Andy Lee cut. Palardy is our Punter

[Millioso7]

9 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

We didn't save anything. What the fug are you happy with? 

Lee cost more then palardy?... palardy is younger?.. learn to manage money

[Millioso7]

Pay some dinosaur to pull his hammy again? Nope I'm good 

[Shocker]

Big surprise to me that Lee was cut.  

[KillerKat]

Palardy can boom it, but Lee was one of the best directional punters in the league. Which should be more important. 

[OriginalPantherDan]

[Millioso7]

11 minutes ago, stbugs said:

We saved $25,000 in cap this year. Lee was a sunk coat so his cap hit was basically the same as dead cap. Past 2017, yes Palardy should be cheaper but we could have cut Lee after 2017 for virtually the same cost as cutting him today. If they think Palardy is ups have gotten picked up and that he is our long term then that makes sense. A lot of us worry because based on 2016 results, our 2017 punting game may have gone from best to worst for no measurable cap savings. 

Cut palardy now then who do we have next year after Lee?

[Jon Snow]

I can understand wanting to get younger and plan for long term at kicker.  But wouldn't you prefer that the younger guy be at least as good as the old guy he replaces?   That's not the case here.  Palardy is just younger but no where near as good as Lee.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

I think it has less to do with money and more to do with not wanting to have to find another punter next year. Now they have a young up and coming punter who could conceivably be here for the next 10 years. This is not something to freak out about, for sure.

[TCon]

Thank you, Hogmollie, for being one of the few posters on this thread making sense. Lee gave up more return yardage per punt than any punter in the NFL at nearly 15 yards per his punts being returned. He had twice as many touchback last season in the same amount of games as Palardy. 

[AggieLean]

2 hours ago, hepcat said:

This is definitely a long term move. Lee couldn't even make it through a full season last year and might not have much left in the tank. Wait and see how this plays out before y'all start shitting all over yourselves. This isn't a horrible move by and stretch.

This.

[TCon]

Promethean, your stats are way off. You need to look at net and gross, and for all 4 preseason games, not just the last two. Where was Lee in the first preseason game with his 30 yard punt? You didn't mention that. For the preseason, Palardy's average was almost 3 to 4 yards better than Lee's.  Quit twisting facts to back your untruths.

[uncfan888]

This dude has to be related to Palardy 

[tiger7_88]

19 minutes ago, stbugs said:

Nobody, that's the main reason I can see this move. If they feel Palardy has improved enough and they want him for the future then it's a good move. I just hope he improves because if we are a contender and he punts like 2016, he could screw up some close games for us. 

So the potential new head coach next year will be secure in his punting situation?  ;)

[Millioso7]

5 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

In 36 punts:

Lee had 1,769 yards. Averaged 49.1 yards a boot. He pinned opposing offenses inside their own 10 yard line 10 times (inside their own 20 yard line 18 times).

Palardy had 1531 yards. Averaged 42.5 yards a boot. He pinned opposing offenses inside their own 10 yard line 4 times (inside their own 20 yard line 13 times).

Age has no validation for this argument.

 Ferarri with 200,000 miles on it or a mustang fresh off the lot.. which one do you choose?