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Brad Maynard will be the new punter for the Browns when practice resumes on Wednesday, according to team sources.
Richmond McGee, who punted eight times on Sunday for a 36.0-yard average in a 27-17 loss to the Bengals, has not been waived officially yet, but a change is apparently coming soon.
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Maynard was with our special teams coach in Chicago, as was McGee, so there's that.
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This guy use to be with the Vikings. I remember thinking it was odd with Maynard kicking to Cribbs. I know I am showing my age....
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Hopefully he does a better job..
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Hopefully he does a better job..
Just asking here,, I know that McGee punted 8 times,, I know that he shanked one of them.., I guess I missed his other bad punts..
What were the distances of his punts?
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I don't recall the numbers, but he wasn't booming it by anyone's standards.
It just sucks that he's the only one that was cut loose after that game.
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Browns agree to terms with punter Brad Maynard by Nate Ulrich on September 13, 2011 in Brad Maynard,Cleveland Browns,NFL,Richmond McGee The Browns have agreed to a deal with veteran punter Brad Maynard, a league source confirmed. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora first reported the news today. The 37-year-old Maynard is expected to replace Richmond McGee, who punted eight times for an average of 36 yards this past Sunday in his first NFL regular-season game. The Browns were hoping McGee could continue to fill in for Reggie Hodges, who suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon on Aug. 2. McGee injured a disc in his back during the Browns' season-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and will be place on injured reserve today, agent David Canter wrote on Twitter this afternoon. When asked Monday about injuries, Browns coach Pat Shurmur never mentioned McGee, who had three punts of 30 yards or less against the Bengals. Maynard spent the past 10 seasons with the Chicago Bears. He has ties to Browns special teams coordinator Chris Tabor, who worked for the Bears from 2008-10. Maynard served as the Houston Texans' punter during the preseason, but he was cut on Sept. 3. Last season, he punted 83 times for an average of 40.1 yards. In 14 NFL seasons, he has punted 1,258 times for an average of 41.9 yards. web page
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well good, this will stabilize a shaky position on the team that really did hurt us last week.
Will he hold for us too?
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Will he hold for us too?
Good question. I have to imagine he will, and that's a pretty important job.
McGee had some nice punts last week, but the problem was he didn't have nice ones when we really needed it.
Probably a very different game if his first punt doesn't give the ball to the Bengals so close.
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Probably a very different game if his first punt doesn't give the ball to the Bengals so close.
didn't the Bengals start in our territory the first two possessions?
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Hopefully he does a better job..
Just asking here,, I know that McGee punted 8 times,, I know that he shanked one of them.., I guess I missed his other bad punts..
What were the distances of his punts?
The talking heads on the radio said something about a 28 yarder and a 14 yarder.
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I don't recall the numbers, but he wasn't booming it by anyone's standards.
It just sucks that he's the only one that was cut loose after that game.
Meh! Punters are always on a shorter leash, so too will Brad Maynard.
We really missed Hodges Sunday. Know one should be surprised by this move.
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Hopefully he does a better job..
Just asking here,, I know that McGee punted 8 times,, I know that he shanked one of them.., I guess I missed his other bad punts..
What were the distances of his punts?
Punt 1 : 20 yards from Cle 21 to Cle 41, returned to Cle 41, net 20 yards
Punt 2 : 48 yards from Cle 8 to Cin 44, returned to Cle 41, net 33 yards
Punt 3 : 45 yards from Cle 26 to Cin 29, returned to Cin 29, net 45 yards
Punt 4 : 30 yards from Cle 40 to Cin 30, returned to Cin 30, net 30 yards
Punt 5 : 44 yards from Cin 44 to Cin 0, returned to Cin 20, net 24 yards
Punt 6 : 38 yards from Cle 34 to Cin 28, returned to Cin 28, net 38 yards
Punt 7 : 28 yards from Cle 34 to Cin 38, returned to Cin 38, net 28 yards
Punt 8 : 35 yards from Cle 32 to Cin 33, returned to Cin 33, net 35 yards
8 punts - averaged 36.0 yards per punt and 31.6 net per punt OUCH.
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it wasn't just distance, but poor hang times as well. if you 'miss/shank' 2 punts and have poor hang times on the others (allowing a better opportunity for a return), then you are not going to have a job as a NFL punter.
he did have 1 really nice punt, but Cribbs couldn't keep himself from going into the endzone to down it, unfortunately.
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The talking heads on the radio said something about a 28 yarder and a 14 yarder.
To go with another 30 yard punt and 0 in the 20 yard line.
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McGee shanked punts of 20, 28 and 30 yards, with the 20-yarder coming on his first kick.
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McGee's punts:
-4-9-CLE 21 (13:07) 8-R.McGee punts 20 yards to CLE 41, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, downed by CLE.
-4-32-CLE 8 (6:39) 8-R.McGee punts 48 yards to CIN 44, Center-64-R.Pontbriand. 19-B.Tate to CLE 41 for 15 yards (16-J.Cribbs).
-4-4-CLE 26 (1:02) 8-R.McGee punts 45 yards to CIN 29, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, fair catch by 19-B.Tate.
-4-4-CLE 40 (2:04) 8-R.McGee punts 30 yards to CIN 30, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, downed by CLE-64-R.Pontbriand.
-4-21-CIN 44 (5:25) 8-R.McGee punts 43 yards to CIN 1, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, downed by CLE-34-J.Dockery. Cincinnati challenged the kick touched ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 8-R.McGee punts 44 yards to end zone, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, Touchback. #16 Cribbs attempted to keep the ball from rolling into the End Zone for a touchback.
-4-17-CLE 34 (12:16) 8-R.McGee punts 38 yards to CIN 28, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, fair catch by 19-B.Tate.
-4-20-CLE 34 (6:27) 8-R.McGee punts 28 yards to CIN 38, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, downed by CLE.
-4-10-CLE 32 (3:23) 8-R.McGee punts 35 yards to CIN 33, Center-64-R.Pontbriand, fair catch by 19-B.Tate. Penalty on CIN, Illegal Substitution, declined.
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Hopefully he does a better job..
Just asking here,, I know that McGee punted 8 times,, I know that he shanked one of them.., I guess I missed his other bad punts..
What were the distances of his punts?
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well good, this will stabilize a shaky position on the team that really did hurt us last week.
Will he hold for us too?
What makes you think that?
Maynard has been available,if the FO thought he was better,wouldn't they have signed him earlier?
Just funnin with you,I know the answers.Youth movement,shortened training camp,new schemes.I'm sure before the season is over they'll be a hundred more.
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since maynard has done it for years...
his average isnt high, but he is a good directional punter and will put them in the 20 well...
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We're saved  I recall Solomon Wilcots commenting on a short McGee, sounding pretty baffled. Definitely one of many glaring faults in that team that day.
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Evidently McGhee was playing with a herniated disc in his back that he injured in warm-ups. Browns didn't have any other options of course, so he decided to gut it out. If indeed true, the guy deserves a pass here. They wouldn't have put him on IR if they didn't respect the guy, they would have just cut him and given him a small injury settlement.
40 yard career average for Maynard, not great, but just as long he averages over 35 and keeps them out of our territory.
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Evidently McGhee was playing with a herniated disc in his back that he injured in warm-ups. Browns didn't have any other options of course, so he decided to gut it out. If indeed true, the guy deserves a pass here.
That makes more sense, the guy had a respectable 46.3 yard average in preseason.. not great but not real bad.. he had a 36 yard average in the first game.. you don't just FORGET how to punt... and injury seems far more plausible.
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Exactly, I just read it on cleveland.com
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Give me a break. Vickers with a herniated disc and leprosy would have punted better.
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He only has a career average of 41.9 yards, but just as important as that is the net average and that is 38.1 yards per punt attempt. This is a telling stat in that his hang time is probably pretty good.
He also averaged 29 inside the 20 yard line in his career per season. (1 out of every 3 punts).
Brad Maynard's touch back % is only 7.9%.
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I don't recall the numbers, but he wasn't booming it by anyone's standards.
It just sucks that he's the only one that was cut loose after that game.
Who else did you want them to cut?
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Maynard is Mr. Coffin Corner. He's great at those directional kicks. Now, our offense just has to get up the field enough to use them 
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I don't recall the numbers, but he wasn't booming it by anyone's standards.
It just sucks that he's the only one that was cut loose after that game.
ummmmm..
who did you have in mind?
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8 punts against the Bengals 
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More on Brad Maynard
He only has a career average of 41.9 yards, but just as important as that is the net average and that is 38.1 yards per punt attempt. This is a telling stat in that his hang time is probably pretty good.
He also averaged 29 inside the 20 yard line in his career per season. (1 out of every 3 punts).
Brad Maynard's touch back % is only 7.9%.
So he's better with the wedges than he is with the driver. That's cool. 
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Agent: Richmond McGee headed to IR Email Print Comments1 Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Browns punter Richmond McGee injured his back during warm-ups before Sunday's season opener, a possible explanation for his horrendous NFL debut. Agent David Canter said McGee suffered a herniated disk before Cleveland hosted Cincinnati, and that the injury was so bad that McGee was kicking without feeling in his legs. McGee averaged just 36 yards on eight punts, shanking his first one 20 yards and later following it with punts of 28 and 30 yards. AFC North blog Walker ESPN.com's James Walker writes about all things AFC North in his division blog. • Blog network: NFL Nation Canter said the Browns plan to place McGee on injured reserve later Tuesday. "He's extremely disappointed, but grateful he got the opportunity," Canter said of McGee, who was signed after Reggie Hodges went down with a season-ending injury. There are reports the Browns have signed veteran Brad Maynard, a 14-year veteran who spent the past 10 years with the Chicago Bears. He punted for Houston during the preseason but was waived by the Texans on Sept. 3. A Browns spokesman said the team has no roster moves to report at this time. Maynard's agent, Chad Wiestling, did not immediately return messages. Canter said McGee "felt a twinge" while he was warming up on the field Sunday but decided to play. "He told me it got to the point during the game where he couldn't even feel his legs," Canter said. "I knew something was wrong, either he was hurt or he had forgotten how to kick. I felt bad for him because the fans were on him badly, so I called him after the game and he told me what happened." Canter said McGee does not need surgery. The Browns have been in a bind at punter since losing Hodges, who tore his Achilles in training camp on Aug. 2. Hodges was one of the AFC's top punters last season. Maynard could bring them experience as a punter and holder for Phil Dawson on extra points and field goals. The 37-year-old has kicked for the New York Giants and Bears, who released him on July 25. Maynard has averaged 41.9 yards per punt in his career. However his 40.1-yard average on 83 punts last season ranked him 32nd in the league, and his net average of 35.2 was 29th overall. Browns first-year special teams coach Chris Tabor spent the past three seasons with Maynard in Chicago. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6965907/agent-says-cleveland-browns-put-punter-richmond-mcgee-ir
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so the Browns had two punters with IR injuries before the first snap of the regular season
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However his 40.1-yard average on 83 punts last season ranked him 32nd in the league, and his net average of 35.2 was 29th overall.
Not so good.
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so the Browns had two punters with IR injuries before the first snap of the regular season
A little strange huh?
Anyway Maynard won't hurt us, he's and old vet.
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http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player...qualified/falseRight ... but I'm trying to wonder how big a few yards is on the "net" ... maybe Chicago just didn't have good gunners? If 24 of the 83 punts were inside the 20 then he also wasn't trying to boot it as much on those ... so I'm not as concerned. 35.2 Net Avg. according to this list puts him 30th. 40.0 (Within 5 yards) would have gotten him 3rd ... I just don't know how much of a big deal 3 to 5 yards is on the punt when we also don't know how the gunners and total coverage teams were doing?
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so the Browns had two punters with IR injuries before the first snap of the regular season
If there was any position on the field to be decimated by injuries, punter would be my choice.
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I thought the only back injury he had was that his back was too close to where his punts landed.
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