Bronco Special Teams: LS Paxton out

[Funktopus]

Any idea who the back up is? I wonder if it was Kuper.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Apparently it is not injury related. Some sort of family emergency. I hope everything is OK. Paxton was a critical part of those SB winning teams.

Broncos long snapper Lonnie Paxton ruled out at New England | ProFootballTalk

of course, I hope for nothing but bad snaps from his replacement...........

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Saw on twitter where they had a couple of guys in for workouts yesterday.

 

[Funktopus]

Saw on twitter where they had a couple of guys in for workouts yesterday.

According to a Bronco fan listening to local radio it's going to be Walton

Lonie Paxton out - Broncos Country Message Boards

 

[BB4PRez]

Whatever is happening I wish the Paxton family the best, Fox's comment makes it sound serious.

I expect the Pats will run some stunts etc to challenge the middle of that line and whoever the new player is. I know this sounds cold but that is part of the game.

 

[Urgent]

It was in fact Kuper.
So the primary and back-up are both out.

This then necessitates bringing in an unfamiliar long-snapper, and dropping someone from the team.

Potentially a bigger impact than you would first think.
Fake punts - can they do this with one day to prepare? Since they did this a week ago, and can be a good way to keep an offense off the field, it might well limit their ability here.
How will a street free agent react in a playoff game, in cold weather?

 

[Metaphors]

According to a Bronco fan listening to local radio it's going to be Walton

Lonie Paxton out - Broncos Country Message Boards

Seems like a mistake if true. In addition to snapping the ball, the LS has to cover on punts. Probably not what you want your starting center doing except in emergencies.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

It was in fact Kuper.
So the primary and back-up are both out.

This then necessitates bringing in an unfamiliar long-snapper, and dropping someone from the team.

Potentially a bigger impact than you would first think.
Fake punts - can they do this with one day to prepare? Since they did this a week ago, and can be a good way to keep an offense off the field, it might well limit their ability here.
How will a street free agent react in a playoff game, in cold weather?

Why drop someone from the team? IR either Paxton or Kuper.

 

[Funktopus]

Seems like a mistake if true. In addition to snapping the ball, the LS has to cover on punts. Probably not what you want your starting center doing except in emergencies.

Good point and that would eliminate Hochstein too I suppose.

I wonder, when is the last moment a team can add a player?

 

[Urgent]

Why drop someone from the team? IR either Paxton or Kuper.

Putting someone on IR is dropping them.
If Paxton would be available in another week should they win, you might not want to put him on IR. Not sure if there is an appropriate reserve list, but I doubt IR can be used for whatever personal situation his family is suffering.

Assume Kuper was already placed on IR.

I guess if your starting Center becomes the long-snapper, then maybe you just kick high or out of bounds and go for the fair catch. Forget about trying to get everyone down the field to tackle.

 

[Metaphors]

Good point and that would eliminate Hochstein too I suppose.

I wonder, when is the last moment a team can add a player?

I think the player has to be on the roster the day before to be able to play...meaning you can't sign a player the day of the game.

 

[Wax Frog]

Apparently it is not injury related. Some sort of family emergency. I hope everything is OK. Paxton was a critical part of those SB winning teams.

Life just hasn't been the same without our Snow Angel

 

[Funktopus]

Denver post speculates that the LS will be Hochstein.

Broncos' long-snapper Paxton to miss Patriots playoff game - The Denver Post

 

[BaltimorePatsFan]

Loved Paxton when he was in New England. Luckily Jake Ingram has filled in nicely...oh wait.

Still can't believe BB drafted a frickin' long snapper that turned out to be awful. A LONG SNAPPER. Could've picked up Jason McCourty with that draft pick instead.

 

[Fencer]

This sounds VERY serious, all the more so because the position of LS is one you can presumably play after missing a week of practice.

That he's not bothering to show up for the game suggests something pretty bad is going on elsewhere ...

 

[DaBruinz]

My best wishes go out to Lonnie and his family.

This could be huge for the Broncos. A bad snap in cold weather.. YIKES..

On a side note, I believe that Hochstein can long snap. He did that a few times for the Pats in 2004 when players got injured.

 

[patchick]

This sounds VERY serious, all the more so because the position of LS is one you can presumably play after missing a week of practice.

That he's not bothering to show up for the game suggests something pretty bad is going on elsewhere ...

No question, very, very scary to think about a "family issue" that would keep a long snapper out of a playoff game. Hope everything turns out ok for the Paxtons.

 

[Metaphors]

Or they could wake David Binn off the couch and promise him a trip to the early bird special at Denny's if he can stay up past his normal bedtime.

 

[Funktopus]

On a side note, I believe that Hochstein can long snap. He did that a few times for the Pats in 2004 when players got injured.

How about this for some deja vu

Boston.com / Sports / Football / Patriots / Injury could KO Paxton

An article from 2003 where Paxton was backed up by Russ Hochstein.

 

[Funktopus]

Or they could wake David Binn off the couch and promise him a trip to the early bird special at Denny's if he can stay up past his normal bedtime.

Good job. Next prediction is a Pats victory, I hope.

Broncos sign David Binn to replace Paxton - Broncos Country Message Boards