TRADE DEADLINE: Kickers

The Trade Deadline is two weeks away, and we want to give you the info you need to make the moves for a successful playoff run.

Today we look at Kickers.  Now, kickers are most likely not going to be a hot trade commodity, but it is important to know how they impact your team.

The Top 3 teams in Kicker Scoring are:

• FELONS  98 pts.
• PRETTY BOYS  91 pts.
• MANTI   86 pts.

Not too much of a surprise here.  These three teams have 3 of the top 4 scoring Kickers.  Mason Crosby for the Felons and Billy Cundiff for the Pretty Boys have both scored 84 pts on the season.  The Felons had a great week from Bye Week replacement Nick Novak (14 pts) to take the lead.

The interesting thing about the leaders is that both the Manti and the Pretty Boys have scored over 10% of their total points in the Kicker spot.  The league average for Kickers is 7.6%.   The Manti and Pretty Boys are also last and 3rd from last in scoring.  Continued success from their Kickers is imperative for them to make up for shortcomings at other positions.

The Bottom 3 teams in Kicker Scoring are:

• FLUFFERNUTTER   62 pts.
• RIGGINS  62 pts.
• FREEMASONS   53 pts.

If the Fluffernutter have any weakness, it might be at the Kicker position.  They unfortunately had Graham Gano put up -1 pts in Week 8, and even with say a 6 point effort instead they would still be in the bottom 3.  If the Fluff were a real NFL team, we could chalk up the lack of scoring to their kicker only getting a chance at Extra Points.  His offense is so powerful that he never needs to kick...

The Freemasons are sitting outside of the playoffs looking in...and the Kicker spot is just one area they will need to shore up if they are to make a run at the playoffs.  With Chris Johnson sputtering on offense, the Masons can't afford to give up points elsewhere.  It hasn't been from lack of trying to find a good Kicker though, as the Freemasons have started 5 different kickers thus far in 9 weeks.  They will need to catch the Soup Can, who already are scoring just over 3 points more a game at the Kicker spot.