Rookie punter Thomas Morstead, the Saints' fifth round pick in April, has apparently won the starting punter job.
Before their long travel to an away game in Oakland this Saturday, the Saints made two transactions, waiving last season's starting punter veteran Glenn Pakulak and WR Paris Warren.
Warren was all along a long shot to make the roster.
Pakulak was a mid-season acquisition for the Saints at punter who turned out very well after the Saints cut Steve Weatherford before their London trip. Australian Ben Graham was signed to punt for the Saints in their one game in the UK against the Chargers, and waived after the game. Pakulak was signed the next week and performed well. In this competition, it was likely Morstead's sheer power that won the job.
The timing of the moves was a nod to the players, giving them time to catch on with another team and not wasting their weekend on a long flight to and from Oakland.
I'm glad about that. Morstead is the future. I only wish Hartley hadn't taken the Adderall. It's a stupid 22 year old's mistake. I really want to get rid of Carney again and stick with Hartley, ending the Payton kickers merry-go-round.
ReplyDeletePunters and kickers are different from other players. You can't fool with their confidence by putting them into competition for their jobs. Hartley would have been fine by himself this offseason, and Morstead will be better.