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Must watch Zoltan Mesko hilariousness!
I really enjoy having such a personality at punter. Hopefully his little scare against the Chargers with his knee ain’t no thang.
All Hail the Space Emperor of Space!
https://www.patspropaganda.com/must-watch-zoltan-mesko-hilariousness-i-really/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JadQo3At
Zoltan Mesk punting the crap out of the ball vs. the Ravens 2010 We definitely don’t give enough love to the punters and kickers here on the blog, but Zoltan definitely deserves some recognition for his performance in this game. If you want to see what a game saving punt looks like go to the 2:45 mark.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/zoltan-mesk-punting-the-crap-out-of-the-ball-vs/
Zoltan Mesko just tweeted this out… yes that’s him FAILING! Gotta love a player with a sense of humor about himself…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/zoltan-mesko-just-tweeted-this-out-yes-thats-him/
You might’ve already seen this report that Rick Gosselin, one of the most respected football writers out there, had the Patriots ranked number one in the NFL for special teams.
Meanwhile Football Outsiders had them eighth. To be honest I think the Pats had a great start to 2010 from a Special Teams perspective but they were pretty average the rest of the way.
There are definitely some memorable moments… from Tate’s two kick returns for TDs, to the Miami game, Mesko’s punt in overtime against the Ravens, and Edelman’s punt return TD against the Dolphins, just to name a few.
Also making this more impressive is how much yardage they lost when Gostkowski went on IR. Shayne Graham was great replacing him at field goals, but his kick off distance was considerably shorter that Gostkowski’s.
Clearly their solid special teams play was a big part in going 14-2.
One Patriots rookie hasn’t gotten much love at all so far this offseason but how about Zoltan Mesko? Look, I’m no punting expert but just the fact that he didn’t get cut and didn’t mess up holding any Field Goals or Extra Points (though there was one botched play clock expiration) while being 14th in the NFL in net punting bodes well for the rookie’s future.
Is there room to improve? Of course (he tied for 25th in punts inside the 20 yard line), but it appears that the revolving door of Patriots punters has stopped spinning for the next few years. Plus who doesn’t love a player whose nickname is The Space Emperor of Space?
Here’s Zoltan making basically a game-saving punt against the Ravens in overtime, by far his best play of the 2010 season.
And then there’s this one too…
Advanced NFL Stats: Mesko’s Punt of the Year
As if you didn’t already know how huge Mesko’s punt in overtime was this breaks it down statistically. Which is just the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it.
All Hail Zoltan, the Space Emperor of Space!
I’m going to admit that I am huge geek for how football players put together their “look”. There are three categories I like to look at 1) Number 2)Facemask/Helmet 3)Overall.
After the draft my favorite day (coming this Friday) is getting the first glimpse of the new guys in the uniforms. I think you can tell a lot about a player just from their “look” and pretty much project exactly what kind of career they will have, unless it’s Chad Jackson who’s look had him in the Hall of Fame.
With numbers to be announced in the next day or so we’re taking a crack at matching the top rookies with numbers that we like for them.
Devin McCourty
Not too many options for a cornerback right now, but of course some real estate should open up once the axe begins to fall on those who haven’t been hacking it. We’re gonna start McCourty off with 26, but project a move by opening day to: 22. Sorry Wheatley, but if you can’t beat out Wilhite you’re probably getting cut.
Rob Gronkowski
Definitely the easiest projection to make since he was 48 in college and 84 is available. Mark it down for Gronk: 84.
Jermain Cunningham
Hmm, this one seems pretty easy and I am excited to see a Patriot named “Cunningham” again. This is a good opportunity to get a bad taste out of your mouth: 96.
Brandon Spikes
Something tells me Jerod Mayo isn’t giving up 51 for Spikes. It’s still too soon to give out 54 with respect to Tedy. That doesn’t leave too many options, but there’s one that I think would fit nicely: 55.
Aaron Hernandez
Not a lot of options at the moment for Hernandez though 80 and 85 could open up. For now he’ll need to stick with something that’s not really that exciting to me: 87. And that’s assuming Tory Holt doesn’t take it. Otherwise I think Hernandez will be doubling up with someone.
Taylor Price
This is a good example of the perfect number being available for a fast, tough receiver like Price. Mark him down as a permanent 17. Though I really wouldn’t be opposed to seeing him with 80, with all due respect to Troy.
Zoltan Mesko
Punters don’t usually have a lot of choices to make them look good, I think 2 is probably what Zoltan will end up with. But personally I think a far better choice would be: 7.
We’ll hold off on the rest of the draft picks because they’ll all probably be doubled up anyways, and it’s really impossible for a lineman to have an elite look unless you’re Sebastian Vollmer.
On Friday we’ll have a full breakdown of all the rookie looks with analysis and grades.