Zastudil done for the season

CLEVELandMILIDH

Browns lose punter Zastudil for the season

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on August 17, 2010 12:22 PM ET

The Browns will have a new punter this season.

The team placed Dave Zastudil on injured reserve Tuesday, meaning that Reggie Hodges will be the team's punter and holder for 2010. Hodges isn't actually that new, as he replaced Zastudil late last season when nine-year veteran tore his patella tendon.

Zastudil struggled to recover from the injury, but Browns coach Eric Mangini said he wouldn't be surprised to see him back with the Browns in 2011.

CLEVELandMILIDH

Veteran OL Floyd Womack out for rest of the preseason with knee injury. Likely had arthroscopic surgery. Will be re-evaluated before season.

TE Joel Gamble resigned to take Zastudil's roster spot

Rookie OL Shaun Lauvao has been excused for the rest of the week for personal reasons; may or may not play Saturday vs. Rams

USFBrown

How did Hodges do last season?

WRREBEL

Well I'm glad this funny stuff is happening now. Does anyone know the status of the lazy ass tony pashos?

Thaak

@clevelandmilidh said:
Veteran OL Floyd Womack out for rest of the preseason with knee injury. Likely had arthroscopic surgery. Will be re-evaluated before season.
TE Joel Gamble resigned to take Zastudil's roster spot

Rookie OL Shaun Lauvao has been excused for the rest of the week for personal reasons; may or may not play Saturday vs. Rams

Where did you hear Womack was out for the rest of the preseason? I am finding nothing anywhere on it.

CLEVELandMILIDH

@thaak said:
Where did you hear Womack was out for the rest of the preseason? I am finding nothing anywhere on it.

Darrell Ruiter and Mary Kay Cabot, you gotta get on the tweet game..lol

Thaak

@clevelandmilidh said:
Darrell Ruiter and Mary Kay Cabot, you gotta get on the tweet game..lol

Can't find Ruiter on Twitter.

CLEVELandMILIDH

@thaak said:
Can't find Ruiter on Twitter.

RuiterWrong

Mr. T

Will Hodges make a tackle if he needs to?

bringbackbrownie2

@mr.-t said:
Will Hodges make a tackle if he needs to?

If i remember right Zastidil took down Hester in the open field to deny him a punt return for a touchdown last year..

? c-dawg

I am an Ohio Bobcat alum who had seats on the 45 yard line during Z's playing days at OU.

We had the #1 rushing attack in the nation and Z would ALWAYS hose the opposing team with a field-position-destroying, high-as-hell punt. He averaged over 45 yards or something sick like that.

It was crushing to have him go on and win a Super Bowl with the ShitBirds, but there it is.

We'll miss you Z! Hope to see you back next year!

SJ_Browns

Zombo said:
I was worried about this. Wonder if they'll sign someone to compete with Reggie.
Zastudil is a damn good one.

Zombo

if someone worthwhile is out there, they should bring him in to compete with hodges. i think zas might be done. time for the browns to start scouting for a punter or something.

TheClevelandSound

Zombo said:
Wonder if they'll sign someone to compete with Reggie..

PLEASE! I HATE REGGIE HODGES ALMOST AS MUCH AS BMAC. Grand. Gardocki?

Browns57

c-dawg said:
I am an Ohio Bobcat alum who had seats on the 45 yard line during Z's playing days at OU.
We had the #1 rushing attack in the nation and Z would ALWAYS hose the opposing team with a field-position-destroying, high-as-hell punt. He averaged over 45 yards or something sick like that.

It was crushing to have him go on and win a Super Bowl with the ShitBirds, but there it is.

We'll miss you Z! Hope to see you back next year!

Me too! but I missed Zastudil playing. I didn't go to any games the year that I was there getting my masters degree. Sorry I missed him. He is one of the best in the NFL and he will be missed this year. Hodges is not nearly as good. Go Bobcats and go Browns!

djdawg2010

Is Gardocki still out there?

TheClevelandSound

@djdawg2010 said:
Is Gardocki still out there?

I hope...is their any way to see what punters are still out there?

CLEVELandMILIDH

I bet Cribbs could handle it

He can punt it and run down and be the guy to make the tackle. Make him a long snapper to, whats the point of wasting a roster spot for a guy that does nothing but long snap...never understood that.

TheClevelandSound

found one! http://www.nfl.com/players/kenparrish/profile?id=PAR680587

ballpeen

@usfbrown said:
How did Hodges do last season?

He had a net average of 36.4 with 15 inside the 20 on 45 punts.

He ranked 12th in the league.

He isn't going to launch 60 yarders, but he is pretty good directionally so he can pin returners against one of the sidelines which simplifies coverage.

Browns57

From Wikipedia

Gardocki is best remembered by some for an incident while playing for the Browns in a 2000 game against the Steelers in Cleveland Browns Stadium. After being tackled by Steelers linebacker Joey Porter following a punt that left Gardocki briefly motionless (Porter would be penalized for roughing the punter), Gardocki flipped the middle finger twice to Steelers head coach Bill Cowher. The incident, caught on live television, resulted in a $5,000 fine for Gardocki^[1].

Pricelessssss stuff. Gardocki is forty and hasn't played for 3 years. But he was better then Hodges is now.