With the 142nd pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select punter Kevin Huber, UC

by Josh Kirkendall on Apr 26, 2009 2:28 PM EDT in NFL

With the 142nd pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select punter Kevin Huber, University of Cincinnati. The Bengals had one of the worst punting performances in the league last year. With an offense that ranked dead last in the league, there was a certain disadvantage with a punter that didn't help the Bengals field position. In a division that's clearly defensive-oriented, having a quality punter only helps the Bengals field position and was addressed as a serious need. Now, if Huber could have been selected later in the draft, that's another debate.

YEAR	PUNTS	AVG	LNG	YDS
2005	5	33.2	49	166
2006	2	50.5	51	101
2007	57	46.9	62	2672
2008	60	45.0	64	2697

Rivals Scouting Report

Positives: Intelligent. Steady and level-headed. Good work ethic. Strives to get better at his craft and knows the way to the weight room. Excellent production. Very good leg strength. Nice placement to hem opponents inside the 20-yard line. Gets good lift and hang time. Only two punts leaked into the endzone as a senior. Served as the holder on placements. Well respected.

Negatives: Was less than impressive at the Senior Bowl. Get-off times are just average — 1.3 to 1.4 seconds. Could hasten his delivery. Did not punt his first two years at Cincinnati.

Summary: Good-sized, directional lefty who shows the ability to keep the ball outside the numbers. Hard worker with above-average leg strength to win a job.

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I really thought this pick was going to be Cedric Peerman

by Cedric Benson Boat Party on Apr 26, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions

I like this move

but where is the RB?

by cincyboy on Apr 26, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

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For those of you who don’t know Mr. FakePunts: www.fakepunts.com

As I told the editor from Winnipeg; Although I punted a 5.63 second hang time punt at the Stampeders 2009 tryout and a 5.9 sec. 52 yarder, wind aided, timed by two witnesses two days prior (hang times only produced by a small number of current NFL punters and yet its likely none of them have hit a 6.0 this year, … with passing skills that are still above and beyond all other punters), I’m getting attention, but not the serious attention I’m looking for… Since the Blue Bombers refused to allow me to tryout in Deland this year…It looks like I’ll have to come back next year for both the NFL and CFL open camps, with a record breaking, mind blowing, semi-consistent 6.0-6.2 sec. hang time punts and we’ll see what happens… (with those types of hang times, at 45-50+ yds net, there’s just no-chance of a return, … the returner is going to get mauled by 5-7 of our guys)

4/6/09 WFTV Channel 9 Orlando – Sports at 9 – Chris Edwards: “Working On A Dream -38-year-old punter/quarterback looks for his place in pro football.”

http://www.wftv.com/video/19102290/index.html

Although Sports Anchor Joe Kepner only filmed 2 punts on camera, where he was able to track the football hang time from foot-to-ground, (the punt on the preview news coverage, on the website), was a 5.0 second hang time punt. A punt on the full story was a 4.2. Just a few punts later (the punt aired twice near the end of the full story), I launched a monster 5.6+ at 50+ yards net with a 1.00 sec. hand-to-foot (which is probably a faster avg. getoff than all of the above punters, given my unique 1 1/2 step punting style). After that punt I turned and said… “take that one to the bank”.
http://www.fakepunts.com/punt563.jpg

by fakepunts.com on May 9, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions