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The most exciting punter since Ray Guy deserves his own thread--
In today's coach interview "Fre-K" seems to be willing to hand the holder duties to a different player if Gillian doesn't get the hang of it, but says that's not the case right now.
In today's coach interview "Fre-K" seems to be willing to hand the holder duties to a different player if Gillian doesn't get the hang of it, but says that's not the case right now.
Freddie Kitchens says Odell Beckham Jr. is ‘ready to go;’ he’ll call the plays, and other things we learned
Kitchens talked about facing the Titans in the opener Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
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On punters serving as holders in today’s NFL whereas QBs or WRs with the ‘best hands’ would fill the role in an earlier era:
“That is a great question. I lived that. I was in Dallas when we went to Seattle for a playoff game in 2006 when our backup quarterback became the starting quarterback halfway through that year. Now, that is a good question from the standpoint of the holder, the punter, the kicker and the snapper. They spend all of practice together so they are usually able to get the most work together with each other. Just to answer your question bluntly and honestly, that is the reason. That is the reason that most people in the league do that. I am not saying it always is the right thing to do. Certainly, if we did not feel confident that would happen, we would explore other avenues. At the present time, we think that is the best way to go.”