{ Postgame Reactions Thread - Week 1 }

[Essex Johnson]

(09-12-2023, 03:50 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Robbins just doesnt have a strong leg.  I have been pointing this out since we drafted him.  If we have to punt deep in our own territory the other team is more often than not going to get good field position so that's a big problem to start with.  

The comeback always is Robbins has great hang time.  Our offense is so good we should be able to make it to midfield and when Robbins kicks his 40 yard punts with great hang time we will be able to pin other teams deep.  The problem with that logic is 1) We dont always make it to midfield on offense so that's never a given we make it that far and 2)  Robbins still has to deliver even when the offense does make it to midfield.  Sunday we had a chance to kick a long field goal at the Cleveland 38 but due to weather conditions we decide to punt.  This is where Robbins and his 40 yard leg are supposed to shine.  Instead Robbins kicks it in the endzone for a touchback.  A net gain of only 18 yards.

Robbins is limited in his abilities to begin with and is helpful only in certain situations when the team can make it to midfield.  If Robbins isnt great in those situations why is he on the team?  If he has another game like he did against Cleveland, he needs released

He is not elite in leg coming in but shown elite in  hang time and placement  inside the 20... there are trade offs here... and the Bengals decided to go with hang tim enad inside 20 over a strong leg with less hang time and maybe bad at putting it inside the 20.  One game in bad weather does not mean he is bad.  And lets be honest if we are kicking the ball 4 to 5 times beyond the 20 in a game, we are losing that game regardless of the punter in majority of cases.   

Im really not sure why you think he is limited in his abilities not having a big leg. His hang time and a 40 to 45 punt with no return at the 40 would put a team at the 15 to 20 yard line with no return... nothing wrong with that.  But he is a rookie and yes if he has another bad game we might be looking for a new punter but all reports he had a strong camp so i expect he will be better this Sunday