Brian Moorman Released!

[Nanker]

He apparently doesn't know his teammate well enough to spell his name right though.

[QB Bills]

obligatory "they cut (insert player name) and kept kelsay?? wtf?!?!" post

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Nix said he wanted to get bigger and tougher. This guy is bigger than some of the linebackers.

 

Mooreman is the size of the linebackers girlfriends.

Edited September 25, 2012 by over 20 years of fanhood

[section122]

In all seriousness, who will be our field goal holder? Moorman has done that for years. You now have a new holder who most likely won't be Fitz or Thigpen (about to be toast). Will it be Brad Smith??

Powell (if brought back) was a holder all through college

[bbb]

From Tim Graham's blog post:

 

Powell, an All-America from Florida State, had a good camp. But Moorman had an outstanding camp and preseason and won the job.

 

So, like I said earlier, he DID have a great preseason. He's had a great career. With that body of work, he gets cut after three games?!? I'm with Freddy.

[Billy in 4C]

Doubt it. Moorman has always ALWAYS been a good soldier.

 

This is entirely a performance thing.

 

For the same reason a contractor can't keep on a construction guy who can't lift 4x4s after 11 a.m., I think BM hit a wall two seasons ago WRT his "touch" on pinbacks and power over the course of the season. That he had a good preseason may be owing to the offseason rest period.

 

I don't think that punt where he outkicked his coverage this week that allowed for the returner to build steam and make a 30-yard return helped at all. Nor the return TD against the Jets in the opener, tho I was only half-watching at that point and I haven't seen replays to see what happened there.

 

Agree on the one punt at the end of the game. He crushed it low and straight right at Cribbs and he got 25 yards on the return. Maybe that sealed his fate if he couldn't get the ball far without sacrificing hang-time.

 

In terms of his conditioning though, I can't imagine he is out of shape. The guy runs marathons and iron-mans in the offseason and many players say he is probably the most conditioned athelete on the team. Maybe it was just age catching up to him regarding strength - to your point.

[Matt in KC]

http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/09/moorman-being-released-by-bills.html

[PaattMaann]

From Tim Graham's blog post:

 

Powell, an All-America from Florida State, had a good camp. But Moorman had an outstanding camp and preseason and won the job.

 

So, like I said earlier, he DID have a great preseason. He's had a great career. With that body of work, he gets cut after three games?!? I'm with Freddy.

 

no one wants a practice player/gym all star

 

gotta get it done on the field, and through three games Moorman has been pretty terrible

 

the NFL is a what have you done for me lately league...its a results driven league, every game is important, every punt is important....

 

just now realizing that "giving Moorman one last year" was not the right move in August

[Realist]

Let's be serious, other than the timing is anyone really shocked by this? Moorman has been a shell of his old self for the past 4 or 5 seasons now. He's basically been getting a paycheck based on reputation.

 

It's always hard to see a fan favorite go, but this isn't totally surprising, only the timing is a surprise. As far as wasting the money on his contract, well...it ain't my money. I'll never understand why so many people get upset over how much we spend on a guy, even in this era of the cap.

[May Day 10]

Moorman was the best punter I have ever seen.

 

I mean that in all seriousness.

 

Some of those bombs where the returner had to sprint back and the camera panned back down the field....

[BillsBiker]

Damn.. shocking.

 

Its sad to say I might miss a punter.... yet Brian was our franchise player over all these bad years!

 

GL Moorman.. thanks for some clutch moments month after month.. year after year

[Boludo]

i'm glad they cut him it should have happened during the offseason

 

moorman was a great bill and was an all star at his position for a while but the rest of the league has caught up with him and surpassed him

 

last year he was marginal at best he's simply a below average punter at this point in his career

 

thanks for the memories brian you will be remembered fondly but its time to move on

[bills_fan_in_raleigh]

Sad to see him go but has seemed like his leg is dead. Better sign someone before they release him

[GOBILLS78]

Let's be serious, other than the timing is anyone really shocked by this? Moorman has been a shell of his old self for the past 4 or 5 seasons now. He's basically been getting a paycheck based on reputation.

 

It's always hard to see a fan favorite go, but this isn't totally surprising, only the timing is a surprise. As far as wasting the money on his contract, well...it ain't my money. I'll never understand why so many people get upset over how much we spend on a guy, even in this era of the cap.

 

Sure, you say that, but who's going to carry the torch for Division II 400-meter hurdlers on this team? Huh? HUH?

[Matt in KC]

So, moving on: how is he as an announcer?

[Bud Adams]

It's hard to punt in the NFL.

 

BA

[IDBillzFan]

While the cut surprises me and the timing is odd, I don't mind admitting it's refreshing to watch our team not think twice about cutting someone any more.

[DefenseWinzChampionshipz]

Well Powell DOES punt pigskins particularly placed in pace with precision to put the Patriots in a pisshole...

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

The guy who has seasons in front of me always used to yell "LET MOORMAN RUN IT!" whenever they lined up to punt.

[QCity]

The timing of this is odd.