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millertime
Member Topic Starter

16 years ago

Shane Lechler
Sam Koch
Hunter Smith
Chris Hanson

Lechler has been one of the most consistent punters in the league over his nine-year career. He has great size, an explosive leg and excellent mechanics to execute his craft. Lechler is a solid athlete, which allows him to adjust to inaccurate snaps and still get off an effective punt. He is adept at directional punting and dropping the ball inside the 20-yard line. He has outstanding value as a free agent punter and likely to be back in a Raider uniform in 2009.

All these guys are better than what we have. When you are an inconsistent team, field position is what keeps you in games. Last year we had horrible punting, which, IMO cost us a couple games. People don't think that punting is that important. But a couple more yards every punt adds up, especially in the snow. It's alot easier for the opposing team to drive 20 yards to get in FG range than it is for them to drive 60 yards.

Call me crazy. but I would offer to make Lechler the highest paid punter in the NFL is he came to Green Bay. We have tried undrafted FAs and vets for the minimum with no success. We haven't had a good punter since Bidwell left and he haven't had a great punter since Hentrich left.

Ted: Bring in Lechler!!!

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Megatron
Registered

16 years ago

Shane Lechler would be an excellent acquisition but i think somehow Oakland will find a way to keep him.

Sam Koch on the other hand has a real chance of leaving. Baltimore has to spend alot of cap space trying to keep Suggs, Scott and Lewis. He has a very high chance of leaving. He is only 26 so if we get him we may not have to worry about addressing the position for the next 10 years.

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BangTheDrum
Registered

16 years ago

Great punters can change a game in a big way

Ba da da, Ba dadada GO PACK GO

Rockmolder
Honored Member

16 years ago

Punter seems to be the only good job on the Raiders team.

If he wants to win something anytime soon though, he'd better leave. GB seems like a real up and coming team where someone who has a couple of years left in him would want to go.

Kapinos did look quite solid at the end of the year though. I'd still ike the sure pick in Lechler, even if we have to pay hm some money. Even 'big money' for a punter is still relatively little, so there's no reason not to throw money at him. Especially since punter is one of the only one-player impact positions.

Jacob
Rookie

16 years ago

Lechler just got his contract extended 4 years

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/02/18/raiders-lechler-gets-his-kicks-with-four-year-deal/

Dulak
Veteran Member

16 years ago

How did kapinos rate (in the few games he played) compared to other punters in the league?

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

16 years ago

I think we should keep Kapinos.

bozz_2006
Registered

16 years ago

Lechler has averaged 79 punts per season for the past five years. if he continues to average 79 punts per season, that would work out to ~$38,000 per punt. not bad.

Jacob
Rookie

16 years ago

yeah i thought kapinos was doin fine.

TengoJuego
Rookie

16 years ago

#10

Nope. We need a good guy. Not someone who is doing "ok."

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