I read one report about punting tryouts held at the combine or somewhere, which was said to have had all the top prospects in attendance. The writer stated that there was complete agreement among the scouts that this year's crop of punters was absolutely atrocious, the worst in years, and that not one was ready for the NFL. They said while some had distance, their get-off times and hang times were no where near acceptable for the NFL.

One scout said it was too bad, because plenty of teams needed punters but there just aren't any good ones available, so the current veteran punters would be kept.