Quote:Uhh, yea it does matter.  It doesn't matter how far you kick it if you let the returner get yards that take away from your net average.  The longer a punt returner is on his feet, the better chance he has of getting to the side to outrun the coverage.

 

To say his net yard average isn't what matters is to completely misunderstand the point of net vs average yards per punt.

Again…. What coverage?  This team must have had 8 different gunners over the course of the season and most of them couldn't get off their blocks - much less get downfield. When they did - many of them flailed and made no impact on the return.

 

 His net is still middle of the pack, but hate all you like.  I just disagree with you and I think you're placing far too much importance on the net stat.

 

He's a good punter.  Better than most of the punters in the league. 

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