Hekker to be released

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This stings a bit ...however it was time I believe money could be used elsewhere hiwever that said after all the horrible years he endured the rams always believed they had a shot at winmong and got him that ring. I dont think their could be any hard feelings here but nevertheless it still stings.
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Would be tempted to draft that San Diego St punter early. The guy is a field flipper, but some have him going late 2nd.
 
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MadGoat said:
Green Bay special teams was a mess last year (again). Maybe their performance wouldn't have completely flipped, but I'm guessing the Rams focus on punt coverage and placement would have greatly helped his numbers in LA.
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Buffalo let Bojorquez walked because while he has a massive leg, his precision is only middle of the pack. So I doubt he'd have played as well as Hekker did if the Rams kept Bojorquez.
den-the-coach said:
I like Matt Araiza out of San Diego State, plus he can kick FG's too so that's a nice thing for a Punter, Penn State's Punter Jordan Stout @Riverumbbq choice also could be drafted as he doubles as a kicker too and is able to kick off well. Again they could be looking at someone else, but Araiza & Stout might get drafted late and maybe still be around in the 7th.
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It sounds like Jordan Stout is a better fit than Araiza based on the scouting reports I read. Araiza has a massive leg but isn't as precise as he should be. Stout has a good leg but is very precise. As a top offense, we don't need the power as much as we need precision.
 
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jrry32 said:
It sounds like Jordan Stout is a better fit than Araiza based on the scouting reports I read. Araiza has a massive leg but isn't as precise as he should be. Stout has a good leg but is very precise. As a top offense, we don't need the power as much as we need precision.
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Stout is also very good on kickoffs which would save Matt Gay from doing that.
 
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PhillyRam said:
Would be tempted to draft that San Diego St punter early. The guy is a field flipper, but some have him going late 2nd.
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I've had my eye on him too. Hopefully he hangs around longer than round 2.

It is tough because the draft is always a crapshoot to some extent. If you draft a guy who can be a huge weapon like a Hekker was for so many years... I definitely consider that worth a 2nd rounder. But it's tough to spend that draft capital on a punter, with no certainty of return on the investment (not that other position players provide certainty, either).
 
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fearsomefour said:
For years on bad teams he was one of the best players.
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Hekker is the best punter in Ram history as I think back over the years first in 1973 with Dave Chapple, then through the years drafting the likes of Dale Hatcher and having Sean Landeta, not once, but twice. Hekker first year wit the Rams was 2012 and the punter before him was Donnie Jones.

I remember the Punters still on the board, but I also remember Jeff Fisher saying that special teams coach John Fassel had someone lined up as an UDRFA for being the Punter and that guy was Johnny Hekker out of Oregon State.

For a new statistic called punting average efficiency, you take the kicker's punting average in yards and subtract from it the average distance his punts have been returned. That being measured in theory is the height of the kick and the difficulty in running it back.

Dave Chappel, the fine rookie punter of the Rams, is the National Conference leader with an efficiency figure of 43.5 yards. His kick average is 46.2 yards, the returns from these kicks only 2.7.
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den-the-coach said:
Hekker is the best punter in Ram history as I think back over the years first in 1973 with Dave Chapple, then through the years drafting the likes of Dale Hatcher and having Sean Landeta, not once, but twice. Hekker first year wit the Rams was 2012 and the punter before him was Donnie Jones.

I remember the Punters still on the board, but I also remember Jeff Fisher saying that special teams coach John Fassel had someone lined up as an UDRFA for being the Punter and that guy was Johnny Hekker out of Oregon State.

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