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    Akers Named NFC Special Teams Player Of The Month
    It's a special time for David Akers.

    On Wednesday, Akers was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the second straight November. Tomorrow, Akers will set the franchise record for most games played.

    In four games this month, Akers was successful in 13 of 14 field goal attempts. He had three games in which he had at least four field goals. Akers was also a perfect 13 of 13 in extra point attempts.

    This is the fourth player of the month honor for the NFL's All-Decade kicker. He has also won the Special Teams Player of the Week honor seven times in his illustrious Eagles career.

    For the year, Akers is 24 of 29 (82.8 percent) in his field goal attempts and leads the league with 104 points. He is also fourth in the league with a career-high 19 touchbacks. This is the 10th 100-point season of Akers' career and fifth in a row.
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    Congrats to him! He's always been pretty clutch but I will say as much as I like Akers, he has had some short kickoffs and some of his FG tries have been "just" inside. He's still getting it done but I think his leg is starting to show signs of fatigue as he gets older. Here's hoping he has another dozen Player of the Month honors left in him!!
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    • #3
      I'm seeing it just the opposite Jukin. Seems to me Akers leg is just fine, if not stronger than in the past. I never remember him being near the top in touchbacks. He's really been booming the ball this season. Of course I say that, and he wont kick one past the 10 tonight..lol...
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      • #4
        Remember when he was our kickoff specialist and Gary Anderson was our placekicker?

        He's made his way through some tough times, and good for him.
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        • #5
          He should have been cut after the misses against Arizona in '08

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          • #6
            He's gotten a lot of help lately from Jason Avant.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by balto-eaglefan View Post
              Remember when he was our kickoff specialist and Gary Anderson was our placekicker?
              Wasn't it Norm Johnson?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Jukin View Post
                Congrats to him! He's always been pretty clutch but I will say as much as I like Akers, he has had some short kickoffs and some of his FG tries have been "just" inside. He's still getting it done but I think his leg is starting to show signs of fatigue as he gets older. Here's hoping he has another dozen Player of the Month honors left in him!!
                I absolutely agree with this. Some REALLY short kickoffs and some FG's that were just good, including a couple chippies. That said, let's hope the results keep comin'.
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                • #9
                  Akers has really had a solid season so far, excluding the one game where he missed 3 field goals (which I think was against Atlanta).

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