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We need a punt returner.


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We actually have one, but they don't use him for some reason maybe because he has had some uncharacteristic fumbles this year, that mans name is Santonio Holmes. The Eagles use DJack so dont tell me you dont risk your star WR getting hurt.

I would not mind this at all. Get Holmes more involved in game.

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We actually have one, but they don't use him for some reason maybe because he has had some uncharacteristic fumbles this year, that mans name is Santonio Holmes. The Eagles use DJack so dont tell me you dont risk your star WR getting hurt.

The problem with this plan is that Holmes isn't actually as good as Leonhard on punt returns. Holmes career average is 8, Leonhard's is 9.9. Holmes averaged 10.2 in 2006, but that was based mainly on one long TD. Leonhard averaged 11.6 as recemtly as 2008 and was getting 11.3 before yesterday's game. Holmes didn't return any punts in 2007 or 2010 and only 2 in 2009. The team has other options - Brad Smith, McKnight and Wilson among others. You can bet they tried all those guys and Leonhard is just better. Funny thing is, the team could probably stand to lose Holmes more than Leonhard. They are deeper at WR than S.

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Leonhard is bach there because he has sure hands no one else on the team is a real threat so why not hold onto the football rather than fumble it away for what might amount to a few good returns during the season. I would like to keep the ball thank you. I cringed yesterday when Wilson was revieving that punt before our game tying drive WTF were we thinking putting him back there ?

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