Jason Hanson underrated?

Question

Why doesn't anyone pick him up? has anyone looked at his stats? first of all he plays for the lions who kick every other possesion, and he is an accurate kicker. and people go with patriots kickers, who don't kick as often. what do you think?

Answer 1

I had him on a team last year...

Answer 2

he is underrated. i had him last year and he did really good fantasy wise. since the lions can't seem to find the endzone too well, he gets lots of opportunities and usually capitalizes.

Answer 3

The Hanson revival isn't lost on me.  In a 12 team league he should be a starting kicker.

Answer 4

Dude, it's JULY and you are talking about a 3rd rank KICKER? Sorry but I think you may need to get a life!

Answer 5

Actually Hanson was in the middle of the pack in FG accuracy and XPs made last year, but he ended up in the top 5 in FGs made. It helped that the Detroit offense stalled in the red zone so often last year. He was also third in FG made in 2006, but only 28th in 2005.

Kicker stats can vary quite a bit from year to year. I think that Hanson gets partially overlooked because the Lions aren't all that successful and partly because people expect the Detroit offense not to be throwing so much this year. Slowing the game down can lead to fewer opportunities.

Personally, I like Hanson and wouldn't mind ending up with him on fantasy teams but I'd rate others on stronger offenses higher.

Answer 6

The fantasy numbers don't lie. The Lions suck. Therefore Hanson sucks. Hanson hasn't been on the fantasy sports radar in years. You can site the logic of the Lions kicking a lot, but usually they are punting. Punting is not a stat in most leagues. So Hanson is about worthless.

Answer 7

Yes he's accurate, but he's also aging. That's likely why no one else wants him.

Answer 8

I agree he is underrated but, it is because Patriots are a winning team and people pay attention to them more than the lions. The Lions are not a playoff contender of the last few years. Kickers can kick until they are 50 but Hanson is going to get tired because as you said the Lions kick every other possession. You won't see kickers winning a MVP because people think they don't work as hard as everybody else.