Chiefs' former punter addresses controversial comments surrounding team
Instead of talking about the Kansas City Chiefs win over the Houston Texans, or the upcoming game against the Seattle Seahawks, we, as in Chiefs Kingdom, have spent most of the week talking and arguing about the holding of the ball on field goals. Yes, you read that right. How the ball is being held […]
Instead of talking about the Kansas City Chiefs win over the Houston Texans, or the upcoming game against the Seattle Seahawks, we, as in Chiefs Kingdom, have spent most of the week talking and arguing about the holding of the ball on field goals.
Yes, you read that right. How the ball is being held on field goals or extra points has been the most popular topic of discussion around the Chiefs.
If you haven't heard yet, I'll break it down rather quickly for you.
Dustin Colquitt, the former Chiefs punter, responded on Twitter to someone bashing Harrison Butker after missing a few field goals by saying it wasn't Harrison, it was actually the holder, punter Tommy Townsend.
Colquitt went on to say Townsend was a fantastic punter but an "average" holder, and that is where the problem lies.
Special teams coordinator Dave Toub said that Colquitt isn't wrong, but he doesn't need Colquitt to tell him that. He knows how to fix it.
Townsend replied by saying that Andy Reid has told him not to listen to the outside noise, and Butker responded with the simple answer that either way he has to make his field goals.
If you need it broken down with the tweets and exact quotes of everything, you can find it here.
Now, we are here. Everyone bashing each other that has been or is in a part of the Chief's community over this subject. People are bashing Colquitt saying there is a reason he isn't on the Chiefs anymore, and he doesn't really know what he is talking about, or even that he is doing that because he is jealous.
Well, on Thursday he told his side of the story and discussed why he made the comments he did.
Colquitt joined the Kansas City Sports Networks' One-on-One podcast hosted by former Chiefs players Mike Devito and Jeff Allen, and said the following:
"Nobody is perfect. I am speaking in a place coming from failure. I have had bad holds before. I done it in 06', and then I put gloves on. I have done it through the years, in 19'… So I would never, ever come to a place and say 'hey this has never happened to me, but I want to tell you this.' I would love for everybody to learn from my failures.
"I was never perfect at holding, I'm just saying what I see. I either say this during playoff time, which would become a massive distraction, or I can say it now when we have a pretty favorable stretch for us from our opponents, and it's not going to be a thing. All I'm saying is this is what I would do because I want you to have a ring."
In a way, I am glad Colquitt is breaking down what exactly he is saying because if you know this dude and have followed the Chiefs since 2005. This is a guy who spent 15 years with the Chiefs.
I knew he wasn't coming from a place of ill will, this whole situation just ended up getting blown way out of proportion. Colquitt just wants to help, especially before it becomes a big problem in the playoffs.
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