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That's sort of my point, too. A bit unrelated, but it's also why I get annoyed when someone like James Harrison whines about getting fined/flagged for an illegal hit. You are a PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER...you should be able to perfect the art of tackling - and anyone who has played the game knows there IS an art to it - and not have to worry about getting fined to begin with. By the same token, why can't professional kickers learn to friggin punt, and why can't professional centers learn to long snap? Hell, we took two complete projects in Jason Peters and Demetreus Bell and turned them into starting left tackles. That seems like it would be far less probable than any of the things were talking about in this thread, doesn't it?
Why do so many NFL guys seem limited to just one skill set? I get the fact that the game sort of lends itself to specialists, but I would bet any money that Potter or Lindell (or hell, one of the non-kickers on the roster) could learn to punt the ball for the same or close to the same net average as Moorman or Powell. I would bet that if one team decided to make the switch to a single kicker/punter, you'd have like ten other teams doing the same thing by the end of the season. Roster spots are at a premium....I find it hard to believe that a punter has more value than a quality depth player on the Oline, LB, CB, etc. Maybe would could have kept someone like Derek Haggan? Not everyone loved J.White, but he'll sure come in handy if Freddy and CJ go down again.