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#56fanatic · 11-22-2005, 10:11 AM

To me the sellers thing was what should have fired up the defense the rest of the game. The guy took a cheap shot, broke a rib, then went right back on the field and went after the guy throwing him to the ground. Seller couldn't half breathe right. We need more guys like that, that hunger and old school mentality.

I started a post last week regarding our punter and no one really had the same feeling about him. I wanted to ask the same question this week. Doesn't he share part of the blame for allowing the Raiders to get in position to drive down the field. Game in and game out when we need a deep punt, he shanks one and it goes 30 yards. I think his stats are misleading. He may have good numbers with punts inside the 20 and some touchbacks, but thats because our offense would sputter somewhere around midfield. There has got to be a punter out there that can put the ball down field. When he is backed up in our territory around the 20 or 30, teams are getting the ball around their 30 or 40 yard line everytime. Just like the Raider game, and Tampa game. Late in the game he sends a 30 yarder down field giving them and extra 15 to 20 yards. I think that stat is misleading from last year because Tupa would consistantly put the ball deep, avg like 47 yards or so. Our D had a lot more room to work with where this year they are getting shorter fields to work with.

11-22-2005, 10:11 AM	#7
#56fanatic The Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charlotte NC Age: 50 Posts: 1,801	Re: Injuries Mounting To me the sellers thing was what should have fired up the defense the rest of the game. The guy took a cheap shot, broke a rib, then went right back on the field and went after the guy throwing him to the ground. Seller couldn't half breathe right. We need more guys like that, that hunger and old school mentality. I started a post last week regarding our punter and no one really had the same feeling about him. I wanted to ask the same question this week. Doesn't he share part of the blame for allowing the Raiders to get in position to drive down the field. Game in and game out when we need a deep punt, he shanks one and it goes 30 yards. I think his stats are misleading. He may have good numbers with punts inside the 20 and some touchbacks, but thats because our offense would sputter somewhere around midfield. There has got to be a punter out there that can put the ball down field. When he is backed up in our territory around the 20 or 30, teams are getting the ball around their 30 or 40 yard line everytime. Just like the Raider game, and Tampa game. Late in the game he sends a 30 yarder down field giving them and extra 15 to 20 yards. I think that stat is misleading from last year because Tupa would consistantly put the ball deep, avg like 47 yards or so. Our D had a lot more room to work with where this year they are getting shorter fields to work with.