Redskins Uninterested in Free Agent Kickers and Punters

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Gibbs said the team is not in the market for a kicker or punter, with veteran kicker John Hall recovered from another injury-plagued season and young punter Derrick Frost showing enough promise to remain in Washington. Gibbs said Frost may handle kickoff duties to relieve the strain on Hall's leg. (Look at the bottom of this article Redskins Notebook )


What do people think of these "non-moves?"

[Portis26Fan]

i would have loved 2 get, vanderjagt, or adam vinateri.. but j hall aint bad.

[That Guy]

ghey. Halls injuries are now recurring, its not a 1-off thing, he missed HUGE amounts of time two years running. Frost is terrible... out of 32 punters, he's in the low 20s.

I guess they think hall is healthy for good this time and frost will get better, but you can get undrafted guys that punt better than him.

[Portis26Fan]

yeah i think the team, needs 2 do something about frost. his punting this past year was not impresive at all!!!

[Huddle]

As agressive as the Skins have been in free agency, I was disappointed that we didn't go after Ryan Longwell. With all the close games in the NFL, the PK has become more valuable.

I've read that there aren't any standouts in the draft this year. So, I guess we hope that Hall comes back stronger.

And Frost was barely adequate last season. Are there no outstanding punters in the draft either?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Huddle

As agressive as the Skins have been in free agency, I was disappointed that we didn't go after Ryan Longwell. With all the close games in the NFL, the PK has become more valuable.

I've read that there aren't any standouts in the draft this year. So, I guess we hope that Hall comes back stronger.

And Frost was barely adequate last season. Are there no outstanding punters in the draft either?

torp plack and koch could all be better punters, and theres 2-3 more good ones next year. no good kickers this year, a good and an amazing one next year though.

at the combine none of the invited punters looked good. koch was #2 in ncaa in distance (plack was #1) and top 5 in net distance (punt - return), yet was not invited to the combine. he did drills at his pro day, but those drills aren't streamed on nfl.com or written about in depth, so i have no clue how that went for him.

[shallyshal]

i think having frost kick off would be key.. it would spare hall from the temptation of making tackles and getting hurt and take some strain off his leg.
if healthy, and that is the key, hall is a fine kicker.
maybe they feel frost has passed the point of jitters and shanks.. i am not so sure, but have to defer to the FO on this one. for certain, i do not want another rookie punter

[Luxorreb]

No need to look at K and P when they weren't responsible for playoff shortcomings!

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by Luxorreb

No need to look at K and P when they weren't responsible for playoff shortcomings!

Not only that we had a washed up center and a 40 something guard as our back up on the OL!!! Brown did a fair job but when he went down in the Seattle game we were in big trouble. Raymer was so bad and even more funny was watching him get his ass kicked and looked completly lost working in Browns place at Right guard! I don't think we can be as lucky another season with out two good back ups!

[#56fanatic]

IF(big IF) hall is healthy, he can be a pretty damn good kicker. Why we are cursed with kickers getting injured I have no idea, but if hes healthy we will be ok in that department. the only think I worry about is that Frost idiot. He is absolutely awful. The only reason he is in the low 20's instead of the 30's in terms of punting stats is because our offense would stall around midfield and he didn't have to kick it by 30 yards. You look when he punts from our 20 or 30, teams are getting bacll around midfield. that is pretty damn bad.

[JET]

Originally Posted by Luxorreb

No need to look at K and P when they weren't responsible for playoff shortcomings!

John Hall's missed FG in the Seattle game certainly didn't help. Just something to consider.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20060114026
That cut the Seattle lead to a touchdown just 3:01 into the final quarter. Then Josh Scobee fumbled the kickoff and kicker John Hall recovered, but Hall missed a 36-yard field-goal attempt that could have cut it to four.

[Twilbert07]

I'm hoping we draft a kicker or punter in the low rounds and replace Hall or Frost. It's hard to have confidence in either guy right now.

[Master4Caster]

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[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Twilbert07

I'm hoping we draft a kicker or punter in the low rounds and replace Hall or Frost. It's hard to have confidence in either guy right now.

no one in the draft this year is any good.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by That Guy

no one in the draft this year is any good.

How can you say that? No one knows what the future holds for these youngsters. You might say, "The Redskins would be better off focusing on other needs, etc" but your post strikes me as an overstatement.

It also comes off as discourteous and dismissive.