Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Eisen: Nortman to Jax

jdpanther5

By jdpanther5,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

rainwater Newbie

rainwater

Posted
Posted
5 minutes ago, enikville said:

He was more than just the punter, he was the holder for fg's too. Don't discount that. Best of luck to Nortman. I don't get why so many feel the need to trash a guy when he leaves.

Most punters are the holders these days.  It use to be the backup QB but that is becoming more rare.  So finding a holder shouldn't be much of a challenge.  Plus, the Panthers have one of the best long snappers in the league.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
tiger7_88 Experienced

tiger7_88

Posted
Posted
6 minutes ago, enikville said:

He was more than just the punter, he was the holder for fg's too. Don't discount that. Best of luck to Nortman. I don't get why so many feel the need to trash a guy when he leaves.

"You could count on him to shank at least one punt a game" isn't trash talk.

It's truth talk.

We're not required to glorify the abilities of past mediocre players.  The truth will suffice.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mr. Scot Grand Master

Mr. Scot

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

"You could count on him to shank at least one punt a game" isn't trash talk.

It's truth talk.

We're not required to glorify the abilities of past mediocre players.  The truth will suffice.

"One punt a game" is an exaggeration, but yes he shanked some and generally at a really bad time.

We lowballed him (and probably rightly so), and the Jags made a better offer.

Now we see what happens with our punter and the Jags third round pick.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
tiger7_88 Experienced

tiger7_88

Posted
Posted
Just now, Mr. Scot said:

"One punt a game" is an exaggeration, but yes he shanked some and generally at a really bad time.

We lowballed him (and probably rightly so), and the Jags made a better offer.

Now we see what happens with our punter and the Jags third round pick.

Some games he shanked two, so via the law of averages I stand by my statement. :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Happy Panther Grand Master

Happy Panther

Posted
Posted
Just now, rainwater said:

Special teams players are (gunners, etc).  And then long snapper.  Then punter.

Pretty much agree. Only counterpoint is often your best ST players are your next level LBs etc.

In other words the best teams in the league have next year's starters playing gunner.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Cuttinedge Rising Star

Cuttinedge

Posted
Posted

I wish him the best. And I ain't trashing him.  But you could bet your house he'd shank 1 at the worst time. That ain't beating him up that's the f-ing truth. 

And if we need a placeholder  I volunteer my services for 25% of what shankman was making. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • kungfoodude
      Around the NFL

      By kungfoodude · Posted

      Lol. The Texans are literally one of Bryce's six career NFL wins. WTF are you talking about?
    • kungfoodude
      Around the NFL

      By kungfoodude · Posted

      Yeah, I mean it is a statistical fact and also part of literally a player evaluation. Winston has literally lost dozens of games in his NFL career due to crippling TO's. It's just who he is. Look, it's fun when those insane throws work and he is leading you back from some crazy deficit. But those success are rare. It's why his career GWD count is so low. He's fun but he is fundamentally built to lose games.  If you are talking about a backup QB, you are literally already losing in the first place. That's how you see a backup QB and that's overwhelmingly what they tend to do. Rookie QB's almost always benefit from veteran QB's. Same as literally any other position in the NFL. Why do you think that you so often hear that from the playera themselves? As for Bryce NEEDING one, no he sure as poo shouldn't this late in the game. But he also shouldn't have needed this fuging long to get his fuging footwork straightened out either. Yet here we are.
    • frankw
      Around the NFL

      By frankw · Posted

      Comfortability is the primary reason. They don't want to hurt Bryce's confidence. But I say if his confidence is that fragile that healthy competition which makes everyone better is enough for them to keep making Andy Dalton rich then Bryce was never going to be the guy anyway. Give me the QB who sees the competition amongst his peers and uses it to take it to the next level. Instead we get the guy who comes out looking like a deer in the headlights against the Texans after we've done everything possible to appease him. Definition of complacency.
×
×
  • Create New...