http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/27/week-8-recap-why-is-the-ball-between-his-legs/ A Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/27/week-8-recap-why-is-the-ball-between-his-legs/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Chris Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:17:17 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=306#comment-224 Actually, there is a pretty significant difference between punting and kicking.  That's why you almost never see guys do both.  Believe me, if a guy could do double duty and do it well, teams would be all over that.  Punters have to catch the snap and do a whippy thing with their legs...kickers are just glorified soccer players.  I'm sure Reed is the emergency punter but I bet hobbled Berger would still be better than Reed. Actually, there is a pretty significant difference between punting and kicking.  That’s why you almost never see guys do both.  Believe me, if a guy could do double duty and do it well, teams would be all over that.  Punters have to catch the snap and do a whippy thing with their legs…kickers are just glorified soccer players.  I’m sure Reed is the emergency punter but I bet hobbled Berger would still be better than Reed.

]]> http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/27/week-8-recap-why-is-the-ball-between-his-legs/comment-page-1/#comment-223 drunkbear Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:16:27 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=306#comment-223 Is there that much of a dfference in kicking a football that Jeff Reed couldn't have come in for Berger?  The old man could hardly walk, why wouldn't have Reed volunteered to punt?  Was he too busy putting Spiker gel in his hair?  Ahh, I know, I should relax, at least he isn't Brown.  I'm still paying off my cardiologist from those years. Is there that much of a dfference in kicking a football that Jeff Reed couldn’t have come in for Berger?  The old man could hardly walk, why wouldn’t have Reed volunteered to punt?  Was he too busy putting Spiker gel in his hair?  Ahh, I know, I should relax, at least he isn’t Brown.  I’m still paying off my cardiologist from those years.

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