Morneblade Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 No one does?http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?position=Punters&type=position It looks like every year someone drafts a punter. The last time a punter wasn't drafted was 10 years ago. My bust. Also, I wouldn't call drafting a guy in the 6th round a "strong desire" to replace Frost.Jason I would. Looking over that NFL.com listing, considering about 1-2 teams a year draft a punter, they are looking to get a starter and a serious upgrade. Most of the time teams just bring in FA's Like we do most of the time and let the best guy win. When you actually invest a draft pick, you're expecting MUCH more in that punter. And when you consider that Frost was near the bottom in yards and shanked balls at real bad times, I think they were looking for a serious upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Okay, you got me. It was wise to re-sign Frost. I'm just saying, you could've said, "They re-signed Frost in case Brooks doesn't work out" and I would've been like "oh yeah good point." Instead you decided to be mean. And that makes me . LoL...Then I apologize for coming off so sarcastic. ...You can forget at times that other people can't detect your intentions, even when being sarcastic. And for the record, I actually thought you'd laugh at my post moreso than be effected by it (kind of like you'd laugh and say "Well, yeah, I KNOW that lol" :laugh: )... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 LoL...Then I apologize for coming off so sarcastic. ...You can forget at times that other people can't detect your intentions, even when being sarcastic. And for the record, I actually thought you'd laugh at my post moreso than be effected by it (kind of like you'd laugh and say "Well, yeah, I KNOW that lol" :laugh: )... Cool man, no probs. I might of been a little too sensitive. Rough day. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I would. Looking over that NFL.com listing, considering about 1-2 teams a year draft a punter, they are looking to get a starter and a serious upgrade. Most of the time teams just bring in FA's Like we do most of the time and let the best guy win. When you actually invest a draft pick, you're expecting MUCH more in that punter. And when you consider that Frost was near the bottom in yards and shanked balls at real bad times, I think they were looking for a serious upgrade. I think they were looking at their draft board and saw Brooks at the top of it. It was a place that could stand improvement, so they made the pick. If they were looking for a serious upgrade, we've would have seen more guys trying out. I've been here when they've had serious question marks about kickers. You usually see about 3-4 guys trying out. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morneblade Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I think they were looking at their draft board and saw Brooks at the top of it. It was a place that could stand improvement, so they made the pick.If they were looking for a serious upgrade, we've would have seen more guys trying out. I've been here when they've had serious question marks about kickers. You usually see about 3-4 guys trying out. Jason We didnt draft any of them though, did we? They were all unemployed guys that didnt have a job. The last time we drafted a punter was in 1993. 15 years is a long time and only 7 drafted all time, even back when there were alot more rounds in the draft. So drafting a Punter in a 7 round draft I think says alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 We didnt draft any of them though, did we? They were all unemployed guys that didnt have a job. The last time we drafted a punter was in 1993. 15 years is a long time and only 7 drafted all time, even back when there were alot more rounds in the draft. So drafting a Punter in a 7 round draft I think says alot. Again, I think you are making more of this than it really is. If we didn't end up drafting Brooks, I doubt that we would have brought someone else in. I didn't see any sign in the offseason that they were looking hard for a new punter. Also, funny you bring up Ed Bunn, who was a 3rd round pick but didn't make the team. Just getting drafted is no guarantee of making the team. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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