Punter battle

He will retire after 4 punts

Titans Pro Bowl punter thinks his tenure may be up in TN - TSN.ca

 

Trade him for OL

 

With all of the bad luck we've had in the draft and free agency with almost every other position, the Titans have been extremely fortunate to have been set at punter with Hentrich and Kern.

It's crazy to think that Kern is still on the team and has played for every Titans coach, and was a teammate of Keith Bullock's. I also think he holds the Titans record for most games played by a single player.

I love everything he's given us over the years and he's a class act. I almost wish he'd just retire so we don't have to see him in another uniform.

 

Kern Cut

 

Enter the Colts or Bills to sign him

 

Fun fact, Kern has the most games played as a Tennessee Titan in team history.


(since team's relocation)

 

I don't get the Stonehouse hype that much. Yea he can bomb it, but does it really matter if most end up as touchbacks? His college average was 47.8. Kern's average over the same time was 46.9. How often do you guys think we're going to punt from inside our own 30?

Kern single handley won us a handful of games, including the Colts last year, by pinning teams inside the 5 and forcing them to make a mistake. That game may have a different outcome if that's a touchback. Stafford last year and Brady in the playoffs also come to mind.

On the other hand, in 3 preseasons games/part-time, the rook already dropped a snap and pouched a kick. What's gonna happen in the pressure of a real game? Do you guys remember the other scrub punters that lost us games the last two years?

Maybe this is also a cost cutting thing, but I bet Kern would have been open to a restructure. He knows he's not getting $2M from anyone else. Hopefully Stonehouse continues the legacy of secure punters for the Titans, but I'm a little worried.

 

Those games with the replacement punters were fuccin brutal. We have had great punters and kickers here for a very long time. Last couple years kicking has been tough, but i think bullock has actually hit a few 50 yarders in the pre-season so maybe we trust him going forward idk

 

That's my fear. Yea, the kid has potential but we had a sure thing with Kern. Would hate for P to become a roulette headache like we have (had?) with K.

 

I would have kept Kern and released Woodside...use both Kern and Stonehouse to their strengths...even Kern admitted Stonehouse was better at some things...No doubt someone will pick Kern up but not Woodside