How many kids do you think have re-enacted Kick or Punt returns in their backyards? Maybe in the school yard at recess? Probably not a staggering number. But you can count ten-year-old me in on that number. I had taken a break from pretending to be Antonio Freeman catching a deep bomb in the endzone…
As was more than evident in Sunday’s game, being able to count on your kicker to finish off a stalled drive with points is more than important in the league: it is imperative to a team’s success. Regardless of role, rhyme or reason, a team should have the confidence to be able to count on…
Round 5. Pick 172. Punter J.K. Scott, Alabama goes to the Green Bay Packers. With this selection, on came the scrutiny of the team using a valuable draft selection on a specialist, especially with the track record that the team has in selecting punters (see B.J. Sander, 2004). With the loss of cheesehead icon Jeff…
Takes from Saturday Night’s Broncos Stampede: An NFL season is filled with many ups and downs, and Saturday’s 20-17 loss showed that that the Packers were not up to par in all three phases of the game. The most glaring issue in the latest preseason contest was the battle at the point of attack. Denver…