Ted Thompson must be determined to prove that this was a good move. You cannot convince me that there is not a better option out there. Wow.
"IronMan" wrote:
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their starting Punter this season, and signed P Mitch Berger at the start of the season. Berger avg. about 40 yards per punt. Yes, total per punt, that's not net yardage.
So the Steelers released Berger a month back, and brought in Paul Ernster. Earnster averaged a horrendous 31 yards per punt. Yes, that's total yards per punt, not net yardage after returns.
Steelers cut Ernster yesterday, and brought back Berger.
Link to press release of the move. Quite simply, the talent out there at P is, at best, marginally better than Frost at punting.
At least Frost is a great holder. He's had time to build a rapport with Crosby. Any new Punter would need time to develop a rapport with Crosby (like understand his placement preference for kicks, etc.), and there is no guarantee that the new P will be as sure a holder as Frost. So accusing Ted of being stubborn and sticking with this move is, IMO, wrong.
No doubt signing Frost out of the blue when we had some consistency at P has proven to be a terrible mistake.
No question, Frost is not coming back for a second year.
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