Packers sign Jeremy Kapinos (punter)

trwi7 · Post #1 » by **trwi7** » Wed Dec 3, 2008 11:41 pm

Played at Penn State. Just heard it on FOX 6 sports.

Edit: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/35502689.html

aaprigs311 · Post #2 » by **aaprigs311** » Wed Dec 3, 2008 11:48 pm

About f'n time.

El Duderino · Post #3 » by **El Duderino** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:18 am

Except for long time consistent vets at punter and kicker, these specialists remind me of relief pitchers in baseball, erratic as hell. That said, unless a punter is just terrible, they aren't overly important.

For example, without looking it up, try naming any of the punters on any of the last 5-10 Super Bowl winners.

aaprigs311 · Post #4 » by **aaprigs311** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:46 am

Jeff Feagles, Hunter Smith

MikeIsGood · Post #5 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:10 am

aaprigs311 wrote:Jeff Feagles, Hunter Smith

Only two I thought of...

For the life of me I cannot think of who punted for NE.

aaprigs311 · Post #6 » by **aaprigs311** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:19 am

Kapinos is a lefty, i thought that was interesting. You don't see too many lefty punters.

Post #7 » by **Jollay** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 12:27 pm

Joe Prokop, baby!

He was the cat's ass!

Kerb Hohl · Post #8 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:38 pm

aaprigs311 wrote:Kapinos is a lefty, i thought that was interesting. You don't see too many lefty punters.

Hasn't that been theorized as being the cause for a number of muffed punts? Because of the opposite spin? Wouldn't mind getting one of those gifted to us vs. the Bears or something.

El Duderino · Post #9 » by **El Duderino** » Fri Dec 5, 2008 2:26 am

The whole lefty punter causing muffed punts was one reason Sherman used in drafting BJ Sander, i don't remember it causing a single muffed punt.