Cody Parker Challenge Day Two - Two Kickers Remain!

I wrote yesterday's post under the idea that it might take the Bears some time to find their kicker from the eight who were at tryouts the other day.  However, news came today that the Bears waived two kickers, Redford Jones and John Baron II (Who apparently had a contract as well) and that only two kickers are left: Chris Blewitt and Elliott Fry.

The Bears apparently had a mini competition today, where the kickers were given different attempts to make in head-to-head combat.  Blewitt and Fry looked okay, as apparently did Spencer Evans, but it was Jones and Casey Bednarski who ended up in the finals.  Both guys hit from 32, and both hit from 43, and Bednarski hit from 48 but Jones went wide left.  Bednarski did a backflip in celebration and the offense did updowns as punishment, further cementing Bednarski as a total badass and my favorite free agent kicker in the NFL.  Yet the Bears didn't offer Bednarski a contract and then cut Jones...so go figure.

I still stand by my rankings from yesterday, which had Matt Bryant (Who is still out there as a free agent) as #1 and Fry as #2, so Fry wouldn't be a bad winner at all.  I predicted that Blewitt might get a little more run with Jamie Kohl as a Bears consultant, and it looks like that might be somewhat true.  Based on challenges/experience, it feels like 5-6 kickers have outkicked Blewitt so far, but he still remains.  My rooting interests are with Fry for now though.  Let's hope that happens, or that the Bears get wise and actually sign Matt Bryant!