March
One Solution to the Packers Punting Situation; Bring Home the Turk
I don’t have to tell you how bad the Green Bay Packers’ punting game was in 2009. Still, Jeremy Kapinos did a better job than Derrick Frost, whom the Packers infamously kept in favor of Jon Ryan in 2008. Unfortunately, Kapinos was last or close to last in the NFL in almost every punting category in 2009.
I don’t think it’s necessary to throw too many statistics at you in this case, so I’ll just give you a few quick ones:
The only category where Kapinos was not awful, but simply mediocre, was punting average, where Kapinos’ 43.8 gross yds per kick average placed him 16th in the NFL. Of course, we all know it’s net yards per kick average that counts most. Kapinos was dead last in the league in that category. Equally important, Kapinos was 31st in the NFL in punts inside the 20, had the second-most touchbacks, and was dead last (a recurring theme) in punts fair caught.
