Falcons select P Matt Bosher in the 6th round
Miami kicker Matt Bosher (25) kicks a field goal as quarterback Spencer Whipple holds during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida A&M, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Name: Matt Bosher (6th round, 192nd)
Size: 6-0, 207
College: Miami
His production: He handled kickoffs and punts for the Hurricanes. He converted 84.7 percent of his field goal attempts. He had six career punts blocked. He played in 50 games for the Hurricanes. As a punter, he put 70-of-234 attempts inside the 20-yard line. He finished with a41.7-yard average per punt. He averaged at least 40 yards a punt in each of his four seasons. He had 49 punts of 50 yards or more and forced the opposition to make 82 fair catches.
The skinny: “Right-footed jack-of-all trades, master of none type who warrants a camp invite,” according to Nolan Nawrocki of Pro Football Weekly. He was the sixth punter drafted by the Falcons, but the first since Harold Alexander who was selected in the third round of the 1993 draft from Appalachian State.
INTERVIEW WITH MATT BOSHER TODAY
ON HIS CONTACT WITH THE FALCONS: “I had been in touch with them before the draft. I worked out for Coach (Keith) Armstrong. It’s always a crapshoot being a punter and a kicker with the draft. I was so excited to finally get that phone call and hear from all of the coaches.”
ON HIS CAREER AT MIAMI: “I’m happy with everything that went down at Miami. I just can’t wait to have an opportunity to play at the next level with the Falcons.”
ON HIS RECRUITMENT: “When I was coming out of high school, it was mainly just Miami and the University of Florida.”
ON BEING THE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: “I was happy to get that award from my team because we have a lot of great athletes at Miami. I was really proud of that award.”
ON WHAT THE FALCON SAID ABOUT THEIR PUNTER JOB: “They didn’t really say much. They said they are happy to have me. I looking forward to getting up there and I’m happy to have this opportunity to show what type of player I can be.”
ON HIS 19 CAREER SPECIAL-TEAMS TACKLES: “It’s football. It’s not just me as a punter. If you’re going to play football, you have to be able to hit somebody if the play calls for it. You’re not just out there playing patty cakes.”
ON HIS 26-YARD RUN IN 2009: “I can run a little bit. Not all the time, but if need be. If they call a fake or something, I’m confident that I might be able to run the ball a little bit.”
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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cwltank
April 30th, 2011
9:19 pm
Falcons are trying cut salaries & replace a few players that are declining. great 6 round selection we can save probally 3 million by signing him. Now if we can dump ANDERSON & McClure salaries we can sign a few free agents, I believe in the TD & those who do not, don’t know football…… Dent will back up Lofton. Those of you who do no know he just had surgery he may not be ready the start of the season. Before you have doubt do your homework & stop jumping ship, Im just saying……….
torgo
April 30th, 2011
9:19 pm
“had 6 blocked punts….very explosive……….. for the other side.”
Those were BEFORE he changed his punting motion from three steps to two steps. He also improved his average by four yards after making the change.
torgo
April 30th, 2011
9:22 pm
McClure’s price tag isn’t too bad, but Anderson and Chauncey Davis are backups with combined base salaries of $6.55 million. Matthews is reason to suspect that at least one of them won’t make it out of training camp.
hiramsaint
April 30th, 2011
10:20 pm
hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe !
Jordan
April 30th, 2011
11:24 pm
http://isportsweb.com/2011/04/30/review-of-atlanta-falcons-draft/
JKA
April 30th, 2011
11:34 pm
Agree w/Torgo, Koenen has reached the point where his salary has outgrown his value……This kid will take over the punting and back up Bryant; as we found out with Elam, just because a veteran has a good year doesn’t mean he might not implode the next….only thing I haven’t heard about is his kickoff ability, but assume the Falcons wouldn’t have drafted him if they didn’t feel he could handle it……
Regarding people who can look into the future and state with certainty that he would have been available later or as a FA: no one knows that for sure; I think that as a combo P/PK, he probably would have had some interest from teams in the 6th/7th round.
Bottom line, Falcons liked him and drafted him; like every other team and player in the draft, we’ll get to see if they were right or wrong.
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KQuark
May 1st, 2011
2:17 am
The only pick I did not get at all.
doonie 1
May 1st, 2011
7:59 am
The falcons were a 13-3 team last year so they only needed a few peices to improve
Mikefalcon63
May 1st, 2011
8:38 am
For every ticked off draft expert on here… TD knows more about the talent on the roster than you do. I know that may come as a surprise considering you work with the players…. Never. And TD and Smitty work with them daily. Punter is curious I will admit… But TD knows more than I do about the punting situation. And to criticize the Jones pick b/c we did not pick a DE or whatever… Really??? Do I need to remind you of the last De we took high? He has produced 3 sacks in 4 seasons! Then look at guys like Gholston, and it is no wonder they passed on a DE and selected the biggest difference maker available who played in a football pedigree system!
Paddy
May 1st, 2011
10:02 am
Punters and place kickers win more games than an extra OL or 4th receiver. I am ok with this pick. Let it play out.
Runnin With The Dawgs
May 1st, 2011
10:26 am
If we lose Koenen to free agency then that only leaves Ken Parrish and or Matt Bryant. In other words we aren’t that deep in punters. I say good move. I would have gone for Mason Foster before Akeem Dent, however I’m glad we got a good quality LB regardless who he is.
ragweed
May 1st, 2011
1:27 pm
All you sophisticatd, geniuses who speak so intelligently of the short comings and inadequacies of the Falcom management and coaches should apply to Arthur Blank and let him know that you, and you alone, are the true saviours of the Falcons. Everyone knows you can completely teardown all the wrongs that have been so badly done and redo them all overnight. Hurry up. We can’t wait much longer. Undo all the horror of the draft that you percieve and save the Falcons.. Your are a true genius How about it 26.2 Apply for the job!!!!!
Edward
May 1st, 2011
3:25 pm
I just wished I knew what the Falcons were doing.
Scott
May 1st, 2011
9:20 pm
Seriously the Falcons punted on this pick .
Freddie G
May 1st, 2011
10:54 pm
I will not go as far as to say I don’t like the picks, as TD and Smitty should know their roster better than me. I was surprised by some of the selections, like Dent and the Punter. I thought the young Matthews from Oregon would have been a solid pick because of his energy. I am also surprised that we did not pick a DB, or a DE to cover the wideouts in the NFC South and a pass rusher resp. However they may be banking on picking up a couple of Free Agents, or the players on the roster may now be ready to assume more responsibility. People who are critical of the draft seem to forget that Spoon was injured most of his rookie season and should be much better in the second year. Secondly the DB drafted last year out of Oklahoma should understand the defense better and able to contribute this year. Jerry should be better after the injury in his rookie season, and so too will Harry Douglas in the slot. The offense should be better with Julio, and Rodgers thereby sustaining more drives, and helping the defense. In other words there are numerous factors that went into their decision that I am not privy to, neither are you.