Kevin Huber Status

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Huber will likely cost at least $1 mil more per year than Chrisman or a rookie punter. I believe there were also rumblings about him potentially retiring. I doubt he goes anywhere else, probably Cincy or bust for him if he wants to keep playing which is far from certain.

He was still solid but seems to be falling off lately. He’s putting fewer punts inside the 20 and it seems like the ones he is are a lot closer to the 20 than the 5 where you want them. I’d be fine bringing him back if he comes cheap but I think we are set up perfectly to move on from him now before he drops off even more.

Punter is not a hard spot to judge when you have the guy in your building for a year. The bengals know exactly what they have in Chrisman by now. If they are comfortable with him than we should be too. We could still draft one too but if Drue is up for the challenge and they are confident in him, there is no need.

Seems clear to me they were preparing for Kevin’s retirement by keeping Chrisman around all year. Plus, if Kevin really is Cincy or bust and/or uncertain if he wants to play, he could probably be called in last minute if needed.

Don’t stress over the punter situation. However it works out, we will be solid at worst. And hopefully we aren’t punting much anyway.