The New England Patriots held tryouts for two punters during rookie and mandatory minicamp this offseason. Neither was signed.
Instead, the team entered training camp with confidence in Bryce Baringer.
The 27-year old is coming off a season in which he punted a career-low 51 times in the regular season before a busy playoff run. Baringer continued to showcase his big leg by again eclipsing the 70-yard longest punt mark and recording a career-best 4.41-second average hang time, but remained hampered by the occasional mishit — such as a 22-yard punt in Week 13 against the Giants.
That's why Baringer's offseason focus was centered on one thing.
"I want to be more consistent," he said. "No. 2, big emphasis was hang time and distance. Kind of having that relationship. Just knowing what I'm capable of doing, trusting myself, my process. Like I said, [Jeremy Springer], [Tom Quinn], [Mike Vrabel], they all know what I'm capable of. It's just going out and being able to do it, and just trusting myself wholeheartedly."
#baringer #hang #time #capable
Instead, the team entered training camp with confidence in Bryce Baringer.
The 27-year old is coming off a season in which he punted a career-low 51 times in the regular season before a busy playoff run. Baringer continued to showcase his big leg by again eclipsing the 70-yard longest punt mark and recording a career-best 4.41-second average hang time, but remained hampered by the occasional mishit — such as a 22-yard punt in Week 13 against the Giants.
That's why Baringer's offseason focus was centered on one thing.
"I want to be more consistent," he said. "No. 2, big emphasis was hang time and distance. Kind of having that relationship. Just knowing what I'm capable of doing, trusting myself, my process. Like I said, [Jeremy Springer], [Tom Quinn], [Mike Vrabel], they all know what I'm capable of. It's just going out and being able to do it, and just trusting myself wholeheartedly."
#baringer #hang #time #capable
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