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Dirtbag359 · 05-13-2008, 07:54 PM

For me it's a toss up between Brooks and Rhinehart. Right now I think that ARE and Moss will both have great years, in part because this seems to happen a lot when teams draft future replacements.

Actually now that I think about it, it'll probably be Brooks. If anything the easiest transition from the college to pro's is Punter, even more so then Running Back. In fact it might even be slightly easier in terms of transition since you're doing exactly what you did in college except this time with better protection. That is unless more kicks get blocked in the pro's, but in my opinion it seems to happen a lot more often on the college level.

With college kickers you always have to wonder how they'll adjust without a kicking block. Of course the angles are a lot easier but that kicking without that block on field goals is a huge transition for some kickers.

The downside to being a punter in the NFL of course is the fact that theres only 32 spots available. Maybe slightly more if a team decides to add you as a kickoff specilist, but that doesn't really seem to be the norm.

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Dirtbag359 The Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia From: Silver Spring, Maryland Posts: 2,187	Re: Which rookie will have the most impact in 2008? For me it's a toss up between Brooks and Rhinehart. Right now I think that ARE and Moss will both have great years, in part because this seems to happen a lot when teams draft future replacements. Actually now that I think about it, it'll probably be Brooks. If anything the easiest transition from the college to pro's is Punter, even more so then Running Back. In fact it might even be slightly easier in terms of transition since you're doing exactly what you did in college except this time with better protection. That is unless more kicks get blocked in the pro's, but in my opinion it seems to happen a lot more often on the college level. With college kickers you always have to wonder how they'll adjust without a kicking block. Of course the angles are a lot easier but that kicking without that block on field goals is a huge transition for some kickers. The downside to being a punter in the NFL of course is the fact that theres only 32 spots available. Maybe slightly more if a team decides to add you as a kickoff specilist, but that doesn't really seem to be the norm. __________________ "What does a new president mean for the space program? Miles O'Brien explains, next." - Wolf Blitzer (Please tell me that I'm not the only one that see's the irony in this quote)