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Earliest you'd get a punter?
Several things are worth consideration.
1. Tommy Townsend was insanely good the last couple years. 2. Effective punting, especially with a defense as good as ours, is critical. 3. Matt Araiza was a top candidate at one point, but the Chiefs aren't even his first stop since his acquittal. He had a tryout with the Jets in 2023, and they didn't elect to sign him. So, he either got really good in the past year, or he's probably a replacement-level punter, and the Chiefs need a new one. 4. Forward to 20:00 of Brett Kollman's Q&A video: That leads to my question: There's a couple really good punters in this class -- would you invest a pick in one? Would you take your chances in UDFA? Or are you comfortable rolling into the season with a potentially replacement-level punter. |
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04-11-2024, 07:00 AM | #2 |
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Tommy Townsend was not insanely good the last couple of years. He was pretty much league average last season.
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04-11-2024, 08:32 AM | #3 |
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04-11-2024, 08:55 AM | #4 |
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Why is this the 2nd time that a punter is being brought up this offseason?
We're not spending a draft pick on a ****ing punter. |
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04-11-2024, 09:55 AM | #5 |
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We have the best punting prospect probably in history on the team already.
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04-11-2024, 09:56 AM | #6 |
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04-11-2024, 10:11 AM | #7 |
Needs more middle fingers
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04-11-2024, 10:34 AM | #8 |
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Drafting a Kicker is something maybe consider in the 5th onward. Drafting a Punter, on the other hand, is not something I'd ever consider. We don't need either though.
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04-11-2024, 10:39 AM | #9 |
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I mean we literally have a guy nicknamed Punt God and he's 23 and cost us a pack of bubble gum
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04-11-2024, 10:40 AM | #10 |
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Also - will LRZ be our back up/emergency punter, with his rugby experience?
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04-11-2024, 10:44 AM | #11 | |
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"In 2022, the Ravens signed Tucker to a four-year, $24 million contract extension (with $17.5 million guaranteed)." 2 years down the line from that deal, I'll bet we're looking at a $28MM / $20MM guaranteed across 4 years for Butker. - SB winning/tying kicks - SB record setting kick - AFCCG winning/tying kicks - Multiple clutch regular season kicks I think he's probably on track to be a HOF kicker, and I think we hang on to him at least through this next contract window. |
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04-11-2024, 11:05 AM | #12 |
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This team is pretty damn complete. There aren't a lot of areas on offense and defense that require a lot of draft capital. Combine that with Toub having as much influence on roster construction as any ST coach in the league, and hey. |
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04-11-2024, 12:31 PM | #15 |
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OT, IOL, WR, RB and TE of the future......those all require draft capital.
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