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Pats release long time punter Ryan Allen


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1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:

I'm not opposed to bringing Allen in.  Just don't expect a significant improvement as the Pats felt they needed to upgrade so they drafted a punter.

Similar looking at their net averages.

 

 

They didn't even bother using the Bills current punter at all when they had him, so....

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14 hours ago, Warcodered said:

You've got to think Bean is looking at that position it's clearly a weak point right now. I mean nobody's pulled away with it in camp and not because they've both been great.

 

Could be there's a couple of names Beane is pretty confident will become available next week once the rosters are cut down and he's waiting on them.

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Allen has played with New England since his rookie year of 2013, is coming off a 2018 season averaging 45.1 yards per 64 punts, which was right along with his solid career average of 45.3 yards a punt.   In 409 career punts, Allen only had two punts blocked.

 

Seems like our punters are inconsistent and we still don't know if we have the right one starting.  Would it make sense to bring this cat in?    Not feeling good about our kicking or punting game at all this year.  Still amazed at how pro teams seem to ignore such a clutch position on draft days.   Justin Tucker best kicker in the game, undrafted, got the Ravens in the playoffs last year.  If Browns had an average FG kicker last year they make the playoffs instead.  

 

Hauschka got us in the playoffs with his bombs two years ago, won us two games with 50+ yarders in the clutch.  

 

My point is if we can upgrade either spot we oughta do so.  Plenty of cap room for some short term deals here.

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7 minutes ago, Da webster guy said:

Allen has played with New England since his rookie year of 2013, is coming off a 2018 season averaging 45.1 yards per 64 punts, which was right along with his solid career average of 45.3 yards a punt.   In 409 career punts, Allen only had two punts blocked.

 

Seems like our punters are inconsistent and we still don't know if we have the right one starting.  Would it make sense to bring this cat in?    Not feeling good about our kicking or punting game at all this year.  Still amazed at how pro teams seem to ignore such a clutch position on draft days.   Justin Tucker best kicker in the game, undrafted, got the Ravens in the playoffs last year.  If Browns had an average FG kicker last year they make the playoffs instead.  

 

Hauschka got us in the playoffs with his bombs two years ago, won us two games with 50+ yarders in the clutch.  

 

My point is if we can upgrade either spot we oughta do so.  Plenty of cap room for some short term deals here.

 

I'd do it.  Plenty of cap room and its an upgrade.  He's held the ball for a long time for a good kicker.  


I will say this though - buffalo punters always have a lower average because its so windy in that stadium in the fall.  Someone who can consistently get fair catches, kick to his coverage, and punt well enough out of bounds is all i ask for.  He doesn't need to be johnny hekker.  

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Yolo was on his "breaking news" game Monday........sorry you missed it bud...he's tough to beat...:thumbsup:...pretty effin' sad how the good guy OP missed the other thread and we have major "knotted nylons"......SMH.....

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