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tarheelsunc

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78. Kluwe was much better than he's given credit for...

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 06:44 PM

Jan 2014

but he was still in the bottom half of the league by most metrics. I don't know much about pre-90s football but I can name two better recent Vikings punters off the top of my head: Mitch Berger and Darren Bennett. They're probably two of the top 10 punters of the last 20 years.

With that said, there are worse punters in the league than Kluwe and I hope he catches on somewhere, but going public with these comments probably won't help him get looks from teams.

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BOOM! I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot by Chris Kluwe [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jan 2014 OP

Unfortunately it seems that "You go Chris Kluwe! " is what the 2 cowards and a bigot said. nt MADem Jan 2014 #1

Side note... He is funny as hell on Twitter. Glassunion Jan 2014 #2

I follow him too. Wished he'd have been kept by Oakland. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2014 #67

Oakland made the correct decision. Jenoch Jan 2014 #75

Don't worry, Chris. Wait Wut Jan 2014 #3

Good on you Chris Kluwe, from a Packer fan who's not surprised to learn the most dysfunctional .... Scuba Jan 2014 #4

NEVER? DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #19

Actually ... SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #32

I posted that as a trivia question and nobody got it Cresent City Kid Jan 2014 #65

Priefer is an evil prick theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #5

After a point, Are_grits_groceries Jan 2014 #7

I'm just glad he didn't punt on the issues. n/t hootinholler Jan 2014 #6

I concur and... countryken Jan 2014 #59

P&R* Blue Owl Jan 2014 #8

LOL! Enthusiast Jan 2014 #37

Duzy! yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #51

I'm glad he stood up n2doc Jan 2014 #9

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #10

Chris, please move back to MN and run for M. Bachman's seat MNBrewer Jan 2014 #11

That would be cool. progressoid Jan 2014 #14

No. SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #30

That's what I suspected. progressoid Jan 2014 #35

Yeah, King's off the rails, too. SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2014 #36

I disagree. If he ever had a Vikings jersey on those rubes would vote for him MNBrewer Jan 2014 #46

K&R!!! DeSwiss Jan 2014 #12

Hey mgardener Jan 2014 #56

Fuck the Minnesota Vikings Major Nikon Jan 2014 #13

du rec. xchrom Jan 2014 #15

He's amazing! Simply an amazing and brave guy. I wish there were more people like him. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2014 #16

Wilf seems to have backed him on his views geardaddy Jan 2014 #17

BTW, "coward" coach Frazier was just fired by "coward" GM Spielman. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2014 #18

Fuck the Vikings. Puglover Jan 2014 #20

Karma? Bluzmann57 Jan 2014 #21

Kluwe was arguably the best punter the Vikings had ever had Major Nikon Jan 2014 #34

High draft pick? Jenoch Jan 2014 #43

5th Round is pretty high for a punter Viking12 Jan 2014 #44

Of course it is rare to use a draft pick on a punter, Jenoch Jan 2014 #45

Any draft pick for a punter is high Major Nikon Jan 2014 #48

It is rare that a punter is drafted. Jenoch Jan 2014 #49

Kluwe was much better than he's given credit for... tarheelsunc Jan 2014 #78

I'm glad Leslie Frazier was fired. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #22

What's amazing is he had to have known he was risking millions Major Nikon Jan 2014 #33

Kluwe for Congress! frylock Jan 2014 #23

He was later signed and then released by the Raiders. Kaleva Jan 2014 #24

The Raiders have the #1 punter in the league Major Nikon Jan 2014 #27

I was suprised the Bengals didn't sign him... theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #28

At one time Kluwe was the highest paid punter in the league Major Nikon Jan 2014 #29

yeah dsc Jan 2014 #39

Like this? MNBrewer Jan 2014 #47

Whew! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #55

There is virtually no way that Priefer was going Jenoch Jan 2014 #25

Actually...Leave it my Chefs tazkcmo Jan 2014 #61

Ok, it happened at least one time 28 years ago. Jenoch Jan 2014 #62

lol You're still right tho tazkcmo Jan 2014 #63

The current GM did not hire Frazier. Jenoch Jan 2014 #64

John Harbaugh was Special Teams coach for Deny and Shred Jan 2014 #71

He was the Eagles defensive backs coach when the Ravens hired him. Jenoch Jan 2014 #72

My bad, Special Teams coach for nine years, DBs for one. Deny and Shred Jan 2014 #82

As I understand it, Jenoch Jan 2014 #83

He'll always be brave, and a hero, in my book. closeupready Jan 2014 #26

Really mtasselin Jan 2014 #31

OK, what did I miss? DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #38

Only Jerry Jones interferes in these types of things. alarimer Jan 2014 #41

If the coach is seriously firing him for gay right activism... Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #66

You're assuming that there was an email from the coach and gm to the owner mythology Jan 2014 #69

I agree that this isn't an open and shut case (so does the guy who get fired) Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #70

Why is it that outspoken liberals are always a "distraction" for teams and never bible-thumpers? alarimer Jan 2014 #40

I would say Tim Tebow is the biggest distraction in the NFL ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #68

Some people actually think Tim Tebow's being blackballed. tarheelsunc Jan 2014 #79

He's occasionally on Stephanie Miller MerryBlooms Jan 2014 #42

Woa he was fired? Egnever Jan 2014 #50

I thought retribution would come even faster than it did. malthaussen Jan 2014 #52

k&r Crabby Appleton Jan 2014 #53

I read this earlier today davidpdx Jan 2014 #54

I say we call for Mike Priefer to be fired. What a barbarian. ancianita Jan 2014 #57

I love's me some Kluwe, and am a huge Raider fan ... brett_jv Jan 2014 #58

It wasn't what Kluwe said.. idendoit Jan 2014 #60

I'd guess VA_Jill Jan 2014 #73

Kluwe was a mediocre punter at best NobodyHere Jan 2014 #74

Kluwe was at mest a meidocre punter Paolo123 Jan 2014 #76

Here's why he was let go LTR Jan 2014 #77

Do we have any reason other than his assertion to believe this? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #80

Klewe was cut by the Vikings last May. Jenoch Jan 2014 #81

> 49er fan for Obama and H Clinton c588415 Jan 2014 #84