Quote:A new contract should be viewed through the optic of what his worth is to the team now. Not something that happened 4 years and on which the man himself had no influence. The same thing happened with Alualu last year, was he worth a first round pick in hindsight? No. But he had a worth to the team and he was offered a contract fitting that worth.

 

And need I remind you the last time we had a drafted punter and let him go in FA? We needed up with Matt Turk, think about that for a second; Matt Turk. 

I have already professed my occasional lack of wit regarding things football, so you're pounding the proverbial 'dead horse' here. Yes, I do remember Matt Turk... but I regard him as an anomaly who was put in a particularly bad situation from the start. For the most part, serviceable punters are out there; no, they might not be in the habit of pinning plays consistently inside the 20 yard line, but they are nevertheless useable.

 

My concern is if Brian Anger is worth what he's getting paid (and before I say anything else, I think ALL pro football players are ridiculously over paid). Is his pay comparable to other 'average' punters (because he is statistically only average)? If it is, then I see little merit (beyond the already discussed history of his being here) of not renewing his contract. If we let him walk, we could probably do as well with the next one... even possibly hit on a real boomer! On the other hand, it's also possible we could get someone who in a real game can't do better than Turk did.

 

That being said, and since this team has so many more important pieces to be concerned with than its punter, there's not much more that can be said.

... worrying about the punter... sad.

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