oldtimer 8,686 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Punter Dustin Colquitt is back with the Chiefs. The team is signing Colquitt to its practice squad, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Colquitt spent 15 seasons with the Chiefs before parting ways with the team this offseason. He punted in five games with the Steelers earlier this season and signed with the Bucs’ practice squad after Pittsburgh cut him Oct. 23. The Jaguars signed Colquitt off the Bucs’ practice squad Dec. 24, and he punted in one game for Jacksonville. The Chiefs made Colquitt a third-round choice in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 MVPunter! oldtimer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 his leg must of really got weak to of been through 2 teams already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoatee 1,780 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Retire as a Chief as well as emergency dude I guess. sith13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Warpaint 3,234 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Thegoatee said: Retire as a Chief as well as emergency dude I guess. does he get a ring as a member of the PS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Thegoatee said: Retire as a Chief as well as emergency dude I guess. seems to be the idea..smart move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 hours ago, KC Warpaint said: does he get a ring as a member of the PS? I think that's up to Hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 10 hours ago, KC Warpaint said: does he get a ring as a member of the PS? Everybody got one last year, including PS and guys who were only with the team a short while. Course that could have just been because it had been 50 billion years since we won. West 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handswarmer 645 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I guess they had to replace the guy the Ravens signed off the PS when Sam Koch got Covid 10 days ago. 1st missed game in 15 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Probably just a move so Justin could announce his retirement from the Chiefs. Good plan for someone who played here so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handswarmer 645 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, jetlord said: Probably just a move so Justin could announce his retirement from the Chiefs. Good plan for someone who played here so long. Problem is that signing him now means he has to be on the PS roster for 3 week min. That might hold up a spot that they need for other payers to elevate to 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCK Chiefs Fan 425 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I kind of think that its because Dustin's punts have hang time to allow the defenders to get down field. Tommy has a booming leg but not the hang time. Did they bring Dustin in to call off the PS for the hang time during the playoffs or maybe teach Tommy how to put in the hangtime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 29 minutes ago, NCK Chiefs Fan said: I kind of think that its because Dustin's punts have hang time to allow the defenders to get down field. Tommy has a booming leg but not the hang time. Did they bring Dustin in to call off the PS for the hang time during the playoffs or maybe teach Tommy how to put in the hangtime? I think more of an insurance policy if Tommy gets on the Covid list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefThunder 153 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Sign DJ and demote Nieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, ChiefThunder said: Sign DJ and demote Nieman Dustin probably could tackle better. oldtimer and ChiefThunder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 The Kansas City Chiefs pay a lot of attention to detail when they make roster decisions. The Chiefs have a great rookie punter in Tommy Townsend, but this week, he won’t be doing all of the punting drills during special teams periods in practice. Instead, the team will rely on former Chiefs starter of 15 years, Dustin Colquitt, who was recently re-signed on the Kansas City practice squad. Why will Colquitt be taking the majority of the reps over Townsend if he’s not scheduled to play, though? This week the Chiefs will be facing Browns punter Jamie Gillan, who happens to be a left-footed punter. Do you know who else is a lefty punter? Dustin Colquitt. “It’s really fortunate to be able to get Dustin back,” Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub said. “He’s a Chief, he’s always been a Kansas City Chief and he always will be. It’s good to have him back in the locker room with the guys. He’s just a fun guy to be around and he’s going to help Tommy (Townsend) down the stretch here and he’s helping our football team because of the three teams that are left in the AFC, there are two left-footed punters that are left and he’s giving us those looks during practice, catch a left ball rotation for our returners, you know a live ball which is better than catching off a jugs and he’s been a real asset having him on the practice squad right now.” Colquitt is giving Mecole Hardman, Tyreek Hill, Demarcus Robinson and other return specialists a specific rotation on the ball that they wouldn’t be getting from Townsend in practice. It’s those small details that can be the difference between a muffed punt, a fair catch and a punt return during the course of a game. Catching some balls with that type of rotation will be a vital piece of preparation for each of those players. Including Gillan, there are two left-footed punters that remain in the playoffs. Bills punter Corey Bojorquez is also a lefty and if both Kansas City and Buffalo advance and meet in the AFC Championship Game, Colquitt’s leg will come into play again as the special teams unit prepares for that challenge. sith13 and xen 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Wow, Toub is doing his homework. xen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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