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broady
Punters
September 14, 2005 at 06:16AM View BBCode
Hey can any of you blokes give me an idea of how NY Jets punter Ben Graham is rated over there? the reason i ask is hes an aussie like me and was playing aussie rules until this year. I would be interested to know how he stacks up against other punters in the league? apparently he is the oldest rookie at 31..... do the Jets still suck?
skierdude44
If last week was any indication, yes.
As far as Graham goes, he's been giving the Jets punt returner, Justin Miller, fits when he tries to field his punts. He (and the punt coverage) contained Dante Hall pretty nicely on special teams as well last week. Unfortunately that's about the ONLY thing they did well last week.
September 14, 2005 at 10:41AM View BBCode
Originally posted by broady
do the Jets still suck?
If last week was any indication, yes.
As far as Graham goes, he's been giving the Jets punt returner, Justin Miller, fits when he tries to field his punts. He (and the punt coverage) contained Dante Hall pretty nicely on special teams as well last week. Unfortunately that's about the ONLY thing they did well last week.
FuriousGiorge
Punters...are lame. They get zero women. They are an incremental step above 2nd tuba player in the hierarchy of football.
September 14, 2005 at 09:05PM View BBCode
I'll let you in on a little secret about America broady.Punters...are lame. They get zero women. They are an incremental step above 2nd tuba player in the hierarchy of football.
Duff77
September 14, 2005 at 09:52PM View BBCode
Not fairly, of course. The more often you can pin a defense deep in their own territory, the better off you are. But it's true enough: Chicks don't dig kickers.
broady
he can kick an aussie rules football 60-65metres consistantly so was wonder if he kicks longer than the rest of em... i believe hang time is more sought after than distance tho right?
[Edited on 14-9-2005 by broady]
September 14, 2005 at 11:26PM View BBCode
im pretty sure he couldnt pull a chick over here either.....he can kick an aussie rules football 60-65metres consistantly so was wonder if he kicks longer than the rest of em... i believe hang time is more sought after than distance tho right?
[Edited on 14-9-2005 by broady]
ABDREW
September 14, 2005 at 11:43PM View BBCode
You need a little of both. And you need to be able to place it as well. I seriously doubt he ca kick a football 60 meters, I believe that translates of the top of my head to about 65-70 yards I think. Most punts max out about 50 -55 yards
whiskybear
Great Duff the Even-handed swoops in with his defense of punters. Let's face it: punters don't just suck on wheels; they suck on roller skates. Big pink ones. That come with those little skate keys.
Keep in mind that a punt is measured from the line of scrimmage. Punters are kicking from 10-15 yards behind it.
[Edited on 9-15-2005 by whiskybear]
September 15, 2005 at 12:03AM View BBCode
Originally posted by Duff77
Not fairly, of course. The more often you can pin a defense deep in their own territory, the better off you are.
Great Duff the Even-handed swoops in with his defense of punters. Let's face it: punters don't just suck on wheels; they suck on roller skates. Big pink ones. That come with those little skate keys.
Originally posted by ABDREW
You need a little of both. And you need to be able to place it as well. I seriously doubt he ca kick a football 60 meters, I believe that translates of the top of my head to about 65-70 yards I think. Most punts max out about 50 -55 yards
Keep in mind that a punt is measured from the line of scrimmage. Punters are kicking from 10-15 yards behind it.
[Edited on 9-15-2005 by whiskybear]
FuriousGiorge
Let's see...how many hectares is that...
September 15, 2005 at 12:19AM View BBCode
Originally posted by broady
he can kick an aussie rules football 60-65metres consistantly
Let's see...how many hectares is that...
ABDREW
September 15, 2005 at 12:26AM View BBCode
Good point Whiskey, so I just checked it out and the best punter in the league last year, Shane Lechler of Oakland grossed 46.7 yards per punt. That would tell me the ball went about 60 yards. Of course this stat also includes any roll the ball may have had but since most punts are caught I would say 60 yards is a good # to go by for length
ABDREW
.06 hectometers, and 65 meters is just over 71 yards
September 15, 2005 at 12:29AM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Originally posted by broady
he can kick an aussie rules football 60-65metres consistantly
Let's see...how many hectares is that...
.06 hectometers, and 65 meters is just over 71 yards
FuriousGiorge
September 15, 2005 at 12:38AM View BBCode
I don't know anything about these "hectometers" that you talk about. I know that there are 40 rods to a furlong. How far did he kick in rods, I ask, so that I may know how far a "meter" is.
ABDREW
1 meter = .1988388 rods (international)
A hectometer is the closest thing I could find to a hectares as hectares' and a meter aren't convertable
[Edited on 9-15-2005 by ABDREW]
September 15, 2005 at 01:01AM View BBCode
1 meter = .1988384 rods (survey)1 meter = .1988388 rods (international)
A hectometer is the closest thing I could find to a hectares as hectares' and a meter aren't convertable
[Edited on 9-15-2005 by ABDREW]
ABDREW
September 15, 2005 at 01:06AM View BBCode
Thats my last coversion too or I'll have to send this topic to OT. I'm voilating the policies I am supposed to inforce:o:rolleyes:
FuriousGiorge
Punters....continue to be lame.
September 15, 2005 at 01:22AM View BBCode
Bad, bad, bad.Punters....continue to be lame.
Duff77
September 15, 2005 at 03:02AM View BBCode
And continue to be necessary--that's all I'm saying. And anyway, the median income for a punter is still half a million dollars a year, with some making even more. Where I come from, that buys some fine butt. As a pure matter of buying power, punters should still be able to obtain finer butt than the vast majority of the population.
FuriousGiorge
Duff the Even-Handed really should have a ballad or a lay written about him.
September 15, 2005 at 04:30AM View BBCode
"Butt"? Jesus, just reading that is enough to give a person gay.Duff the Even-Handed really should have a ballad or a lay written about him.
Duff77
September 15, 2005 at 04:50AM View BBCode
I use "butt" because other obviously less gay terms might raise the ire of a certian admin.
broady
September 15, 2005 at 11:03PM View BBCode
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