Acme Packing Company · Aug 19, 2016
Packers Punting Competition: Neither Mortell nor Masthay has pulled ahead
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY SportsAfter another pair of booming punts on Thursday, it’s a coin flip as to which punter makes the Packers’ roster.
Yes, Tim Masthay holds the Green Bay Packers’ single-season record for net punting, set in 2015. Yes, he also is the franchise’s single-season record holder for gross punting average, which he set in 2011. And Masthay ranks second in Packers history in career gross average with 44.2 yards per punt, just 0.3 yards behind Jon Ryan.
But plenty of Packers fans will tell you that Masthay’s inconsistency means it’s time for a change, and Peter Mortell is doing everything in his power to unseat Masthay from his position.
