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New Story: Pinion's decision works out as 49ers make the call on draft day
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New Story: Pinion's decision works out as 49ers make the call on draft day


May 4, 2015, 3:40 PM

 
Pinion's decision works out as 49ers make the call on draft day

Many people questioned Bradley Pinion’s decision to forego his senior season at Clemson and enter the NFL Draft, but after seeing his name scroll across the screen during Saturday’s Draft broadcast, the former Clemson punter knew he made the right decision. Full Story »


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May 4, 2015, 3:51 PM

Was he really the very first punter drafted as a junior?

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I imagine the statistics would be in his favor....


May 4, 2015, 3:54 PM

I don't think many punters declare early

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Considering his probable salary, missing a year is big $....***


May 4, 2015, 3:58 PM



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Re: Considering his probable salary, missing a year is big $....***


May 4, 2015, 5:19 PM

the 49ers have one of the better punters in the league in Andy Lee (born and raised on Westminster, SC and for some reason not recruited by Clemson). In fact I was surprised the niners would use a draft pick for a punter when they have a good one already.
I am not sure Pinion would be able to win this job.
Good luck to him!

Go Tigers!

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Lee is good


May 4, 2015, 6:20 PM

but he's getting ready to be expensive so the 49ers are looking to replace him.

http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article20185269.html

Baalke said Pinion will have to beat out incumbent Andy Lee for the punting job. The way I look at it: Lee, the longest-tenured player on the squad, will have to be well ahead of Pinion to keep his job.

Pinion’s selection has everything to do with the salary cap. Lee, one of the top punters in the league over the last decade, is due to earn more than $2 million this season, and that cost only goes up in the three seasons to follow. He’s scheduled to have a base salary of more than $4 million in 2018.

A fifth-round pick like Pinion will average about half a million dollars in upcoming seasons. Why did the 49ers draft a punter? Follow the money.


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Yep, good but expensive


May 4, 2015, 6:34 PM

Nobody wants to use that much cap space on a punter

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Re: Yep, good but expensive


May 5, 2015, 1:36 PM

same deal with Catman last year in Arizona. The talent gap/results are not enough to justify that gap in pay. kickers are most expendable player in nfl.

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May 4, 2015, 8:12 PM [ in reply to Lee is good ]

Well I guess if he doesn't see any UGA or FSU players anywhere, he could do OK.;)

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May 4, 2015, 6:41 PM [ in reply to Re: Considering his probable salary, missing a year is big $....*** ]

Bowden wouldn't give Andy Lee a scholarship. Told him to walk-on. He had other offers. I believe he would have loved to punt for Clemson. Bowden didn't believe in wasting scholarships on specialist. And we paid for that many times.

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May 4, 2015, 7:17 PM

Wasn't jad dean a scholarship player?.....

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May 4, 2015, 9:06 PM [ in reply to Re: Considering his probable salary, missing a year is big $....*** ]

Bowden had strange ideas about a lot of things, like building a great OL and then adding specialists. We paid for that a lot over the years, and I don't think many would disagree that our OL performance was lackluster under him, and for a long time after. We now are making it a strength, and our performance will reflect that. It will be really nice to be able to run it on the goal line or for a first down, instead of having to use some trick play or a QB pass/run option to get a yard when we need it.

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that was my thought exactly......49ers....really***


May 5, 2015, 6:43 AM [ in reply to Re: Considering his probable salary, missing a year is big $....*** ]



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Gardocki went pro after his JR year as well***


May 4, 2015, 5:23 PM [ in reply to Re: New Story: Pinion's decision works out as 49ers make the call on draft day ]



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It doesnt take a genius to see


May 5, 2015, 12:39 PM

That we arent going to punt very much next year. This season was the perfect warm up for San Fran

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