Hunter Axed

I don't call missing a 20 something yard kick a slump I'd call it totally inexcusable and fire the guy.

So... I guess you were ok with cutting Suisham last year after all

Getting rid of Hunter is a complete fail, like cutting Sushiam last season. Solves Zero and sends a crappy message. Snaps have been an issue since preseason and Gano kicking field goals been an issue all year.

I gotta agree with this too. Not sure what the message here is... The Skins will not stand for mediocrity or mistakes?? lol...

If you're gonna dump Hunter for a dropped (high) snap then I can give you reasons to dump every bum on this squad.

I blame this whole fiasco on the Curse of the Red Snapper.

^Exactly. This is the only FO move i've had a problem with in this "new" era...seemed like a very Vinny/Danny typical knee-jerk reactionary move, just stinks of past...

I love Hunter the Punter, but I've got no problem with cutting him. He wasn't having a good year and at almost 40 years old he probably won't get much better. Plus you already know what you have in him and it's not like there's high demand for him.

With the team out of playoff contention, why not bring in a young guy see if he can be a factor not only as a punter but also maybe as a holder, and whether the overall kicking unit can benefit.

This is a no harm move

Making a roster change ought to do something significant to imrove the team - - unless you are making the change as a result of an injury to a starter or unless you are making the change as a knee-jerk reaction.

Is this supposed to put the Fear of God in the rest of the roster with regard to on-field accountability? Give me a break. If on-field accountability mattered, at least a third of this roster would be looking for work in a warehouse by now. The players do not fear The Wrath of the Shanny any more now than they did a week ago.

Did the team get better? Maybe. But when you are expending effort tweaking the performance of your punter, normally the rest of the team is playing lights-out football. Here, we see yet one more PR move by the Skins. Special teams f*cked up a field goal so somebody has to be hung out to dry.

The famous scribe Billy Shakespeare had the line that best describes this entire matter in MacBeth (Act V, Scene V I believe):

Tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury and signifying nothing...

I love Hunter the Punter, but I've got no problem with cutting him. He wasn't having a good year and at almost 40 years old he probably won't get much better. Plus you already know what you have in him and it's not like there's high demand for him.

With the team out of playoff contention, why not bring in a young guy see if he can be a factor not only as a punter but also maybe as a holder, and whether the overall kicking unit can benefit.

This is a no harm move


Yeah this is pretty much exactly how i feel. At first i felt like it was a knee jerk reaction to our loss, but as of today i started thinking well at this point in the season its more about finding guys that can be good for us in the future. I wouldnt mind seeing Durant Brooks brought back, wasnt Denver the other team big on him back in Shanahan's last year there?

Making a roster change ought to do something significant to imrove the team - - unless you are making the change as a result of an injury to a starter or unless you are making the change as a knee-jerk reaction.

Is this supposed to put the Fear of God in the rest of the roster with regard to on-field accountability? Give me a break. If on-field accountability mattered, at least a third of this roster would be looking for work in a warehouse by now. The players do not fear The Wrath of the Shanny any more now than they did a week ago.

Did the team get better? Maybe. But when you are expending effort tweaking the performance of your punter, normally the rest of the team is playing lights-out football. Here, we see yet one more PR move by the Skins. Special teams f*cked up a field goal so somebody has to be hung out to dry.

The famous scribe Billy Shakespeare had the line that best describes this entire matter in MacBeth (Act V, Scene V I believe):
Tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury and signifying nothing...


dang SC, didn't think a Hunter the punter gets cut thread warranted Shakespeare!

SC, it also may be warranted if you are out of contention (we are), the player cut is old/not going to be on the team next year(he is, and wasn't), and you want to explore other options(I guess they do).

I am sure I am just justifying, but in the end, this move wasn't a huge deal. Shame for HS though.

I think the Skins more than any other team has the worst luck of K/P in the past what?.,.. 7 years?


...and the Eagles thank you for it.

Making a roster change ought to do something significant to imrove the team - - unless you are making the change as a result of an injury to a starter or unless you are making the change as a knee-jerk reaction.

Is this supposed to put the Fear of God in the rest of the roster with regard to on-field accountability? Give me a break. If on-field accountability mattered, at least a third of this roster would be looking for work in a warehouse by now. The players do not fear The Wrath of the Shanny any more now than they did a week ago.

Did the team get better? Maybe. But when you are expending effort tweaking the performance of your punter, normally the rest of the team is playing lights-out football. Here, we see yet one more PR move by the Skins. Special teams f*cked up a field goal so somebody has to be hung out to dry.

The famous scribe Billy Shakespeare had the line that best describes this entire matter in MacBeth (Act V, Scene V I believe):
Tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury and signifying nothing...


DO you not think that they believe (as I do) Hunter is NOT the punter and with a handful of essentially meaningless games left that a better time could not be chosen to evaluate some other possible answers at this and some other positions for next year?

Seek now what you will need for the morrow........
-Benjamin Franklin