Justin Medlock in the CFL

by PopnFried on Aug 28, 2009 8:21 PM PDT

I thought you all might be interested in some information on UCLA Kicker Justin Medlock, who is stuck (yes, stuck) with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League

In Canada currently, and tired of watching Hockey on "SportCentre," I flipped the channel and found the 4th quarter of a CFL game. The Toronto Argonauts versus the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary had just capped `a 4 play 40 yard TD drive to go ahead 23-20 with :40 left. Toronto got to the 40 yard line with :05 left, setting up a possible 57-yard Justin Medlock FG to tie the game. But...No he didn't miss it. They decided to go for it, and finished with an incomplete pass.

Medlock is stuck in a Dorrellian like situation, he is constantly relied upon (except now) with an incompetent offense, other than he. Here's something that may jolt your memory of good ol' special teams times:

From August 14th:

Medlock did his best to buoy the CFL's lowest-scoring offence, hitting from 15, 46, 51, 51, 32, 52 and 17 yards without a miss to tie Lance Chomyc's Argos record for most field goals in a game.

One more field goal would have given Medlock a share of the league mark of eight held by three men: Dave Ridgway, who did it twice, Mark McLoughlin and Paul Osbaldiston.

But Toronto managed only one touchdown — a second-quarter hookup between McNeal and quarterback Cody Pickett, who threw for 326 yards as he started in place of the struggling Kerry Joseph.

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7 field goals in one game

Impressive for him, bad for his team.

Here’s hoping he finds his way to the NFL one day.

by gilbert on Aug 29, 2009 12:10 AM PDT reply actions

I never understood why he didn't make the NFL

He clearly has the leg. Come on, he hit three from 50+ yards out!

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by MexiBruin on Aug 29, 2009 12:14 AM PDT reply actions

Bad Camp and exhibtion season

He blew his chance, simple as that. The Chiefs picked him pretty high for a kicker, and then presented the starting job to him in a nice box with a bow. He just didn’t step up for some reason, missed a lot of easy kicks, and, kickers being a dime a dozen, the Chiefs just picked up another one off the shelf at Best Buy. Unlike, for example, Nick Folk, he didn’t grab opportunity by the throat.

He’s undeniably talented, but the sad part of it is, when you’re not an established kicker, one bad stretch at the start of your career, and you’re marked as damaged goods, and there are just too many other talented guys sitting around waiting for a job.. Just ask John Lee.

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'Nuff said

by Cade McAdverb on Aug 31, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions