Punter Dru Chrisman

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(02-08-2022, 03:24 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: By all accounts a really good guy and was very solid for the Bengals for many years, but if Matt Araiza is there when the 96th pick of the draft rolls around for the Bengals, I think you gotta take him. The capability of ripping off 70-80 yard punts when you need them is just devastating, and 47% of his punts trapped the opposing team inside the 20, better than Huber's career best, 14% better than Huber's 33% this year.

Get the best kicker of a draft in 2021, get the best punter of a draft in 2022, and then just be set at K/P with top level play and not have to worry about it for the next 15-20 years.

Good points.  Although I think Araiza is known as a punter who hits balls with a low hang-time, getting a lot of yardage, but more of line drives. Will it translate to the NFL or will it change how the NFL operates, or will he adjust to add hang-time? I don't know if its 100% slam dunk like Shooter was. Maybe it is and he will be a huge weapon.