Brooks vs. Frost and 80 is Enough(?)

[J. Spanky]

the new 80 man roster limit has many, if not most, teams lamenting that they can afford to have only one kicker, one long snapper and one punter at training camp. the redskins currently have incumbent punter derek frost and 6th round draft pick punter durrant brooks.

danny smith, the special teams coordinator, has stated that brooks was brought in to provide competition to the position (frost was the only punter at camp last offseason and had an inconsistent, at best, season). but when one considers the prodigious talent that brooks possesses and the fact that the team made the unusual move of spending a draft pick on a punter to get him, it begs the question: does frost actually have a chance to win the job?

washington currently has starters at some key positions rehabbing major injuries. combine that with the fact that roster spots reserved for nfl europa players is a luxury teams no longer have, depth is now more important than ever. are the redskins being irresponsible by keeping frost on board when he is (at least apparently) not in the team’s long term plans? or, if they intend to cut frost before training camp, why haven’t they done so already? the longer they wait, the less chance he has of finding work elsewhere. would it not be better to use the spot on a player at another thin position (interior o-line, outside linebacker, fullback, etc.), focus on brooks and allow frost to find a job with another team? is there any chance that frost has some trade value?

i know its gotta be the slow time of year when i’m making a thread about punters. But c’mon – there’s like a 15 page thread about erasmus james…

thoughts?