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Nugent gets a leg up in Bucs' place-kicking derby

Kicker shows off his strong leg with a 51-yard field goal against the Titans

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers place-kicker Mike Nugent (4) kicks during a recent practice at One Buc Place in Tampa while Matt Bryant (3) looks on.


By Tom Balog
Published: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 9:50 p.m.
Mike Nugent took the early lead in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' place-kicker competition with a 51-yard field goal Saturday night.
In his first field goal attempt for Tampa Bay, the five-year veteran -- a former New York Jets and Ohio State kicker -- promptly earned the confidence of his coaches and teammates in the 27-20 preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans.
Several teammates congratulated Nugent after his field goal before halftime.
"A kicker being a new guy, no matter what you've done in the past, whether you're a rookie or a 10-year guy, you kind of have to earn that confidence that teammates have in you," Nugent said. "You have to earn it on the field."
The Buccaneers are going to have enough issues this season, without having to worry about the reliability of their kicker.
The team's decision back in March to sign Nugent, who has a strong leg, to create competition for veteran kicker Matt Bryant, is turning out to be very fortuitous.
Bryant's sore hamstring kept him out of practice again Monday. Bucs head coach Raheem Morris said the 34-year-old incumbent kicker will be evaluated Thursday.
Then it will be determined if Bryant will kick Saturday against the Jaguars in Jacksonville. He has been sidelined for more than a week of training camp and did not play against the Titans.
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Buckeye Nut;1519784; said:
The problem is the average person doesn't know who Mike Nugent is or what team he's on which wouldn't be a very smart marketing move on Snikers part.
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Everyone in Ohio, Big 10 Country, New York, and college football fans would know who he is. Isnt that enough?!
 
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Kicking by himself: The kicking battle between Matt Bryant and Mike Nugent has not been much of a tussle.

Bryant has not been able to practice because of a hamstring injury, which should have given Nugent a chance to slam the door on his opposition.

Instead, Nugent has made two of four field goals (missing a 46- and 51-yarder), and has left the door open for Bryant.

"He missed one the other night I would have liked to see him make," Bucs coach Raheem Morris said. "It hit the upright. I would have liked to see him make that one, but he's been doing fine. He kicked the ball off. The kickoff the other night wasn't great, but he'll be fine. He has a powerful leg and that kind of is his strength.

"That's kind of his treat, so we'll have to see. Right now I'm only kicking one. We still haven't kicked two, so we're not having a competition right now."
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Kicked to the curb

The kicking duel the Bucs envisioned between incumbent Matt Bryant and challenger Mike Nugent hasn't developed. Bryant has been slowed by a nagging hamstring injury and is in danger of losing his job without putting up a fight. The Bucs, though, can't feel too good about the way Nugent has kicked. He is 2-for-4, with misses from 46 and 50 yards. The Bucs can probably get those results from Bryant if he's healthy. Nugent has a chance to wrap up this battle, but he needs to be more consistent and go deeper with his kickoffs
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Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!

Just hit a chip shot for the Bucs but I wanted to comment on how that red and pewter uniform just seems to suit him better than green and white.
 
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