NightLink: Brad "Das Boot" Maynard

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Oct 9, 2009 5:00 PM CDT

Yes, the punter is getting some love. On the Johnny Knox nickname thread Ditkavsworld floated the idea for the above nickname for our beloved punter Brad Maynard. It was so well received the comment is now "green". Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune has a nice article up about this key weapon to the Bears early success. Read the full article here. After the jump I'll hit some highlights...

When your harshest critic is your 8 year old son, you're living OK.

After Maynard landed a punt at the Lions' 2-yard line the last time out, he got praised and scolded by his 8-year-old son, Conner.

"He was like, 'Dad that was a great punt,' " Maynard said, "but then he'll say, 'Why did you let the guy return it? Why didn't you go down there and help make the tackle? Why did you just watch?'

Maynard booted all 4 of his punts against the Lions inside the 20, but the ultimate perfectionist wasn't satisfied.

"I got them all inside the 20, which is great, but one of them was from the 45 going in and I hit it out to the 17," Maynard explained. "That punt should be fair-caught at the 10 or hit out of bounds inside the 10 every time.

"Same with the other one punting from the 49. It went out at the 19. It should be at the 10. We finished that game with a 38 net, and we'll take that, but I know it should have been more like 42."

When will Maynard get some Pro Bowl respect? He's never been a Pro Bowler, but was selected 2nd team All NFL by the AP in 2004.

Maynard always strives for perfection. He led the NFL in punts inside the 20 last season with a career-high 40, the second-highest mark in NFL history. Yet he watched Jeff Feagles from his former team, the Giants, represent the NFC in the Pro Bowl.

With a fan base that loves defensive football, it's no wonder why we all appreciate what Brad Maynard does on the football field.

Did you know Brad Maynerd holds a career 141.4 QB rating?

Poll

Will Brad Maynard finally get his Pro Bowl in 2009?

Yes

395 votes

No

77 votes

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I voted "no"...

not because I don’t think he deserves it— so far, he does— but because I don’t think he’ll get the props he deserves

Bear Down, Chicago Bears!

by topdoggkyle on Oct 9, 2009 5:22 PM CDT reply actions

if i remember correctly

the year he should have made it was 2001.

i say neh

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Oct 9, 2009 5:25 PM CDT reply actions

yeah and tell me how this is not a total homer board?

only 8% said no? 15% of people don’t think elvis died in 1977.

I was told that I ruined this house with my anger

by tempchad on Oct 9, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions

lmao

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Just because it can be done on Madden NFL does not automatically make it a viable option in real life.

by Dane Noble on Oct 9, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions

lol

I did vote no… for the same reason topdoggkyle did.

by rdent4hof on Oct 10, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions

I voted no too!

I think he’ll get overlooked again

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Oct 10, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

"He's never been a Pro Bowler"

At first, I was thinking that that can’t be right. But I guess it is. Holy cow, that’s a crime.

by jake1823 on Oct 9, 2009 6:13 PM CDT reply actions

I feel honored that the nickname was a hit.

I hope he gets the Pro Bowl nod he deserves.

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by Ditkavsworld on Oct 9, 2009 6:23 PM CDT reply actions

Das Boot!!!

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Oct 9, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Well earned!

Great nickname!

by rdent4hof on Oct 10, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Right now, he ranks 15th in the NFL in average yards per punt (43.9), and is tied for 5th in the league with punts inside the 20 yard line (9). Those are the two biggest stats that will be looked at when Pro Bowl voting comes around.

Just because it can be done on Madden NFL does not automatically make it a viable option in real life.

by Dane Noble on Oct 9, 2009 7:38 PM CDT reply actions

BALL STATE!!!

Their finest alum. When he attended here he used to set up trashcans at the pylons and boot punts from the 50 and try to land them inside. Then he would turn and boot punts from the hashmarks over the press box and into the parking lot. I love me some Brad Maynard. The guy won MAC Defensive Player of the Year his senior year w/o taking a single snap on defense.

by Sam Householder on Oct 9, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions

I was actually going to have the same subject as GG

but he beat me to it. Also, you might want to check the spelling of Maynard in the last sentence. :)

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by Ashley Czuba on Oct 9, 2009 11:58 PM CDT reply actions

In other news

Adewale just got hit with a 7,500 fine for a horse collar tackle

"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler

by BearNecessities on Oct 10, 2009 6:37 AM CDT reply actions

I wonder

if it was the sack on Stafford, in which he was injured…

by rdent4hof on Oct 10, 2009 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't remember

exactly, but i do remember on one of his tackles/sacks the announcer saying that it was borderline horse collar. probably the injury though…
the NFL pre-emtively flags now a days, just for taking the field against opposing QBs

"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler

by BearNecessities on Oct 10, 2009 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Who knows anymore?

It’s been obvious this season, that even the officials are not sure what contact is legal and what contact isn’t…

by rdent4hof on Oct 10, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions

It's becoming ridiculous!

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by David Taylor on Oct 10, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions

I agree

I understand the want to protect players. That’s fine. I’m for it too…

But get the calls right! I saw David Garrad take a spine buster that was WWE worthy and no flag was thrown. Then you see a guy (DT) attempting to bat a pass and because his hand brushed against the QB’s helmet, he’s flagged.

Like you said, RIDICULOUS!

by rdent4hof on Oct 10, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions

he did just get fined though

"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler

by BearNecessities on Oct 10, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes. It was the play Stafford got hurt on...

And if you watch the replay it’s BS. Ogun didn’t, by definition of the rule, tackle him by the horse collar. He grabbed a handful of jersey and brought him down that way.

This is getting out of hand… it’s absurd. Guys are getting fined for tackling or hitting people, in a profession where they get paid to tackle and hit people.

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by SackMan on Oct 10, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions

appeal

if a player is fined for a bad tackle ie horse-collar or roughness, is there an appeal procedure where ,lets say independant or neutral type of officials could look at game tape and overturn the decision. if not, then they should start one. otherwise the game is not going to progress, and the style of play on defence is going to change. where players are going to hesitate and miss sacks and tackles.

by stepeo on Oct 11, 2009 4:03 AM CDT up reply actions