur at the end of the first half or during a game that does not matter, otherwise the miss gives the ball to the other team at the wrong side of mid-field.

  no doubt about it...it is definitely situational, and a combination of the kicker and the location.
  
  which is probably why Dempsey's big kick has been threatened or approached so few times in so many years...
  
  
• BGFalcons82

  

  GOONx19;893973 wrote:He kicked a 61-yarder against us two years ago.

  I was there in the front row. To me, this is more impressive than other of the others as it was done in the wind, sleet, rain and snow of Cleveland. I almost got run out of there during my celebration.
  
  Kiffin wanted him to try a 74 yarder during a game once. I think he's got a 70 yarder in his leg if he played in Denver. In Oakland, which is at sea level, the field is routinely wet as it has a very high water table in that area. It's amazing he's done as well as he has there. He usually has to kick off the dirt infield during the first part of seasons as well.
  
  I still hear people ridiculing the Cryptkeeper for selecting Seabass in the 1st round and Lechler in the 2nd. It's been the best kicking/punting tandem in pro football for several years and yet the haters are still howling, such as Mel Kiper.
• GOONx19

  

  ^ Yeah, I thought the conditions were pretty bad but I wasn't sure. It was over Christmas break, I think.
• Al Bundy

  BGFalcons82;895861 wrote:
  I still hear people ridiculing the Cryptkeeper for selecting Seabass in the 1st round and Lechler in the 2nd. It's been the best kicking/punting tandem in pro football for several years and yet the haters are still howling, such as Mel Kiper.

  No doubt he is a great kicker. The question becomes is a guy who only plays a handful of plays a game worth a first round pick.
• thavoice

  I am betting they probably could have gotten him in the 3rd round I would think.........