Special teams coach tired of Kluwe 'distractions'

"Activist punter"... two words one doesn't see together very often.

Coaches attention span must be near zilch, if he can get distracted by a punter.

Punters should be seen and not heard.

Kickers have always been seen as flakes, but at least this one has a legitimate cause.

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 08:39 AM ET  12.14 by Win TWINS!!!

This guy sounds like he's wound too tight.

Punters and kickers don't practice like the rest of the team. They have a lot more time on their hands.

"Do I think Ray Guy deserves to be in the Hall of Fame? Absolutely. But there's other ways of going about it."

What other ways? What are you doing about it, coach? The fact is, a guy (pun intended) who deserves to be in the HOF is not, and he's now 62 and has been out of the League for over a quarter of a century. Every year that goes by, there are fewer and fewer of us who remember watching him play.

If not now, when? And if not Chris Kluwe, who?

As a special teams coach, Mike, you should be wearing a post-it note to agitate for your kind of players, who I'm sure are very under-represented in Canton.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:22 AM ET  12.14 by Devi8ed

Punters should be seen and not heard.

He definitely knows how to draw attention to himself.

A player that is in only a few plays ever game, has no place in the HOF. IMO

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 09:01 AM ET  12.14 by MattUSA

A player that is in only a few plays ever game, has no place in the HOF. IMO

He's the only punter ever drafted in the first round. He changed the way we thought about punters, as he was very effective at what was then called the "coffin-corner kick" to pin the opponents deep in their own territory. He dominated punt statistics for years. A running back or likebacker that led the league in stats for a decade would be a shoo-in for the HOF. He was the third-string quarterback, too.

How many times have you seen a punter make a girly attempt at a tackle when the punt coverage broke down and he was the last guy between the returner and a touchdown? Ray Guy practiced tackling with the rest of the team, and he'd put his shoulder into the runner's midsection, wrap his arms around him and throw him to the ground.

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 09:22 AM ET  12.14 by Debbie Does

He's the only punter ever drafted in the first round. He changed the way we thought about punters, as he was very effective at what was then called the "coffin-corner kick" to pin the opponents deep in their own territory. He dominated punt statistics for years. A running back or likebacker that led the league in stats for a decade would be a shoo-in for the HOF. He was the third-string quarterback, too.

How many times have you seen a punter make a girly attempt at a tackle when the punt coverage broke down and he was the last guy between the returner and a touchdown? Ray Guy practiced tackling with the rest of the team, and he'd put his shoulder into the runner's midsection, wrap his arms around him and throw him to the ground.

He was a lethal weapon.

A no-brainer HOF'er as far as I'm concerned... but then again so is the Snake (IMHO).

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 09:22 AM ET  12.14 by Debbie Does

He's the only punter ever drafted in the first round. He changed the way we thought about punters, as he was very effective at what was then called the "coffin-corner kick" to pin the opponents deep in their own territory. He dominated punt statistics for years. A running back or likebacker that led the league in stats for a decade would be a shoo-in for the HOF. He was the third-string quarterback, too.How many times have you seen a punter make a girly attempt at a tackle when the punt coverage broke down and he was the last guy between the returner and a touchdown? Ray Guy practiced tackling with the rest of the team, and he'd put his shoulder into the runner's midsection, wrap his arms around him and throw him to the ground.

He averaged 5 plays a game. Billy White Shoes Johnson had more impact in his 5 plays (on special teams). Is he a HOFer?

Plus, it's not like Guy lead the league in punting all 14 of his years in the NFL, or was 1'st team all pro every year. I think it was only 3 years.

Again, just my opinion. It seems with age comes embellishment. He was a great punter, but at best he meant an extra 25-30 in field possition per game.

The backlog of worthy players who aren't in the HOF is getting pretty severe. Right or wrong, I just don't see a punter jumping to the head of the line.

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 09:32 AM ET  12.14 by Devi8ed

The backlog of worthy players who aren't in the HOF is getting pretty severe. Right or wrong, I just don't see a punter jumping to the head of the line.

But if you consider the amount of yards he held opponents to, by kicking inside the 20 or just booming one down field -- could have been enough yards to make the difference in a field goal. I think a special teams section could be opened in the Hall. Special teams is a huge part of the game and players like Guy and Steve Tasker should get some consideration for being elete at their specialty

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 08:56 AM ET  12.14 by THE BISHOP!

He definitely knows how to draw attention to himself.

Someone must claim that distinguished role as being most flamboyant punter in the NFL. Congrats Kluwe

The other thing about Guy was the height of his punts - it led to a new statistic: hang time, and it changed the way future punters developed their skills. He was an innovator, and that type of player, who changes the game, usually gets serious consideration.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:31 AM ET  12.14 by Otis B. Driftwood

He was a lethal weapon. A no-brainer HOF'er as far as I'm concerned... but then again so is the Snake (IMHO).

I'll second both of those

Grumpy Old Coach! Maybe, just maybe he should try punting!

Ray Guy was the first punter to make me as interested in the guy kicking the ball as the guy receiving it. He raised directional punting to an art form and it's only now making a comeback in the NFL. The only other punter who's name I can remember is Reggie Roby.