Jason Elam

13 October 2008

That is where the foot of kicker Jason Elam came into play. Elam was 5 for 6 kicking, with the lone miss which was crucial that let the Bears back into the ballgame with quarter back Kyle Orton throwing the go ahead touchdown to wide receiver Rashied Davis with 11 seconds on the clock. Right about this time I threw my recliner pillow on the floor and said, "Not again, this always happens to Atlanta." Boy was I wrong.

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8 October 2008

Though White does run a little faster than Mathis. Morten Andersen and Jason Elam. Both are veteran solid kickers that can kick a late game-winning field goal. Last, both defenses are not top notch or horrible, but they get the job done when it counts. Example, Michael Boley saving the game versus the Packers with the late fourth quarter INT from Aaron Rodgers.

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14 August 2008

Yes, Jason Elam is a dynamic kicker, and his resume illustrates that. Maybe it was partly due to penalties by the offense, because both of Elam's misses came after negative yard plays. Hopefully the remainder of the preseason and into the regular season the kicking game will become 'just put up three on the scoreboad' because Elam will become automatic between the posts.

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