Stewbo Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Garbage.if your on the field your on the field to play. Are you saying a prop shouldn't touch a scrum half in rugby? Or a big centre half shouldn't clear out a wee striker. Kickers and punters piss me off with their half arsed attempts to be in the game,arm tackles and pretending to get side stepped. Bit harsh. Most Kickers/Punters at least try to get involved in blocking a return when they need to, they're on the field with everyone knowing they are the last line of defence, if they need to make a move it's because someone else infront of them wasnt doing their job. You do them a disservice because a lot of them, punters especially, contribute skills that nobody else in the team has and ones that you'd imagine are pretty hard to master. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I know they are not all like that. However as someone who watches a lot of rugby,Gaelic and Aussie football I don't accept the notion that a punter is such a specialised position that they can't run block and tackle also. I stand by the point that anyone on the field is in the game. They shouldn't be considered defenceless and being a specialised punter or kicker isn't an excuse not to tackle,especially as you say they can be the last line of D. I would bet with the Aussie punt school you are going to see a more aggressive type of punter/kicker in the coming years and a few more wild cat plays with the punt used as a pass ( I don't know the rules on this one I just saw it mentioned in an article about the Aussie punt school). That's if Goodell doesn't ban charging the punter and returning the football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 There in the field making them an active player......they should expect to get crunched 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 There in the field making them an active player......they should expect to get crunched As confirmed by Pat McAfee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewbo Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I would bet with the Aussie punt school you are going to see a more aggressive type of punter/kicker in the coming years and a few more wild cat plays with the punt used as a pass ( I don't know the rules on this one I just saw it mentioned in an article about the Aussie punt school). That's if Goodell doesn't ban charging the punter and returning the football. Theres a couple of guys in the league just now that came from Aussie rules but I dont think they play noticably differently to any other punters. I suspect coaches dont want them getting to involved in the play either incase they get injured, i mean what team wants to waste cap room/extra wages on a second punter/kicker? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Romo out for the season! Von miller out for the season! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Kyle Orton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 As confirmed by Pat McAfee. How can they be "defenceless throughout the down" as far as getting hit goes, but then be allowed to tackle and block the returner? Complete contradiction IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_AUFC Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Losing in Miller just in time for the playoffs bloody excellent. If Phillips picks up an injury Broncos pass rush is non existent. Edited December 23, 2013 by Andy_AUFC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WullieBroonIsGod Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Cowboys denying Romo is out. Just receiving treatment on his back apparently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Cowboys denying Romo is out. Just receiving treatment on his back apparently. Lol yeah Garrett says he feels great about orton but won't rule out Romo! Yeah he must feel great about orton indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Can't see the Cowboys winning with Orton at QB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Wonderboy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Kyle Orton, the only man who could ever be bad enough to be replaced by Tebow at QB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Kyle Orton, the only man who could ever be bad enough to be replaced by Tebow at QB. Whoa whoa Tebow did have that one pass! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Tebow as apparantly working out for the Cowboys today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Tebow as apparantly working out for the Cowboys today I thought it was David Carr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I thought it was David Carr It's just a rumour about Tebow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's just a rumour about Tebow. Ah ok, be nice if orton started and was then replaced by Tebow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Does it really matter though? LeSean McCoy is going to tear up the Cowboys sorry excuse for a defense and the Eagles will e out of sift by half time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoss Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Does it really matter though? LeSean McCoy is going to tear up the Cowboys sorry excuse for a defense and the Eagles will e out of sift by half time. It doesn't but stranger things have happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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