What was the explanation for punting on the Jets 33 yard line?

[mav1234]

13 minutes ago, CRA said:

Well, the real problem….is Rhule going into the season with a guy that had shown for a half decade he wasn’t a NFL FG kicker.   Just a very bad kickoff specialist. 

hard to champion Rhule for a problem of his own creation.  

I agree with that... "It could be worse" isn't much of an endorsement heh

[L-TownCat]

The reason?  The real reason?  Start here.

https://www.derp/2017/9/13/16304436/panthers-sign-cb-ladarius-gunter-cut-harrison-butker

 

[Jon Snow]

I have it on good authority that Rhule did it just to piss you off.

But you didn't hear that from me.

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

I have it on good authority that Rhule did it just to piss you off.

But you didn't hear that from me.

I suspect we will see a fake kick/punt in the next two weeks tbh. He called what 6 or 7 last season? This may just be him getting it on film that we would punt.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

I suspect we will see a fake kick/punt in the next two weeks tbh. He called what 6 or 7 last season? This may just be him getting it on film that we would punt.

I think it was just a gamble he chose to try that had minimal to no impact on the outcome of the game.  

Rhules a gambler, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.  This is a nothing burger.

[raleigh-panther]

56 minutes ago, CRA said:

Well, the real problem….is Rhule going into the season with a guy that had shown for a half decade he wasn’t a NFL FG kicker.   Just a very bad kickoff specialist. 

hard to champion Rhule for a problem of his own creation.  

Bingo

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

50 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I think it was just a gamble he chose to try that had minimal to no impact on the outcome of the game.  

Rhules a gambler, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.  This is a nothing burger.

That he certainly is and In the moment he probably wasn't thinking about it that way but I'd be surprised if wasnt now.

[CRA]

57 minutes ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

I suspect we will see a fake kick/punt in the next two weeks tbh. He called what 6 or 7 last season? This may just be him getting it on film that we would punt.

I’m pretty sure Matt Rhule and company simply went into the season with a guy they didn’t and had no reason to trust…..so they punted.  
 

I like a good football conspiracy theory.  But even I’m not buying it was all to set up a fake punt from the 33 later. 

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

8 minutes ago, CRA said:

I’m pretty sure Matt Rhule and company simply went into the season with a guy they didn’t and had no reason to trust…..so they punted.  
 

I like a good football conspiracy theory.  But even I’m not buying it was all to set up a fake punt from the 33 later. 

Fake fg maybe, I'm just saying I bet we see a fake kick in the next few weeks.

[Davidson Deac II]

Slye missed several kicks, and survived for a couple of years.  Santoso misses 1 xp and he is out.  Guess the coach really wanted to keep that 7th round pick.

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

9 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Slye missed several kicks, and survived for a couple of years.  Santoso misses 1 xp and he is out.  Guess the coach really wanted to keep that 7th round pick.

Slye had the upside of a massive leg, Santos was maxed out in the 40 yard range.

[Davidson Deac II]

4 minutes ago, TrevorLaurenceTime22 said:

Slye had the upside of a massive leg, Santos was maxed out in the 40 yard range.

I doubt that.  He made a 52 yarder in preseason.

I do think he had issues with kicking a little low.  And maybe we should have cut him, but I am not sure the guy we are picking up is an improvement.    

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

5 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I doubt that.  He made a 52 yarder in preseason.

I do think he had issues with kicking a little low.  And maybe we should have cut him, but I am not sure the guy we are picking up is an improvement.    

He barely made a 52 yarder and it was a bounce in, I'm betting in practice that was the maximum extent of his range. For all his shortfalls and inaccuracies Slyle had the leg to hit from 70.

Not sure about the new guy or Santos, quite possible we were better off with Slye.

Edited September 14, 2021 by TrevorLaurenceTime22

[CRA]

Darin Gantt claimed in the mailbag  the team thought his max was about 53.