Beck Water Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I just think Matt deserves some Attaboys. According to his press conference, he had never punted nor practiced punting, until the Bills came to him an hour before the game and asked him to punt. 2 minutes in is when he talks about the punting. Says the 53 yarder took a "Bitcoin Bounce". It was nice to see him crack a smile at the end when asked about his "career best" punt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Lordy lordy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I still find it weird out of all the athletic freaks that were active they picked the older not overly mobile quarterback to kick. Just a weird fit. On a rough night though his 50 yarder was a nice feel good moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Call me ignorant, but why are kickers never punters also? I feel like if a kicker could do both, and do both well, his value woukd be through the roof in the nfl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Steptide said: Call me ignorant, but why are kickers never punters also? I feel like if a kicker could do both, and do both well, his value woukd be through the roof in the nfl I was under the impression that it's different mechanics for both, and at the NFL level, they want you to focus on one thing when it comes to kicking. So let's say you're punting and then line up for a game winning field goal. You do something by nature that messes with the process of field goal kicking, and you miss the kick. That's what coaches are trying to avoid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Steptide said: Call me ignorant, but why are kickers never punters also? I feel like if a kicker could do both, and do both well, his value woukd be through the roof in the nfl This has been discussed a dozen times. It just doesn't work like that. Also you'd also lose two positions at once if they ever got hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Steptide said: Call me ignorant, but why are kickers never punters also? I feel like if a kicker could do both, and do both well, his value woukd be through the roof in the nfl NFLPA rules. There is limited amount time they are allowed to practice so in this case a player would need to do both practices with additional player needing to be the holder. And if player was injured the team would need to replace two players until player recovered, Besides according to some fixed (why is when male is it called fixed? Sounds like broken to me) experts on site you can replace all of the special teams members with UDFAs from high school and save the money for real players. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, Rc2catch said: I still find it weird out of all the athletic freaks that were active they picked the older not overly mobile quarterback to kick. Just a weird fit. On a rough night though his 50 yarder was a nice feel good moment. Hes got that almost fat thickness that could help a non punter, punting lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 The guy must be a very good naturals athlete to even have any chance at success with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 minute ago, BillsShredder83 said: Hes got that almost fat thickness that could help a non punter, punting lol His big kick was probably the highlight of the night for me, so I definitely didn’t complain. And hey at least we know in an emergency he can actually perform 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 32 minutes ago, Steptide said: Call me ignorant, but why are kickers never punters also? I feel like if a kicker could do both, and do both well, his value woukd be through the roof in the nfl Good question - someone could start a thread about that. Oh, wait - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I really doubt Barkley never punted before Growing up in California he most certainly was on the punt pass and kick circuit Maybe not in games but he definitely was doing it growing up I would assume UB lost their punter a few seasons ago and their QB became the punter also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: I really doubt Barkley never punted before Growing up in California he most certainly was on the punt pass and kick circuit Maybe not in games but he definitely was doing it growing up I would assume UB lost their punter a few seasons ago and their QB became the punter also 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 QBs at least have the most familiarity with taking snaps from shotgun, which makes a QB kicking a little safer than someone else who hasn't kicked as they at least have part of the operation down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: That’s a big MFr he probably bombsssss it Edited August 27, 2022 by Buffalo716 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 53 minutes ago, Rc2catch said: I still find it weird out of all the athletic freaks that were active they picked the older not overly mobile quarterback to kick. Just a weird fit. On a rough night though his 50 yarder was a nice feel good moment. Maybe he’s a more likely cut come Tuesday, so they figured let’s throw him back there in a game that ultimately doesn’t matter… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Beck Water said: Good question - someone could start a thread about that. Oh, wait - Not all of us live on 2 bills drive 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Just now, Steptide said: Not all of us live on 2 bills drive 😉 You have to live here to use the search function or scan the first page? Huh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 49 minutes ago, Steptide said: Call me ignorant, but why are kickers never punters also? I feel like if a kicker could do both, and do both well, his value woukd be through the roof in the nfl We have Josh and Bass do we really even need a punter ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: The guy must be a very good naturals athlete to even have any chance at success with it. That's what really struck me. Relative to Josh, I think most of us think of Barkley as old, slow, weak-armed. But really, he's a top athlete with a ton of natural ability. All these guys are. He had the physical sequence down pat. 8 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said: QBs at least have the most familiarity with taking snaps from shotgun, which makes a QB kicking a little safer than someone else who hasn't kicked as they at least have part of the operation down. That's actually a very valid point -the QBs have the most practice at following the snap and automatically adjusting and handling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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