124 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Steelers release veteran punter Gardocki NFL.com wire reports PITTSBURGH (May 23, 2007) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran punter Chris Gardocki less than a month after selecting Baylor punter Daniel Sepulveda in the NFL draft. Gardocki, a 16-year veteran and Pro-Bowl selection in 1996, never saw a punt blocked and averaged a career-best 45.7 yards per kick last season. The Steelers traded up in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft to take Sepulveda, the first two-time winner of the Ray Guy award as college football's best punter. Gardocki signed with the Steelers before the 2004 season. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1991 and also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Copyright 2007, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 And this is the guy who never got blocked in like 6458484 punts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Steelers release veteran punter Gardocki NFL.com wire reports PITTSBURGH (May 23, 2007) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran punter Chris Gardocki less than a month after selecting Baylor punter Daniel Sepulveda in the NFL draft. Gardocki, a 16-year veteran and Pro-Bowl selection in 1996, never saw a punt blocked and averaged a career-best 45.7 yards per kick last season. The Steelers traded up in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft to take Sepulveda, the first two-time winner of the Ray Guy award as college football's best punter. Gardocki signed with the Steelers before the 2004 season. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1991 and also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Copyright 2007, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved That was his average in his pro-bowl season. In 2006, he was last in the NFL with 41.3 average. About middle of the pack in net. One of the lowest in return yards, but that could be a function of good coverage and his sucky gross punts. But he was dead-last in both inside the 20 and had 4 touchbacks. Which leads me to believe he had a lot of field in front of him when he punted & still didn't get the ball very far down the field. If his yardage-average was this low but he had gobs of punts inside the 20 then it would just be a function of him punting from mid-field all the time. If you watched the Steelers play against almost anyone other than KC, you know that wasn't the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 That was his average in his pro-bowl season. In 2006, he was last in the NFL with 41.3 average. About middle of the pack in net. One of the lowest in return yards, but that could be a function of good coverage and his sucky gross punts. But he was dead-last in both inside the 20 and had 4 touchbacks. Which leads me to believe he had a lot of field in front of him when he punted & still didn't get the ball very far down the field. If his yardage-average was this low but he had gobs of punts inside the 20 then it would just be a function of him punting from mid-field all the time. If you watched the Steelers play against almost anyone other than KC, you know that wasn't the case. In fairness to him it was a frustrating year to be the Steelers punter. What is the highlight of a punters day? A 3rd down incompletion when your team has the ball. Yet Big Ben wouldn't cooperate. He insisted on just turning it over himself with all those damn INTs. That day Ben threw 5 picks, that is a punters nightmare. Talk about feeling left out. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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