New Punter

[Semaj]

2 hours ago, Growl said:

You should of put his name in the title and your thread would receive more press. Rookie mistake.

 

There should be a bit more attention for reasons beyond that as well:

 

The guy is not only a terrific Punter but an excellent FG kicker. You may be seeing the Panthers on front line of what has always been the inevitable progression of the "Kicking Specialist" position (that'll be the title of that position in the future as well, mark it down)

 

Imagine having an extra roster spot because you've got a guy who can do both.

I remember that being a thing way back in the day.  I remember reading about the Rams Kicker Frank Corral handling both chores.  It makes sense why waste 2 roster spots on kickers when you can use just one?

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

2 hours ago, Omega Atrocity said:

A punter upgrade would be nice, Denver's punter had an argument for super bowl MVP, we started behind the 8 ball on damn near every drive.

that's mainly because we had a penalty every time we received a punt

[Cuttinedge]

2 hours ago, Omega Atrocity said:

A punter upgrade would be nice, Denver's punter had an argument for super bowl MVP, we started behind the 8 ball on damn near every drive.

Lot of that was due to stupid penalties (aka Teddy Williams)

[Cuttinedge]

On February 11, 2016 at 5:55 PM, chris999 said:

This isnt Nortman's best year, but 'atrocious'?

Just a year or 2 ago he was recognized as one of the best punters in the league and had the leagues longest average kicks.

We were on the 50 and he kicked one to the 25 that got returned to the 11. Longest punt return in SB history. If he at least kicks that inside the 10 we get a chance to pin them down. And with they way our D was playing could have been game changing. 

And let's not let him off the hook for the shank against Arizona that Peterson fumbled. If he doesn't fumble that it could have give Zona some momentum starting inside the 50

Truth is when the psi is on nortmans  known to choke 

and Getts ain't playing that chit

 

[Raskle]

2 hours ago, KB_fan said:

That's certainly how it seems to me too...

Maybe we can teach Joe Webb to kick.  QB, RB, WR, ST specialist, K/P .... the do it all player / emergency backup for every position,  LOL!!!  :-)

Lol.. first name that popped into my mind when I read that post too!

[LinvilleGorge]

22 minutes ago, Cuttinedge said:

We were on the 50 and he kicked one to the 25 that got returned to the 11. Longest punt return in SB history. If he at least kicks that inside the 10 we get a chance to pin them down. And with they way out D was playing could have been game changing. 

And let's not let him off the hook for the shank against Arizona that Peterson fumbled. If he doesn't fumble that it could have give Zona some momentum starting inside the 50

Truth is when the psi is on nortmans  known to choke 

and Getts ain't playing that chit

 

It wasn't a great punt, but it isn't Nortman's fault that both gunners just stood there, let the returner catch the ball, and then take off running like a cat with it's tail on fire while they stood there with their thumbs up their asses.

[TN05]

2 hours ago, Omega Atrocity said:

Qb is the same way though. Having one kicker is definitely a good idea, how often do they get hurt?

How much more often would they get hurt if asked to go everything? How much less effective would they be if tasked with not just the pressure of kicking, but of punting and kickoffs - plus having less practice time for each.

2 hours ago, Omega Atrocity said:

It's so rare you can really just go for every 2 point conversion if it happens.

How about if you are down 3, at the 15 yard line and it's fourth and goal?

2 hours ago, Omega Atrocity said:

There's always one guy on the team that can punt if you have no other option (Tom Brady type). It's definitely something worth trying out considering you get an extra roster spot for free.

20 yard punts vs 50 yard punts in a close game are big differences.

[Raskle]

Oh.. and just for the laughs:

Welcome to the Panthers Swayze!

[megadeth078]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It wasn't a great punt, but it isn't Nortman's fault that both gunners just stood there, let the returner catch the ball, and then take off running like a cat with it's tail on fire while they stood there with their thumbs up their asses.

Not a great punt is an understatement.  It was a 25-yard punt from the 50-yard line.  If his goal was to pin the Broncos deep, he was still missing about 20 yards there.  

[tiger7_88]

5 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Nothing more than compeititon

Nortman's 25 yard punt that was caught at the 25 pissed me off more than Gano's miss.

Dude, you punted it 25 yards... YOU HAD 25 MORE YARDS TO FUGGING WORK WITH.

It would make me perfectly happy for this to be MORE than competition.

[KBRed]

5 hours ago, Bartin said:

The level of screwed you would be if your K/P went down early in a game is unmeasurable. The K is your emergency P and the P is your emergency K. Lose both at the same time and you might as well pack it up and go home early.

Fortunately, when you have Cam Newton on your team, that fear goes out the window. Because then there's actually a significant reason to go for it every 4th down.

[Cj72]

Nortmans about like me playing golf. Hes good for at least one shank a game while I'm good for 1 shank a hole

[Mr. Scot]

I doubt he's much more than a camp body.

Heck, we'll probably bring back our old buddy Matt Wile, too.

[Cuttinedge]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It wasn't a great punt, but it isn't Nortman's fault that both gunners just stood there, let the returner catch the ball, and then take off running like a cat with it's tail on fire while they stood there with their thumbs up their asses.

Oh Yeah I'm not blaming him for the 2 idiots not tackling the returner. But if he kicks it inside the 10 the returner probably lets it bounce in hopes of it going into the end zone. Hence NO return. Denver 3 and out from the shadow of their end zone we get great field position after their punt   

He's a punter one job from the 50 u pin the opposing team deep not a 5 second hang time 25 yarder his punt was so horrible the gunners were trying to keep from running into the returner. Who may or may not have signaled fair catch. 

He hasn't been good all year shank against Zona ,shorted it against Denver. Psi on he sucks even worse.