Colquitt

[dhitter 1,424]

I really think Dustin thought with Reid and Mahomes there was a shot they could win a SB...otherwise he might have hung it up by now. His dad and brother used to do some friendly needling because they both had SB rings...and now Dustin joins them. Cool.

But I think we all know Dustin isn't the punter he once was. He is not a weapon like a Kern for the Titans. Does Dustin retire now that he has a ring? Do you think Chiefs would ever cut him if he hangs on and is barely average?

 

[reesebobby 5,662]

12 minutes ago, dhitter said:

I really think Dustin thought with Reid and Mahomes there was a shot they could win a SB...otherwise he might have hung it up by now. His dad and brother used to do some friendly needling because they both had SB rings...and now Dustin joins them. Cool.

But I think we all know Dustin isn't the punter he once was. He is not a weapon like a Kern for the Titans. Does Dustin retire now that he has a ring? Do you think Chiefs would ever cut him if he hangs on and is barely average?

 

First off, I'm really happy for Dustin to get a ring.  He deserves it and has been a big part of the team for a long time. 

Given our cap situation, I don't see us paying a punter the kind of money he gets for very long, especially given his declining ability.  I'm not sure how that ends exactly, but I think it ends fairly soon. 

[oldtimer 8,686]

looks cheap to me....his Cap hit was this year spotrac.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/dustin-colquitt-4375/

YEAR		AGE	BASE SALARY	SIGNING	WORKOUT	CAP HIT	DEAD CAP	YEARLY CASH
2018		36	$1,015,000	$650,000	$35,000	$1,700,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000($3,000,000)
2019		37	$2,450,000	$650,000	$50,000	$3,150,000	$1,350,000	$2,500,000($5,500,000)
2020		38	$1,950,000	$650,000	$50,000	$2,650,000	$650,000	$2,000,000($7,500,000)

[VIChiefsFan 262]

I too am really happy Colquitt got a ring.  For years he did his job better than anybody else on the team did theirs. 

At this point I don't really want to start talking about who should be cut and who needs to be upgraded.  The last thing I want is for a Chiefs player to come on to our board to see what great things the fans have to say about the Superbowl win only to see a thread with fans saying they should be cut. I am sure they are busy with other things but you never know.   

[West 6,713]

Super pleased he got a ring.  This was the first time in years he had punts blocked and had snap issues on FG's.

My gut tells me that he will retire.

 

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[reesebobby 5,662]

OT, I didn't quote you so as to not make a mess.  2 million is not super expensive, but  half of the punters make less than a million per year and a lot of them are league minimum.  That plus the fact that he is 23rd in net punting (an area that he always excelled) and 27th in gross makes him not worth 2 million a year as a punter.  I wish that wasn't the case, but every million counts when you are looking at a Mahomes signing. 

1		Thomas Morstead Punter	$3,962,500
2		Johnny Hekker Punter	$3,762,943
3		Sam Martin Punter	$3,400,069
4		Sam Koch Punter	$3,250,000
5		Brett Kern Punter	$3,162,500
6		Riley Dixon Punter	$2,900,000
		Rigoberto Sanchez Punter	$2,900,000
8		Bryan Anger Punter	$2,750,000
		Bradley Pinion Punter	$2,750,000
10		Kevin Huber Punter	$2,650,000
11		Andy Lee Punter	$2,625,000
12		Michael Palardy Punter	$2,506,667
13		Dustin Colquitt Punter	$2,500,000
14		Chris Jones Punter	$2,175,000
15		Jordan Berry Punter	$1,850,000
16		Pat O'Donnell Punter	$1,750,000
17		Mitch Wishnowsky Punter	$821,018
18		Matt Wile Punter	$735,000
19		Jake Bailey Punter	$702,245
20		Michael Dickson Punter	$687,538
21		JK Scott Punter	$669,388
22		Logan Cooke Punter	$632,906
23		Trevor Daniel Punter	$630,000
24		Jamie Gillan Punter	$588,333
25		A.J. Cole Punter	$585,833
26		Corey Bojorquez Punter	$570,000
		Colby Wadman Punter	$570,000
28		Ryan Winslow Punter	$555,000
		Sean Smith Punter	$555,000
		Ian Berryman Punter	$555,000
		Jack Fox Punter	$555,000
32		Ty Long Punter	$540,000

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[Adamixoye 604]

20 minutes ago, reesebobby said:

First off, I'm really happy for Dustin to get a ring.  He deserves it and has been a big part of the team for a long time. 

Given our cap situation, I don't see us paying a punter the kind of money he gets for very long, especially given his declining ability.  I'm not sure how that ends exactly, but I think it ends fairly soon. 

100% this.

His current salary is too much.  It's not a lot, but it's too much for what he currently brings.

[reesebobby 5,662]

13 minutes ago, Adamixoye said:

100% this.

His current salary is too much.  It's not a lot, but it's too much for what he currently brings.

It has been suggested that I could be in the genius range. 

[jetlord 10,209]

If Colquit doesn't retire, let him go.  Grab the best college punter that goes undrafted and teach him to hold for Butker.  Save a million and a half.  Pretty basic.   It's a business and the Chiefs should never again fall into the Stram era trap of keeping players too long. 

[oldtimer 8,686]

5 minutes ago, jetlord said:

If Colquit doesn't retire, let him go.  Grab the best college punter that goes undrafted and teach him to hold for Butker.  Save a million and a half.  Pretty basic.   It's a business and the Chiefs should never again fall into the Stram era trap of keeping players too long. 

I'd wager that they do bring in  competition IF he doesn't just retire..at least give him a chance to fight for his job for his last year

[Balto 723]

Drue Chrisman*, P, Ohio State
Height: 6-3. Weight: 215.
Projected Round (2020): 5-7.
12/21/19: This year, Chrisman has averaged 44.1 yards per punt and has a long of 61.

6/22/19: Chrisman averaged 43.2 yards per punt in 2018 and had a long of 65 yards. In 2017, he averaged 44.2 yards per punt with a long of 62 yards. Chrisman has a strong leg and was a nice special teams weapon for Ohio State.

 

Derek Adams, P, Kent State
Height: 6-2. Weight: 193.
Projected Round (2020): 6-FA.
12/21/19: Adams has averaged 43.3 yards per punt this year and has a long of 76.

6/22/19: Adams averaged 40.2 yards per punt in 2018 with a long of 77 yards. He had an excellent 2017 season punting for Kent State, averaging 43.6 yards punt with a long of 74 yards. Adams averaged 40.3 yards per punt with a long of 67 in 2016.

Blake Gillikin, P, Penn State
Height: 6-2. Weight: 193.
Projected Round (2020): 6-FA.
12/21/19: Gillikin has averaged 42.0 yards per punt in 2019 and punted a long of 72.

6/22/19: In 2018, Gillikin averaged 44 yards per punt with a long of 74. Gillikin was a nice weapon for Penn State's special teams in 2017. He averaged 43.2 yards per punt with a long of 57. Gillikin had a long of 69 and averaged 42.8 yards per punt for 2016.

 

 

[Balto 723]

Don't have PFF but what did they rank him?

[Adamixoye 604]

Loosely related:

Are college-style punting and punt formations ever going to make it to the NFL?

[reesebobby 5,662]

Is it just my imagination or is he much more deliberate getting rid of the ball?  That blocked punt against the Texans seemed to take forever. 

[Balto 723]

Whats the story with our long snapper?  Maybe that's where we need to look?

[Balto 723]

Looking back it does seem like KC has been worried about the long snapper position, to the point of bringing guys in for workout.  How much this effects our kickers abilities, who knows?

[burt 9]

Dustin had MANY years where he was the best player on our roster.  I respect him for that.  But he is surely fading.  AND he surely earned that ring.

[SEMO 6,811]

I hope he takes his ring and calls it a day.  However, if he wants to stick around for a fair price, I am fine with it.  With Pat it is not like we need the stud punter that we did with the likes of Cassel or Huard under center.

[Adamixoye 604]

1 hour ago, burt said:

Dustin had MANY years where he was the best player on our roster.  I respect him for that.  But he is surely fading.  AND he surely earned that ring.

I know this is a take people like to have, but I don't believe a punter can ever truly be the best player on a team. During Colquitt's peak and our worst times we still had Jamaal. 

TL;DR no

[Adamixoye 604]

4 hours ago, oldtimer said:

I'd wager that they do bring in  competition IF he doesn't just retire..at least give him a chance to fight for his job for his last year

Again, we just can't keep him at that high number unless we're just doing him a favor out of loyalty.  No punter is worth that IMO, and definitely not with this offense or for his current production. 

[oldtimer 8,686]

16 minutes ago, Adamixoye said:

Again, we just can't keep him at that high number unless we're just doing him a favor out of loyalty.  No punter is worth that IMO, and definitely not with this offense or for his current production. 

Flawed logic IMO.. a Punter is a defensive player  has nothing to do with offense and in the days of our horrific Defenses he was the best player on Defense

[burt 9]

52 minutes ago, Adamixoye said:

I know this is a take people like to have, but I don't believe a punter can ever truly be the best player on a team. During Colquitt's peak and our worst times we still had Jamaal. 

TL;DR no

I see your point... I did forget Jamaal (hard to believe!)  BUT Colquitt was MONEY for numerous years.  But time catches up...

[Adamixoye 604]

31 minutes ago, oldtimer said:

Flawed logic IMO.. a Punter is a defensive player  has nothing to do with offense and in the days of our horrific Defenses he was the best player on Defense

Punters only can affect the game when they punt.  With a good offense (fewer punts), he has less chance to affect the game.  I don't see how that's arguable.  We're going to have, what, a top 3-5 offense for the forseeable future?  That means our punter's impact will be bottom 3-5 in the league.  Different than other defensive players who play all possessions.  Punter might not see the field.  So you just can't pay him in the top half of the league and WELL above the median for starters.  Again, not flawed logic...don't see how anyone could see this differently.

As for the impact of a punter on a team with a worse offense, I don't know.  I'm inclined to suspect that the impact of a few net yards per punt is pretty marginal.  The rest of the unit significantly impacts that as well, not just the punter.  Colquitt has good numbers on getting inside the 20, but it's not like he was consistently pinning teams at the one.  I could be persuaded otherwise by the proper statistical analysis.

[jetlord 10,209]

A thread swerve, but what ever happened to the coffin corner punts?  We see punters try to place it inside the 10 and fail a good percentage of the time.  Colquit had one of those on Sunday.  It would seem that punting to the corner would have little downside and there's the chance the kick goes out of bounds inside the 10 and if not, the returner is somewhat pinned against the sideline.  Probably a good reason to not do it ore, but I don't get it. 

[sith13 1,746]

You don't just let go of your punter without the replacement ready to take over and the 1.5 million is not enough cap space to actually do anything at this point. That money is only useful as the wiggle room during the season so the Chiefs can wait to see if we have a better option at hand before letting him go assuming they are contemplating such a thing.

Retirement is always another story but I don't think Colquitt retires just yet unless Chiefs decide to let him go. One more year on his contract means another go at a ring.