{ Postgame Reactions Thread - Week 1 }

[007BengalsFan]

(09-12-2023, 05:43 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Sorry, Goose, but punters, even rookie punters, must come in and be good-to-great from the get go. Everyone knows punters don't grow or become better. They just are. I don't know what you're thinking giving a rookie - A ROOKIE - time to adjust and acclimate to the NFL before making a decision on whether he needs to be replaced. 

Rookie punters do need to be good from the get go.  They are not like other positions that need to learn the offense or defense.  They punt.   Im wondering if the Bengals actually wanted Bryce Baringer and settled for Robbins when the Patriots snagged Baringer in the 6th.

Just for fun, here is the list of the best statistical punters in college last year just for comparison.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player/_/view/special/stat/punting/season/2022/table/punting/sort/grossAvgPuntYards/dir/desc