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  • steelernation77
    Backup
    • Jul 2008
    • 343
    #1

    Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

    He was released by the Lions today and picked up by the Steelers.

    In three games with the Broncos in 2006. He averaged 44.6 yards on 17 punts with 4 inside the twenty.
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    • SteelerNation1
      Pro Bowler
      • May 2008
      • 1574
      #2
      Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

      Originally posted by steelernation77
      He was released by the Lions today and picked up by the Steelers.

      In three games with the Broncos in 2006. He averaged 44.6 yards on 17 punts with 4 inside the twenty.
      I think he was the punter the Browns claimed off waivers before week 1 smackdown of them last year. He sucked in that game IIRC. How the hell does a punter tear an ACL in camp????? Is it just me or does this season have a bad feel to it? I hate this.
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        • Jigawatts
          Hall of Famer
          • May 2008
          • 2639
          #3
          Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

          I think he's the guy who fumbled the snap on the punt where the browns had about
          3 penalties. This is not good.
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            • steelernation77
              Backup
              • Jul 2008
              • 343
              #4
              Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

              Originally posted by SteelerNation1
              Originally posted by steelernation77
              He was released by the Lions today and picked up by the Steelers.

              In three games with the Broncos in 2006. He averaged 44.6 yards on 17 punts with 4 inside the twenty.
              I think he was the punter the Browns claimed off waivers before week 1 smackdown of them last year. He sucked in that game IIRC. How the hell does a punter tear an ACL in camp????? Is it just me or does this season have a bad feel to it? I hate this.
              Yeah he played one game with the Browns and one with the Broncos in 2007. He averaged around 36 yards a punt in both games, not good.

              I think we should bring in Scott Player. He's a veteran and a free agent. In three games last year he averaged around 45 yards a punt, certainly better than Ernster. Plus did I mention he has a crazy mustache and a one bar facemask?

              Ernster:
              [url="http://www.nfl.com/players/paulernster/profile?id=ERN566472"]http://www.nfl.com/players/paulernster/ ... =ERN566472[/url]

              Player:
              [url="http://www.nfl.com/players/scottplayer/profile?id=PLA800918"]http://www.nfl.com/players/scottplayer/ ... =PLA800918[/url]

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                • NKySteeler
                  Hall of Famer
                  • May 2008
                  • 3111
                  #5
                  Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                  Originally posted by SteelerNation1
                  I think he was the punter the Browns claimed off waivers before week 1 smackdown of them last year. He sucked in that game IIRC. How the hell does a punter tear an ACL in camp????? Is it just me or does this season have a bad feel to it? I hate this.
                  Maybe some sort of hyperextention/tear during the actual kick I guess... But it does have a bit of "bad start" feeling.... Sup, Troy, Casey, Kemo....
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                    • RuthlessBurgher
                      Legend
                      • May 2008
                      • 33208
                      #6
                      Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                      I thought Ernster was more of a kickoff specialist than a full-time punter.
                      Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

                      Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

                      We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

                      We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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                        • ikestops85
                          Hall of Famer
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 3724
                          #7
                          Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                          Originally posted by RuthlessBurgher
                          I thought Ernster was more of a kickoff specialist than a full-time punter.
                          plus, did you notice he DOESN'T have a crazy mustache and he uses the full facemask
                          As many on this site think ... The Rooney's suck, Colbert sucks, Tomlin sucks, the coaches suck, and the players suck.

                          but Go Steelers!!!

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                            • steelernation77
                              Backup
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 343
                              #8
                              Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                              Originally posted by ikestops85
                              Originally posted by RuthlessBurgher
                              I thought Ernster was more of a kickoff specialist than a full-time punter.
                              plus, did you notice he DOESN'T have a crazy mustache and he uses the full facemask
                              I know! He's completely useless.

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                                • anger 82&95
                                  Starter
                                  • May 2008
                                  • 667
                                  #9
                                  Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                  Wonderful! Just what the special teams need, a non-talented, 10 yard net averaging retread.

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                                    • LasVegasGuy
                                      #10
                                      Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                      Originally posted by steelernation77
                                      Originally posted by SteelerNation1
                                      Originally posted by steelernation77
                                      He was released by the Lions today and picked up by the Steelers.

                                      In three games with the Broncos in 2006. He averaged 44.6 yards on 17 punts with 4 inside the twenty.
                                      I think he was the punter the Browns claimed off waivers before week 1 smackdown of them last year. He sucked in that game IIRC. How the hell does a punter tear an ACL in camp????? Is it just me or does this season have a bad feel to it? I hate this.
                                      Yeah he played one game with the Browns and one with the Broncos in 2007. He averaged around 36 yards a punt in both games, not good.

                                      I think we should bring in Scott Player. He's a veteran and a free agent. In three games last year he averaged around 45 yards a punt, certainly better than Ernster. Plus did I mention he has a crazy mustache and a one bar facemask?

                                      Ernster:
                                      [url="http://www.nfl.com/players/paulernster/profile?id=ERN566472"]http://www.nfl.com/players/paulernster/ ... =ERN566472[/url]

                                      Player:
                                      [url="http://www.nfl.com/players/scottplayer/profile?id=PLA800918"]http://www.nfl.com/players/scottplayer/ ... =PLA800918[/url]

                                      Why does this surprise you? We are shopping in the bargain bin again what else is new in Steeler land. I guess field position doesn't matter when you have an aging defensive line .

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                                        • NKySteeler
                                          Hall of Famer
                                          • May 2008
                                          • 3111
                                          #11
                                          Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                          Originally posted by LasVegasGuy
                                          Why does this surprise you? We are shopping in the bargain bin again what else is new in Steeler land. I guess field position doesn't matter when you have an aging defensive line .
                                          In all defense LVG, what other option is available at this point of the pre-season?... No one expected this to happen, and the quality punters are already on other teams, I would expect, since most of the camps have already started... I don't think we have any choice other than the "bargain bin", do we? .... What are the other options at this point in the process?
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                                            • stlrz d
                                              Legend
                                              • May 2008
                                              • 9244
                                              #12
                                              Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                              So let me see if I've got this straight...Sepulveda just went down for the season today and we're already supposed to have a top quality replacement for him?

                                              Is that right?

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                                                • LasVegasGuy
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                                  Originally posted by NKySteeler
                                                  Originally posted by LasVegasGuy
                                                  Why does this surprise you? We are shopping in the bargain bin again what else is new in Steeler land. I guess field position doesn't matter when you have an aging defensive line .
                                                  In all defense LVG, what other option is available at this point of the pre-season?... No one expected this to happen, and the quality punters are already on other teams, I would expect, since most of the camps have already started... I don't think we have any choice other than the "bargain bin", do we? .... What are the other options at this point in the process?
                                                  Of the names listed I have to say Scott Player intrigues me more then this bum. I would even go with Gardocki he knows the team and he knows the players. Why are we so high on Detroit rejects? Cut by the Browns, Cut by the Lions and now a Steeler. Something is terribly wrong with this picture.

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                                                    • LasVegasGuy
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                                      Originally posted by stlrz d
                                                      So let me see if I've got this straight...Sepulveda just went down for the season today and we're already supposed to have a top quality replacement for him?

                                                      Is that right?

                                                      I would prefer "suitable". Not some clown cut by 2 bottom dwelling teams. We should fly our happy a.s.s. to Australia and pick up some rugby player that can boot the ball over 100 yards. We get a decent punter and the Steelers save some green.

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                                                        • stlrz d
                                                          Legend
                                                          • May 2008
                                                          • 9244
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Steelers claim Punter Paul Ernster off waivers

                                                          Perhaps they want him for a body right away while they continue to look?

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