Durant Brooks Venting Thread

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by RMSkins

Giving up a safety is trivial compared to giving up ten points. Frost might not have been the greatest punter for us but I can never remember a time when he cost us ten points.

since two people both responded to something i never said, maybe i should clarify - frost sucks. he awesomely let a punt that hit him in the hands turn into a safety. it's like you're hanging five feet above the ground with a two foot stool below you and bitching about how you rather have the three foot stool that used to be there - you're screwed either way.

but i believe brooks will get better, and judging him by 2 punts versus the convenient memory of "good" frost without remembering sir shanks-a-lot is pretty silly.

that any more clear?

[doughtydoubter]

he will turn around...how many bad games did frost have? a ton. Keep the faith and the patience

[MTK]

Where was this support for Frost back in the preseason? Even when he was outkicking Brooks all we heard was Frost still needed to be cut.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Where was this support for Frost back in the preseason? Even when he was outkicking Brooks all we heard was Frost still needed to be cut.

You did not here that from me and I thought we should have kept Frost. Brooks will be OK its just fustrating when we had a decent punter and we let him go for some guy who is unproven.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

You did not here that from me and I thought we should have kept Frost. Brooks will be OK its just fustrating when we had a decent punter and we let him go for some guy who is unproven.

Not saying it was you but it just seems strange that all of a sudden there's all this support for Frost. Hindsight sure is a bitch.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Where was this support for Frost back in the preseason? Even when he was outkicking Brooks all we heard was Frost still needed to be cut.

So true! Everyone cries for change and when it doesn't work they start crying for the old guy. So funny.

[GMScud]

Frost had a snap go right through his hands and out of the endzone resulting in a safety yesterday. I think either way we were screwed.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Frost had a snap go right through his hands and out of the endzone resulting in a safety yesterday. I think either way we were screwed.

2 Points versus 10. hhhhhhhmmmmmm.......

Yeah I will stick with the rookie because there is room for development.

[jacobyfan]

Really, 2 points versus 3.

If you watched the hang time counter they had up on the Bush return, it was almost 5 seconds. *IF* it was Brooks' fault, it was because he was supposed to punt directionally (and didn't) and the coverage was cheating to the side he was supposed to kick to.

I haven't heard anything about whether that was Brooks' fault, though. The hang time on that punt was good and the coverage was AWFUL. They got sealed off from the hash over to the sideline. That punt with that coverage could have been returned for a touchdown by most returners in the NFL.

The blocking on punt returns has also been AWFUL. ARE hasn't been stellar, but then again he has had little to work with.

For those arguing that Frost "outkicked" Brooks in the preseason, look at the net and not the actual yardage of the kicks. Brooks' net was longer and his actual kicks were shorter on average. This was because he put his punts up higher and didn't outkick coverage. That's something frost did with regularity. Lots of shanks, lots of outkicked coverages.

Seriously, we play one of the most dangerous returners in the NFL and the rook drops a hold and Frost is suddenly jumping Jesus on a pogo stick.

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Where was this support for Frost back in the preseason? Even when he was outkicking Brooks all we heard was Frost still needed to be cut.

I supported Frost all through preseason. I even voted for him on the Punter competition poll.

[firstdown]

Whil I did not agree with letting Frost go brooks will be OK. I think he is just a little nerv problem and is trying too hard. Punting in the NFL is no harder then college so he should be fine. One question though. Was he the holder in college and if not why would we have him holding instead of a backup QB?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Whil I did not agree with letting Frost go brooks will be OK. I think he is just a little nerv problem and is trying too hard. Punting in the NFL is no harder then college so he should be fine. One question though. Was he the holder in college and if not why would we have him holding instead of a backup QB?

Why do so many college punters not make the transition to the NFL then?

It's a different ball, it's not quite the same.

[EternalEnigma21]

Dude if frost was here he wouldve completely speared reggie bush on that return and ripped off his helmet screaming like an animal. Probably wouldve landed bush on IR and he wouldve scooped up the ball and thrown 17 stiff arms while moon walking 80yds to the end zone effectively killing 8minutes of game clock while the saints try in vain to tackle him. All this helmetless.

Then in celebration he would bareback bang the entire cheerleading squad on the sidelines as the saints stared effeminately at his magnificent junk.

[skinsfan69]

Didn't Frost out punt Brooks in the pre season? If that's the case why isn't he still our punter? Brooks was simply terrible yesterday. I know the guy's a draft pick in all but still.

[MTK]

The punt coverage really was the main problem on the Bush return. I think it may have been the ballhawk Horton that I noticed got sealed off inside and didn't stick with his lane.