He isn’t punting for the New Orleans Saints anymore, but Thomas Morstead says his experience with Drew Brees leading the offense prepared him for a couple of quiet weeks with the San Francisco 49ers. Morstead hasn’t been asked to punt very often during the 49ers’ five-game win streak — he spent their last two games on the sideline watching the offense put up 37 and 48 points in statement wins.
While he acknowledged he was in awe of how much time he’s spent on the bench in recent weeks without having to punt, Morstead noted it wasn’t exactly unfamiliar territory.
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“Yeah I was teammates with Brees for 12 years in New Orleans,” Morstead told CBS Sports Bay Area reporter Matt Lively this week. “So I’m used to punting very little.”
Morstead hasn’t punted in 10 regular season games and one Saints playoff win in his 286-game career (including the playoffs). Six of those regular season games were with New Orleans. His team won all but once in those matchups; the New York Jets lost 19-9 last December on a day where Aaron Rodgers insisted on throwing 42 times. He’s in a different situation now, but it still feels a little familiar. If Morstead can end his career as a winner? Well, good for him. He’s earned it after the Saints cut ties with him all too quickly.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: 49ers punter Thomas Morstead reflects on Saints teammate Drew Brees
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