Phil Dawson signed a one year contract with the Niners

[outhereincali]

yesterday. This will mark his 18th year in the NFL. He's been an accurate kicker most of his career I'll bet he's average over 80% on fg's for his career. I'm surprised he's only made only one two pro bowls at most his career.

I always thought that the the best kickers in UT history were Russell Erxlebren, Jeff Ward, and Phil Dawson and I'm ranking then in the order in which they played. RE was the most versatile, he was both a punter and kicker. But PD has had by far the best NFL career. And he's easily the most likeable of the three, the other two are incredibly arrogant. He seems to be a good guy of the field. Clob you played with him, it's this true? One last thing. Phil, thanks for the memories on that game winning fg against Virginia, the most exciting UT win I saw in person.

 

[HornsRuleU]

yesterday. This will mark his 18th year in the NFL.

He's like the Energizer bunny! Wouldn't be surprised if he keeps getting 1 year contracts for a couple more years.

 

[clob94]

Phil Dawson is one of the best dudes I've ever met. Quiet, unassuming, laid back-- a summer breeze. As a soph he was voted to the playboy all America team and he declined because he was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. (I told him he was out of his fvcking mind because who turns down a trip to the Mansion) but that's the sort of dude he was. He endured the ball busting by team mates about being a "kicker" but the dude was more of an artist than a kicker.
One day in practice he's standing on about the 30 yard line on the west sideline at DKR- he's teed up a ball on the field goal practice kick stand, and I ask him "what the hell are you doing?" He says "practicing my draw"--- like he was hitting a golf shot, right...
I go "whatever dude. You just going to hook it through the uprights eh?"
He goes "no... I'm going to 'draw' it through".

He steps back, squares up and kicks the fvcking thing and it starts drawing left and slides through the goal posts. I was like "hmmm".

Then he moves down to the 10 yard line, sets the ball up on the sidelines, looks at me and goes "NOW I'm going to hook it".

He steps back and kicks it and it flies about 25 yards straight and then duck hooks like the worst tee shot you've ever had in golf--- I mean a pure snap hook off into the woods. Freaking ball doesn't even use its blinker and makes a hard left turn right through the damn uprights. Mark Schultis our punter goes (in a completely ho-hum tone of voice mind you) "Well, you're on the green."

I'm standing there with this slack jawed look of disbelief and these two knuckle heads are carrying on like it was no big deal. If there had been cell phones back then I'd have video taped that sh!t and won free beers in bar bets for the rest of my life.



Speaking of Schultis, remind me to tell you the story about his stereo and his infatuation with watching Air Wolf with bass pegged at 10.