Andersen's alive and kicking

Skjonne · #1 09-20-2006, 04:09 AM

46 year old Morten Andersen signed for Atlanta Falcons yesterday.

As a Danish NFL fan, I'm thrilled.

Thoughts from you yanks?

Triumph36 · #2 09-20-2006, 04:15 AM

I find it hard to believe. I thought he had finally retired.

One of the greatest kickers of all-time - in his prime combined excellent distance with solid accuracy - it also helped that he played in a dome. He doesn't quite have that leg strength anymore.

TheRover · #3 09-20-2006, 06:19 AM

Awesome.

Green Kool Aid · #4 09-20-2006, 06:28 AM

That Falcons-Vikings playoff game Moss's rookie year where Morten won it may be the greatest (non-Patriots) football game I have ever seen.

tuq · #5 09-20-2006, 10:34 AM

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That Falcons-Vikings playoff game Moss's rookie year where Morten won it may be the greatest (non-Patriots) football game I have ever seen.

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Yes, that game was superb but it seems to have been forgotten for some reason (except by bitter Vikings fans obv). Two teams with a combined THREE regular-season losses, great atmosphere, two legendary kickers (Gary Anderson being the other), one epic miss - Anderson's only one of the year - a clutch drive by ATL to tie it, a critical bat down (by Ray Crockett I believe) on a deep route that would have won the game for the Vikings, and then Andersen's winner in OT.

When I think of "great" football games that one always ends up in my top three.

Pudge714 · #6 09-20-2006, 10:48 AM

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That Falcons-Vikings playoff game Moss's rookie year where Morten won it may be the greatest (non-Patriots) football game I have ever seen.

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Yes, that game was superb but it seems to have been forgotten for some reason (except by bitter Vikings fans obv). Two teams with a combined THREE regular-season losses, great atmosphere, two legendary kickers (Gary Anderson being the other), one epic miss - Anderson's only one of the year - a clutch drive by ATL to tie it, a critical bat down (by Ray Crockett I believe) on a deep route that would have won the game for the Vikings, and then Andersen's winner in OT.

When I think of "great" football games that one always ends up in my top three.

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Thanks for the reminnder.

Victor · #7 09-20-2006, 06:30 AM

hes going for longest lasting tecmo player...

Borgland · #8 09-20-2006, 07:20 AM

Ever see that Simpson's where the kickers leg comes flying off when he kicked?

mmbt0ne · #9 09-20-2006, 08:06 AM

I was gonna be pissed about this at first, but then I remember that I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Mort.

wh1t3bread · #10 09-20-2006, 08:28 AM

Mort has nothing on Julio Franco. That said, Mort is awesome.