Would you ever be an NFL punter????

[big0mar]

PROS
Get to be on NFL team
Good pay for moderately easy work
Could fix games
Chance to get leftover groupies

CONS
Looked down upon by real NFL players
Coaches take out all their anger on you
Not respected by society
Would be first to be spindled in locker room
Must be secretive about gambling habits

[chemicalbrother]

can i be zoltan mesko?

[Whippit]

good punter tough to find these days, just ask Tom Coughlin

days of Reggie Roby & Ray Guy are long gone

[WestyBONE]

yes, yes I would be. $$$

[rfr3sh]

0mar I am trying out for the argos to be a kicker this summer pal

[zephyr]

If you're gonna be a punter, be like Ray Guy. Dude was a stud.

From the Hall of Fame's website:

Ray Guy became the first punter ever selected in the first round of a National Football League draft when the Oakland Raiders tapped him as the 23rd player chosen in 1973. The 6-3, 195-pounder from Southern Mississippi spent his entire 14-season, 207-game career with the Raiders. His career punting average was an excellent 42.4 yards and he averaged more than 40 yards 13 of his 14 seasons. The only time he fell below the 40-yard average mark came during the strike shortened (9 games) 1982 season, when he averaged 39.1 yards. Only three of his 1,049 punts were blocked and he ranked second all-time at the time of his retirement by punting 619 straight times without a block in a period from the 1979 season until the end of his career in 1986.

Guy led the NFL in punting in 1974, 1975, and 1977 and finished second three times and third once. A veteran of 22 post-season games, he added 111 punts for a 42.4 average to his career totals. He played in seven Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro six times and All-AFC seven times. His top seasonal average – 45.3 yards on 69 punts – was recorded in his rookie season. His longest punt in the NFL was a 74-yarder against Denver in 1977. In the 1980 AFC Championship Game, he boomed a 71-yarder against San Diego. Besides being a long-distance punter, Guy specialized in putting opponents in poor field position with his pinpoint punts. In the 11 seasons after such records were kept, he was credited with 209 “inside the 20” punts. More than a third of them – 77 – came in his final three seasons.

Guy, who was born December 22, 1949, in Swainsboro, Georgia, was a collegiate All-America who averaged 44.7 yards on 200 punts. He doubled as a field goal kicker and once had a 61-yard field goal against Utah State. Guy also played safety and had 18 interceptions in three years. An outstanding baseball pitcher, he was drafted by major league baseball while in high school. His athletic versatility served the Raiders well. Guy not only handled the kickoff duties but served as the Raiders’ emergency quarterback as well.

[Philavanh]

I'll do it....$$$$$ plus possible SuperBowl ring

[clownpuncher]

what a great job

no pressure just go to work kick a few balls and get a check

sounds like my kind of gig

[Chugs]

Yeah, im definitely training my kid to be a kicker or punter from an early age.

If thats what you want and try to be, theres no reason you cant be able to. Problem is most people never actually say, Hey I want to be a kicker.

[tdog152]

hell yea big $$$ to kick around a pigskin!!!!

[Brock Landers]

i a second

Punter is a tough one to get, think about it, there are 32 odd punters being paid in the entire country

[big0mar]

You guys realize if you were an NFL punter you couldn't gamble?

[JimmysEgo]

most hot girls don't even know football positions. if you're a pro football player, they'll blow you in the bathroom or at least flash you some muff.

[rm18]

Not gambling the only bad thing.

Really I would rather be punter, because you play the other positions you die young and are in pain most of your life, that is why Charlie Ward and Carl Crawford never played in the NFL

[stealthyburrito]

its a relatively thankless job, if you're doing a good job no one tends to notice unless you are burying inside the 5 every punt.

if you're off your game, you will be buried by teammates, coaches, medias, fans etc.

but all things considered, for the pay, light work load, and the possibility of getting the almighty ring, i'd do it

[Jimmy0607]

I was the kicker and the punter in HS easiest shit ever

[mebaran]

I'd be a punter in a second if I could. Are you kidding me? Even at the league minimum you'd be ballin.

I'd much rather be a bullpen catcher. They get the league minimum as well with a lot less work.

[politicin]

If Brock was a punter on a team, and could fix the games he played in, and bet on them... I would still fade him

[M.W.]

CONS
Looked down upon by real NFL players

I don't know about that -- they are ******* big dudes. I met John Teltschik once, and he was 6'2", 230, and looked like a linebacker.

[zoso11871]

I don't think that's an easy job at all.

[goucla]

yea just get super hate if u **** up but good punters are usually respected

[Hotdiggity11]

How is this even a question? LOL, NFL punter gets more annually than 99.9% of the posters here and that's league minimum. If you are decent, you can get an incentive-laden contract or something and really bank.

[Domestic]

400k to kick a ball + perks. Sign me up.

[pavyracer]

Any job where the objective of the opposing team is to kill you is not easy.

[Hotdiggity11]

Any job where the objective of the opposing team is to kill you is not easy.

Luckily, a punter doesn't have to worry too much about contact as most of it you see in the NFL is likely going to be flag-worthy. How often do people even get to the ball in time in the NFL? College on the other hand...

[mike1814]

Definitely would. Punters get paid a boatload for an easy job... if they do it well.

[slatter]

LOL at "moderately good pay", and double LOL at one of your pros being "ability to fix games". Do you make $500K per year?

[jane2geo]

Yes, I think of this almost every NFL Sunday when I see 15 yard punts. Did it in high school 30+ years ago. Averaged just under 38 yards for two years. And my worst was a 17 yards. That’s worth the NFL minimum don’t you think.

[Crazygamble]

oh yeah big bucks my friend

[Chandler]

Any job where the objective of the opposing team is to kill you is not easy.

that is not the opposing team's objective with punters.

all they want to do when coming after you is block the ball, and avoid contact in case they don't get the ball.

[Ochocinco85mvp]

Kicking a ball for like a million a year? Cmon now of course I would. Be the easiest job ever

[cant call it]

I'd do it

[C-Low420]

Ill take a hit from polamalu to punt balls in the NFL for a little money..refs will prob throw a flag anyway..1st Down

[szk1983]

who cares about the cons? they make more than me for playing football for a few months a year!

[Pauulzcappin]

what a great job no pressure just go to work kick a few balls and get a check sounds like my kind of gig

No pressure? Go ask the rookie from NY Giants after he punted the ball and DeSean Jackson returned it for a TD.