Damn... We fired our Punter!

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Quigley shown the door. 

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#Vikings make official their change of punters
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Minnesota VikingsVerified account @VikingsThe #Vikings have acquired P Matt Wile via waivers and have released P Ryan Quigley.

: http://mnvkn.gs/jU9smJ 

10:24 AM - 2 Sep 2018

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Dam I kinda like quigley

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I'm kinda surprised but he did struggle this preseason.

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I just liked how  Quigley kept the ball from being a touch back last year numerous times

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Didn’t Quigley hold for kicks?  Who now?  Simean?

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Based off of last season, I was really happy with Quigley. Was he really punting that poorly or did Priefer push for another questionable special teams decision? It seems really weird to have a contending team and trying to skirt by with an inexperienced kicker and punter.

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Quiqley was set to make $800,000 - kind of eliminates it being a cap move.

I thought Quiqley was doing pretty good up to this point myself too... it's a little surprising. ... I mean... it's just the punter, so whatever I guess... perhaps I haven't been paying attention enough, lol...

it's hard to understand why a punter who is doing things "right" would suddenly be jettisoned over a waiver wire pickup. There has been little to no focus on Quigley's shortcomings or mistakes; he was lauded for his punts inside the 20.

Is it a punt coverage issue? Can the new punter consistently get more hang-time on punts than Quigley? ... I guess there was some concern about punt coverage throughout the preseason... 

I'm a little curious on what some of the coaches/staff have to say about the new guy.  

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OK Priefer, you”ve got a rookie kicker w/ what now will be a new holder, a shiny new punter, & a new kick returner... now show Zim the baby!  B) 

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Horrific move. Rookie K and you pull his holder a week before the start of the season. This will cost us.

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@Viking1987 said:
I just liked how  Quigley kept the ball from being a touch back last year numerous times

Actually it was every time in 2017. No touchbacks for the year. I agree with most here. Seems more bad could come from cutting a proven punter for one with little experience and even more limited punts this pre-season. Switching a rookie kickers holder the week before the season starts could be problematic. Hope they didn't screw up to positions.