The Packers have only one competition in camp, punters Tim Masthay & Peter Mortell. Mastery will be entering his 7th season. He has been steady, but is not a weapon. Punting is a team effort, but the punter does have a huge impact! Here are some stats:
Packers - 13th of 32 teams in NET punt average - 41.7 yards (League leader - 44.9 yards
Blocked Punts - 0
Punts inside the 20 yard line - 18, this is 30th in the NFL! Leader was 41! This NEEDS to be better!
So, can the rookie, Mortell, beat out the veteran - Masthay! And do not forget, the payroll - Masthay is at $1,540,000 this year and is a free agent in 2017.
Kicker, Mason Crosby in year 10! And, Crosby, is the ALL-TIME Packer points leader, with 1145 career points! He had a nice year last year. 24 of 28 field goals made with 1 blocked. Comparing kickers is always difficult, kicking in Green Bay weather, compared to kickers in domed stadiums. Crosby, over the past 10 years has earned the trust!
Long snapper - Rick Lovato. First of all, I DO NOT know why NFL teams have a designated Long Snapper? With the great athletes on each team, to waste a valuable roster spot on a guy that just snaps, puzzles me! OK, enough said!
The long snapper, Lavato, replaced our regular player last year after injury & never looked back! And with no other long snapper in camp, the Pack will go with Lovato!
My 53 man Packer roster:
QB - Aaron Rodgers & Brett Hundley
FB - Aaron Ripkowski
RB - Eddie Lacy, James Starks & Josh Crockett
TE - Jared Cook, Richard Rodgers, and Justin Perillo
WR - Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davonte Adams, Jared Abbrederis, Ty Montgomery, Trevor Davis
OL - David Bahktiari, Brian Bulaga, Josh Sitton, TJ Lang, Corey Lindsley, JC Tretter
Jason Spriggs, Kyle Murphy, Don Barclay & Lane Taylor
Kicker - Mason Crosby
Long Snapper - Rick Lovato
Punter - Tim Masthay
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