49ers release PK David Akers

[Reno Paul]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9024322/david-akers-released-san-francisco-49ers

He missed too many field goal tries last season although he wasn't 100% healthy......Hope the Niners can find or draft a suitable replacement for Akers.

Well he did make that 63 yarder at Green Bay.

[Chi_archie]

good luck Akers. enjoy your ring!

[pavyracer]

Did they release the guy who was supposed to be covering Jacoby Jones in the Superbowl?

[MUHerd37]

Akers was total shit. They had to get rid of him.

[byronbb]

Did they release the guy who was supposed to be covering Jacoby Jones in the Superbowl?

...or the clown ass on Denver who was supposed to be covering Boldin.

[ACoochy]

Akers was a total liability 2H of the season.


Frustrating to watch

[Mr KLC]

I was really surprised that Harbaugh held on to him for the entire season. The free agency market for kickers must have been really bare.

[darrell74]

Akers will get a job

[Sportsbetting123]

He will land somewhere for sure..he still has the skills, just became a mental case for a while.

[stevenash]

He will land somewhere for sure..he still has the skills, just became a mental case for a while.

Most place kickers and closers in MLB becomes mental cases at one time or another. Look at Norwood, look at Mitch Williams in MLB

Few exceptions: Jason Elam never got rattled, neither does Mariano Rivera in baseball.

Morten Anderson was the greatest place kicker of all time.
Dude kicked for 24 years, missed 10 extra points in his entire career (incredible) and hit 80 percent of all his FG tries.