Bills Place Dave Rayner On IR, Sign Brandon Coutu

by Brian Galliford on Dec 28, 2011 10:32 AM EST in Buffalo Bills News

The Buffalo Bills on Wednesday announced that they've placed kicker Dave Rayner on Injured Reserve, and have signed Brandon Coutu to replace him for the team's regular season finale against the New England Patriots.

Rayner, as you all are aware, was signed earlier this season to replace Rian Lindell, who is himself on IR with a shoulder injury. A sore pelvis has hampered Rayner's accuracy of late; he missed two short field goals in last week's win over Denver before converting on his last four kicks of the day.

Even with those makes that helped off-set his shaky start, Rayner's season is over. He made 10-of-15 kicks as Lindell's fill-in, including two from over 50 yards. Coutu, a former seventh-round pick of Seattle, has never attempted a field goal nor an extra point in regular season action.

Reports broke earlier this season that the Bills were keen to re-sign Lindell (13-of-15), an impending unrestricted free agent, after this season. Rayner's inconsistencies didn't do anything to change that, and it's doubtful that Coutu will be able to make his mark, either. Expect Lindell to be a priority for the team once the season is complete.

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Neat.

Ron Paul 2012

by BuffaloBlueBlood on Dec 28, 2011 10:50 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs

Buffalo is the new Black Hole.

by Michael_Necci on Dec 28, 2011 11:08 AM EST reply actions

wow

You know things are bad when your backup kicker is on IR.

by Mindbender14 on Dec 28, 2011 11:13 AM EST reply actions

For anyone that was confused by the stats in his link, those are from kicking at U of Georgia.

And he’s already listed as a Bill in Wikipedia. Good to see someone’s on top of that!

by Pistol on Dec 28, 2011 11:43 AM EST reply actions

Twenty bucks says this new guy hits 5 for 5 from beyond 50 yards and kicks the game winner against the Pate, and he then the Bills just let him go.

by JJS on Dec 28, 2011 1:18 PM EST reply actions

geez, what, was I high when I wrote that?

by JJS on Dec 28, 2011 1:36 PM EST up reply actions

Ok

I bet you 20 dollars that the new guys doesn’t go 5 for 5 from 50 yards out and then the Bills cut him.
Sounds like a good bet :p

by Xaviermw on Dec 28, 2011 4:39 PM EST up reply actions

what you mean is a safe bet. By the way, don’t do that stupid colon face tongue thing, it just so damn childish.

by JJS on Dec 28, 2011 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

there’s a reason for :p and ;p

most boards and most IM clients don’t convert them into graphical smileys.

if you want to use a smiley, but think that the graphical ones look abominable, your safest bet is ;p

You will not need prayers you do not need your soul. You will be in a place not even the. Undead. Walk. --abayarde

by cmeid on Dec 31, 2011 8:36 AM EST up reply actions

I'd be happy enough with that

Anything to get a win vs the Pats – even if it means letting the next big kicker walk :-)

#99 Mount Doom Dareus

by Will G on Dec 28, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

This team is a train wreck.

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No one circles the waiver wire like the Buffalo Bills!

by thefourwinds on Dec 29, 2011 6:14 PM EST reply actions