Goodbye Austin McNamara-Roster Updates

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(08-07-2024, 04:59 PM)Nepa Wrote: That is a surprise. Jungle Noise had a whole thread filled with excitement about the signing, including his highlights and stats and how he might have been the best punter in the draft, although not drafted. I guess Ryan Rehkow was more impressive as a punter, or maybe McNamara couldn't do well with holding for McPherson.

I don't think I ever looked up Rehkow in the draft process.
He did have a really damn good YPP though in college career - 47.4.
He had two seasons with >48 YPP - 48.6 in 2021 and 48.4 last year.

NFL.com said this about his college punting:

Quote:He hits punts far but with a lower trajectory, leading to a higher number of returns and a lower net average than teams might like. Rehkow might need to sacrifice a little distance for a little more loft in order to make his mark in the NFL.

My only thought why McNamara was let go in favor of Robbins/Rekhow was either:
- McNamara wasn't able to demonstrate enough touch/hangtime to go along with his big leg, and/or...
- Robbins really has found a way to improve his distance, which was a huge struggle for him last year. (We did see a fluff piece about that this offseason - https://www.bengals.com/news/brad-robbins-change-long-range-mindset)
- Rekhow was able to show better distance/hangtime/placement over McNamara


Regardless, I hope whoever wins the job does way better than 2023 Robbins