Cope,
Berry is not good. See below. 2017 results.
1 ) Berry's leg becomes weak later in the season.
2 ) Berry ranks 31st out of 32 teams in punting net average at 43.2 yards a punt,.
3 ) Berry's long for the year ( 62 yards ) was terrible. Only 6 punters having a shorter long distance punt.
4 ) His net of 39.72 was in the bottom 3rd of the league as well.
5 ) His total amount of kicks inside the 20 was also below average, but not that bad. Only 10 punters have fewer kicks downed inside the 20-yard line.
6 ) His punting average in the playoffs was only 39.91 over 6 games
https://www.pro-football-reference.c.../gamelog/post/
Monday did not perform well enough in camp to beat him out. This is good draft for punters in the draft if the Steelers want to upgrade they can.
What makes a good punter you ask?
A good punter can kick for distance, or kick for hang time. He forces a lot of fair catches, and drops a higher % of his punts inside the 20, As a bonus he can tackle a player if needed or pass on a trick play. If needed a good punter can flip the field when he's punting out of his end zone.
Berry to me is below average on all of the above, maybe just average on inside the 20 over the course of his career.
No, I did not. These are averages. Some player punted more often than others. I will say Berry punted less than most, meaning his leg should be fresher than most.
