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I caught a lot of heat in here yesterday for saying the Eagles punter shanked his punts. Well lo and behold the punter himself admits they were shanks. But according to a lot of people in here they were "kicks purposely kicked away from Reggie."
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/spo...accommodate_Saints_with_special_delivery.html
....Another penalty negated Sav Rocca's booming, 58-yard punt, and confusion on the ensuing play might have contributed to a 34-yard shank out of bounds. "Nah, just a bad kick," said the Australia-weaned punter, but then added this: "Sometimes you try too hard. And sometimes trying too hard is not good for you . . . You try to replicate the kick and you just have to drop it an inch, half an inch in the wrong spot . . . "
.....But Rocca shanked another punt early in the fourth quarter - this one for 26 yards - and Drew Brees and his band of weapons moved 52 yards in six plays for a salt-away, 41-20 lead. Eagles coach Andy Reid said, "We'll see" when asked if he would bring another punter in to compete with Rocca this week. Despite a booming foot, Rocca has struggled with the consistency needed in the American game.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/spo...accommodate_Saints_with_special_delivery.html
....Another penalty negated Sav Rocca's booming, 58-yard punt, and confusion on the ensuing play might have contributed to a 34-yard shank out of bounds. "Nah, just a bad kick," said the Australia-weaned punter, but then added this: "Sometimes you try too hard. And sometimes trying too hard is not good for you . . . You try to replicate the kick and you just have to drop it an inch, half an inch in the wrong spot . . . "
.....But Rocca shanked another punt early in the fourth quarter - this one for 26 yards - and Drew Brees and his band of weapons moved 52 yards in six plays for a salt-away, 41-20 lead. Eagles coach Andy Reid said, "We'll see" when asked if he would bring another punter in to compete with Rocca this week. Despite a booming foot, Rocca has struggled with the consistency needed in the American game.