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Steelers | Gardocki released Wed, 23 May 2007 13:57:31 -0700 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have released P Chris Gardocki. KFFL
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Wed, 23 May 2007 13:57:31 -0700
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have released P Chris Gardocki.
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lol, how the mighty have fallen
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Zastudil was a stud last year.
Good luck Gardocki.
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I allways liked him....Good luck to you Chris 
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I will always love Gardocki for giving the middle finger to the Stooler player that one day!  But we have no need for him now, as we have the new medicine - Zastudil.
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WE ALREADY HAD THIS GUY!
lol... not saying we need or want him, I love The Zast. Just thought it was interesting they got rid of him, seemed to me he always played well for them, at least he did when they played us.  I wish him the best.
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I will always love Gardocki for giving the middle finger to the Stooler player that one day!
But we have no need for him now, as we have the new medicine - Zastudil.
Exactly.Gardocki will find a new home somewhere,he's still a very good punter.
Best of luck to him,even though he played for the Steelers.
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He is a great guy. I hope if he wants to continue to play he finds a spot.
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It's really too bad we can't carry two punters, but I'm quite happy with Zastudil
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
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Gardocki has had a pretty bad 2 years....he turned it on come playoff time during the Super Bowl run....and as we all know..he never had one blocked....LOL...but his average was coming down.....As soon as the Steelers took Sepulveda in the draft...Gardocki was as good as done....Sepulveda has been BOOOMING the ball in camp thus far....Lots of hang time....60+ yards....and he has some new Aussie style punt that puts a weird backward spin on the ball...that seems to be giving return men problems getting a handle on....
When a reporter brought up how well Sepulveda looked to Tomlin....he just answered...."He better" since the Steelers drafted him in the 4th round.
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I will always love Gardocki for giving the middle finger to the Stooler player that one day!
Still a priceless memory
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Well they used their first of two 4th round picks to draft a punter from Baylor. So this came as no surprise - teams don't draft punters in the 4th round cause they plan on keeping the vet. Whats surprising is they are releasing him now instead of after training camp as teams tend to keep extra punters so that their starter doesn't get dead leg from punting too much.
Guess they respect Gardocki enough to release him early so he can hook up with another team quickly???
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Guess they respect Gardocki enough to release him early so he can hook up with another team quickly???
That would be my guess.
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Yes, this guy is more than a "kicker' he is a football player. When he was with the Bears I remember him chasing down a punt returner and tackling him. Not a mamby-pamby tackle either it was a bone cruncher! He should get a job soon. The Redstinks could use him. Now their punter is Frostie the Short Leg.
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Guess they respect Gardocki enough to release him early so he can hook up with another team quickly???
JMHO
Good point and class act if that's the case.
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Guess they respect Gardocki enough to release him early so he can hook up with another team quickly???
That would be my guess.
Thats exactly whats going on....The Steelers also have a punter by the name of Mike Barr...who IMO beat out Gardocki last offseason......Gardocki still gets the ball out faster than most...but he just didnt have the distance and accuracy he once had....Cowher choose to keep the guy they knew....even though Barr was having a better camp...because of the quick release.
So the Steelers will go with Barr and Sepulveda......also I agree...I loved that Gardocki was a hitter in a kickers number....but I think the Steelers got another one in Sepulveda...who was a walk on LB...who made the move to Punter
Here is a link that was making all the rounds on Sepulveda LINK
Its a 63 yard punt...that ends with him making a solid tackle...worth the watch.
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lol... sweet vid, perfect technique. 
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Damn! I hope he is off the 2 times we play you guy's! 
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Its a 63 yard punt...that ends with him making a solid tackle...worth the watch.
Ugh... I hate him already...
Damn.
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Its a 63 yard punt...that ends with him making a solid tackle...worth the watch.
Definitely worth the watch. Wow, what a weapon - a good punter who turns into a very solid special teams player once he kicks the ball away.
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Ugh... I hate him already...
Damn.
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One thing that impressed me from the video....is not only did he kick off from his own 27 or so....the ball lands at the 10....He makes the tackle at the 20....He made it down field pretty quickly as well.
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One thing that impressed me from the video....is not only did he kick off from his own 27 or so....the ball lands at the 10....He makes the tackle at the 20....He made it down field pretty quickly as well.
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Yeah, I was expecting the tackle to be a little further upfield.
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pretty impressive. Like Tomlin said, he better be for a 4th round punter
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Sorry Hack, but tackling punters get hurt in the NFL. If he can kick it 60 yards, you DO NOT want him trying to make tackles.
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Sorry Hack, but tackling punters get hurt in the NFL. If he can kick it 60 yards, you DO NOT want him trying to make tackles.
Oh I am with you on this....and I have said as much over on the Steeler board....I would rather never have to see him HAVE to make a tackle....just kind of nice knowing he can if he has to......But normally if he is making the tackle...thats gonna mean 10 others guys did not get to where they should have gotten.
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i wonder if gardocki flipped them the bird on his way out
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Sorry Hack, but tackling punters get hurt in the NFL. If he can kick it 60 yards, you DO NOT want him trying to make tackles.
Oh I am with you on this....and I have said as much over on the Steeler board....I would rather never have to see him HAVE to make a tackle....just kind of nice knowing he can if he has to......But normally if he is making the tackle...thats gonna mean 10 others guys did not get to where they should have gotten.
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I'm glad bpg brought it up, and I'm glad you agreed..........your point was exactly what I was going to say - In the nfl, if a punter is making the tackle, 10 other guys missed. And I don't care how hard the punter takes down the returner.
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It would be nice if Pontbriand could make more than few tackles.
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Frost averaged 43 yards a punt last year, something Gardocki has done once in the last five years.
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You did not use net punting avg. as a stat. Why is that?
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Even then, Frost has had equal or better net average for the last two seasons, and Gardocki's on the decline as it is. Frost is the better option at this point for any team.
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LOL....Thats great, he laid that guy out...Great vid....
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"It would be nice if Pontbriand could make more than few tackles."
Actually I was very impressed with Ponti and his added coverage skills that he has provided us as well as being spot on with his snaps. He gets down field quick and on more than one occasion be the difference maker on the coverage.
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Even then, Frost has had equal or better net average for the last two seasons, and Gardocki's on the decline as it is. Frost is the better option at this point for any team.
Frost; A better option??? 
A punter or kicker can have an off year, it doesn't mean their career is over. I'm sure he will bounce back and be productive. At the time we released him I was not happy about that, however, since getting Zastudil I'm thrilled with this young man and I hope he stays our punter for a very long time.
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It's really too bad we can't carry two punters, but I'm quite happy with Zastudil
Why on earth would you want to carry two punters???
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I remember all the doom and gloom on the old board when he went to the Steelers.
Hopefully we're getting to the point where the punter is no longer our most used guy.
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hahaha, he was our MVP like two straight years.
I am sure Mr. Frost and his 3 yard punts fuels that doom and gloom.
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