Sepulveda Out Again!!!

[hawaiiansteel]

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[quote=NJ-STEELER][quote="D Rock":m7dg1976][quote="7 UP":m7dg1976]

BTW, the Steelers used a 4th round pick on an average to slightly above average punter who has injury problems. Does that sound like a quality draft pick to any of you? Im calling complete bust!

Tony Hills was a 4th round pick as well. Who provided more value to the team throughout this tenure?

At least they used the Hills pick to try and address a need. If you draft a punter in the 4th round he had better be a pro bowl caliber punter. Sep was never that. And even if he was, it be tough to punt in the pro bowl with a bum knee.[/quote:m7dg1976]

He is quite possibly in the discussion for best college punter ever... He is the only one to ever win the Ray Guy Award twice. I think that's worth the risk.

How quickly we all forget who was punting for the Steelers prior to drafting Sepulveda.[/quote:m7dg1976]

yeah

i guess some dont remember gardocki and his 35 yard booming punts

the need for a punter was obvious that year. they even tried to sign the 9'ers punter but san fran matched before the draft[/quote:m7dg1976]


the worst punter we ever had that I can remember was Paul Ernster, I couldn't wait for Sep to recover from his first injury after watching Ernster shank punt after punt.

[pittpete]

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[msp26505]

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Chris Gardocki still hasn't had a punt blocked in 47,386 kicks.

Just sayin'...

[NJ-STEELER]

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Chris Gardocki still hasn't had a punt blocked in 47,386 kicks.

Just sayin'...

i believe he got one blocked the last time he was with us

vs. oakland IIRC

maybe the ball went past the LOS so it wasnt officially a blocked punt

[Sugar]

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All the best to Daniel and his family. It must suck to have this talent but not be able to use it because of injuries (I'm thinking of Baron Batch too).

Baron Batch? He hasn't played an NFL down, c'mon dude. Just because you might like his character, you are taking a giant leap of faith in making such a comparison.

Excuse me?? Since when did playing a down in the NFL have anything to do with him having talent or not? The kid had enough talent to wow a lot of people just from his YouTube highlights alone. The Steelers obviously saw something in him. Many said that he looked good in the preseason before his injury- thus, talent he wasn't able to use because of injuries. You act like I was making him out to be an HOF talent or something...

[Pahn711]

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All the best to Daniel and his family. It must suck to have this talent but not be able to use it because of injuries (I'm thinking of Baron Batch too).

Baron Batch? He hasn't played an NFL down, c'mon dude. Just because you might like his character, you are taking a giant leap of faith in making such a comparison.

Excuse me?? Since when did playing a down in the NFL have anything to do with him having talent or not? The kid had enough talent to wow a lot of people just from his YouTube highlights alone. The Steelers obviously saw something in him. Many said that he looked good in the preseason before his injury- thus, talent he wasn't able to use because of injuries. You act like I was making him out to be an HOF talent or something...

No, I'm acting like you compared him to a guy that has actually played an NFL down and has proven he can play at a high level, cause he hasn't yet. Thats not saying he won't when he gets a chance in the future, but c'mon dude, you wouldn't have brought Batch up in the same breath as Sepulveda if you didn't have a mancrush on his heart/personality/drive/etc.

And theres nothing wrong with that, I just reacted to what I thought was a strange comparison.

[pfelix73]

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Agreed. We need a kicker and a punter upgrade.

No excuse for not being able to kick the ball into the endzone deep on every kickoff.