Durant Brooks Venting Thread

Yes he did a better job punting today but it still scare me everytime we try a field goal.

Eagles sign Brooks to 2-year deal

Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles have signed punter Durant Brooks to a two-year contract, giving incumbent Sav Rocca competition.

Brooks, a sixth-round pick by Washington in 2008, played six games with the Redskins. He had a gross average of 39.6 yards on 26 punts. Brooks spent time on Green Bay's practice squad in '08 and was released by the Packers last preseason.

Brooks played two seasons at Georgia Tech and won the Ray Guy Award given to the top college punter in 2007.

Rocca has been Philadelphia's punter the last three seasons. He had a net average of 38.3 yards per punt last season.

Philadelphia Eagles sign punter Durant Brooks to two-year contract - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4881320)

What a forgettable draft pick. Never draft a punter....

he'll be great in a few years like david akers

Yeah sometimes you've got to stick with a guy for awhile. I think that if he gets the coaching he needs and just sticks it somewhere for a couple of years he'll be fine. Maybe no Feagles or Hunter the Punter, but who is?

Good times in this thread. Fun to read this now.


I loved Zorn's answer (post #82)...forgot about that.

lol.. going down memory lane. This seems like years ago now.

Yeah sometimes you've got to stick with a guy for awhile. I think that if he gets the coaching he needs and just sticks it somewhere for a couple of years he'll be fine. Maybe no Feagles or Hunter the Punter, but who is?What is it with kickers? It's not like kicking in the NFL is any more complex than kicking in college. My theory is that kickers (and punters) are the biggest head cases in the league. Just look at how FG percentages have plummeted this post-season compared to the regular season.

What is it with kickers? It's not like kicking in the NFL is any more complex than kicking in college. My theory is that kickers (and punters) are the biggest head cases in the league. Just look at how FG percentages have plummeted this post-season compared to the regular season.

I guess just the pressures of doing it at a higher level and being expected to make the bigger kicks, whereas in college it's not terribly uncommon to miss some of the ones that should be nearly guaranteed.

As far as head cases, maybe.. I bet like the mechanics of a QB it's got to be extremely tough to change the mechanics of a kicker. I've never played high level football but it seems like the kickers never got much coaching, once you're a kicker you're a kicker and you're good or not good. I mean I've seen some guys told to kick with a higher trajectory or whatever, but I wonder how technical the coaching gets. Can't say that I've heard much about foot placement, approach, etc like you do footwork with linemen; but maybe that's just because linemen are "sexier" than kickers to talk about.

Anyone care to chime in?

Hey I started this thread! lol

Hey I started this thread! lol
ummm... congrats? haha