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And on that basis, this thread should be moved to the conspiracy area LOL. :idea:

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Morstead for the first time in his years with the saints had a chance to show us how good he is as a punter. offense gave him more three and outs in 2012 than any previous year.

what impressed me most last year was the improvement in corner kicks. inside the 10 was great. i look for better next year in coffin corner kicking. lost art and a deadly skill for any punter to have.

sorry real old school and really appreciate this skill. This could mean the difference in 2 to 3 wins a year

redo his contract to a longer term and kick in the signing bonus to reduce the cap hit.

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So when do we start calling them "Elite" punters who command that type of money?

I just still laugh when people use it for QB's so why not punters? LOL

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Don't say you're sorry. Field position is still critical, and while the average fan might not understand that, the rest of us DO understand it.

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I hear Tulane has an excellent kicker

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Punters are far from the most impactful players, I agree, but they aren't paid like other players either. 3 million sounds ridiculous, and really it is, but as compared to the best players at all other positions it amounts to nickels and dimes.

Field position leads to points scored, and points disallowed. That is very important. There aren't many punters or kickers drafted because each team only needs one, unlike other positions. And since you only need one, teams go after the best of the best. Once they've filled those spots, there isn't a reason to draft for "depth" at punter or kicker, lol. That's all I'm saying. Not disputing that making millions for kicking is dumb, but you gotta have those guys anyway.

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At least Morstead can make open field tackles, which is more than I can say about most of the punters across the league.

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What makes our punter valuable?

Two steps - nearly impossible to block
Hang time - still avg around 5 seconds (which should cover 50 yds)
Distance - read below the piece from Oct 12 last year.

Everything else is on the tackling IMO

New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead in rare air -- just like his kicks: First-and-10 | NOLA.com

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Graham's salary is a joke compared to our kickers / punters

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I know what game you're referring to. You must have missed his 2nd attempt in that game. I've seen pee-wee players make better attempts.