2018 Drafted Punters

[Zool]

Yay middle of the road!

19 yards per return is bad.

[Fritz]

Times a thousand.

If you need a new punter, scout the land, CFL and all over. The key years for leg strength is 25 - 27. You can dig up a punter with some thorough scouting. There are capable guys you can sign out in UFA land.

Disagree with you here. If you're the GM and you see a punter who can flip field position, then grab him in the fifth or sixth or seventh round. To me, that's more effective than taking a flyer on a DIII defensive lineman who maybe could learn to play OLB or a slightly overweight running back who got suspended his junior year and hurt his senior year.

[Smidgeon]

Disagree with you here. If you're the GM and you see a punter who can flip field position, then grab him in the fifth or sixth or seventh round. To me, that's more effective than taking a flyer on a DIII defensive lineman who maybe could learn to play OLB or a slightly overweight running back who got suspended his junior year and hurt his senior year.

I agree with you. I think Scott has the leg to become a field flipper. He's still green, but he belongs in the NFL. Once he and the kick coverage team start finding more consistency, those nets will become closer to the grosses.

[KYPack]

Disagree with you here. If you're the GM and you see a punter who can flip field position, then grab him in the fifth or sixth or seventh round. To me, that's more effective than taking a flyer on a DIII defensive lineman who maybe could learn to play OLB or a slightly overweight running back who got suspended his junior year and hurt his senior year.

He's a good kid. Live leg and seems to strike the ball consistently. A field flipper?, mebbe someday.

I'm coming from the place of a long time fan who has seen the GBP burn solid draft picks (not that there are any) on punters. That was a mid 5th pick. I would've liked to seen Goot snag another LB? OL? or any other key position with that choice.

Good kickers, both punters and PK are floating around in the FA world. It's a headache, but you can dig up some guys to kick the ball for you.

I didn't like using the pick for a kicker. Goot didn't text me his board, mebbe it was the best pick.

[pbmax]

I hope its not true, but what if the great white gunner was released because the 5th round punter would take care of the problem?

Fire Gutey!

[KYPack]

I guess my "someday " comment was off a little.

From PFF

"Green Bay Packers rookie punter JK Scott graded out at Pro Football Focus as the best punter in the NFL during Week 2."


That included a field flipping punt.

[Carolina_Packer]

You can't always pin them with hang time, obviously, so I'll be interested to see how he continues to develop with directional punts where the goal is to pin the opponent deep and kick it out of bounds close to the goal line. In the small sample size of the pre-season and first two games, how do you think he's doing with directional punts?

[pbmax]

I guess my "someday " comment was off a little.

From PFF

"Green Bay Packers rookie punter JK Scott graded out at Pro Football Focus as the best punter in the NFL during Week 2."


That included a field flipping punt.

That 63-64 yard punt was a bomb. It was a monster and had hang time at sea level; a real beauty.

I am not even sure coverage was there, but it was up for so long I think the returner felt he had to call for a fair catch. I think only one Packer made it down close to him.

[mraynrand]

That 63-64 yard punt was a bomb. It was a monster and had hang time at sea level; a real beauty.

I am not even sure coverage was there, but it was up for so long I think the returner felt he had to call for a fair catch. I think only one Packer made it down close to him.

If All-Pro WR Jeff Janis were still around, there would have been two guys surrounding the fair-catcher. I hear he is still available. Belicheat has not signed him yet, preferring to trade for Tosh Gordon.

[Guiness]

That 63-64 yard punt was a bomb. It was a monster and had hang time at sea level; a real beauty.

I am not even sure coverage was there, but it was up for so long I think the returner felt he had to call for a fair catch. I think only one Packer made it down close to him.

I agree, I also noticed there was not really anyone down there with him yet he still fair caught it. Maybe returners also have a clock in his head that tells him he is going to get labelled if he tries for a late return, and he didn't realize how far back he was.

[pbmax]

If All-Pro WR Jeff Janis were still around, there would have been two guys surrounding the fair-catcher. I hear he is still available. Belicheat has not signed him yet, preferring to trade for Tosh Gordon.

I heard that Janis is such an athlete that in college, he once punted (of course he was the emergency punter) AND downed the ball inside the five yard line on the fly.

Truly amazing he doesn't have a pro job. Its like not starting Clark Kent on the football team in Smallville.

[mraynrand]

I heard that Janis is such an athlete that in college, he once punted (of course he was the emergency punter) AND downed the ball inside the five yard line on the fly.

Truly amazing he doesn't have a pro job. Its like not starting Clark Kent on the football team in Smallville.

I feel like I forced you to go over the top with Janis-hype. But I can rest easy now, and stop with the Janis schtick, knowing that all the available space has been explored.

[Joemailman]

That 63-64 yard punt was a bomb. It was a monster and had hang time at sea level; a real beauty.

I am not even sure coverage was there, but it was up for so long I think the returner felt he had to call for a fair catch. I think only one Packer made it down close to him.

I was at the game. Don't think I've ever seen a punt like that. I think the returner called for a fair catch because he had to turn his back to the coverage guys to track the ball down. Talk about flipping the field position.

[Fritz]

You can't always pin them with hang time, obviously, so I'll be interested to see how he continues to develop with directional punts where the goal is to pin the opponent deep and kick it out of bounds close to the goal line. In the small sample size of the pre-season and first two games, how do you think he's doing with directional punts?

What happened to this old-school skill? The Ray Guys and Jerrel Wilsons of the seventies could punt one out of bounds around the three-yard-line, pinning teams against their own goal lines. That seems more reliable than hoping the ball bounces back once it hits on the three in the middle of the field.

As for ol' J.K., I propose a new nickname:

[KYPack]

The last two guys I remember that were good at kicking the ball OB near the goal line were Shane Lechler (Oak) and Mike Scifres from SD. Scifres would always sacrifice his stats for field position. It is becoming a lost art.