Why is Hall's range suddenly below 50 yards?

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Originally Posted by htownskinfan

we got 1 good yr out of hall,he's been hurt since then and probably will get hurt again,plus his kickoffs are lucky to make it to the 10 yrd line,most of the time there about at the 15 yrd line,if we can get a kicker we need to get one,we definetly need a punter,if we could get a punter that kicksoff deep and can attempt the longer field goals,then maybe keep hall

We have a very good punter in Tom Tupa who was put on injury reserve before the season started. He was top in the NFC in distance last year and third in the NFL. We did not release him so we must want him back next year. Hall is just fine as a kicker I just worry about his injuries. We need to look long and hard before we replace Hall because he is very dependable when we need a field goal in clutch situations. I cannot remember him missing a clutch kick except for last week but its not fair to put that one on him.