Kababmaster wrote:
I would put much more value on the kicker to reach the deep EZ and kick game winning FG's.
Absolutely. A punter is a force multiplier helping the rest of the team. FG Kickers blow right past that force multiplier thing and just win games.
I respectfully disagree on the deep EZ thing. In my experience, about 75% of KRs don't make it to the 25 ... A deep kickoff looks nice, but so what? Let them try to return them.
Kababmaster wrote:
A semi-decent Punter is good if he can pint the opponent inside the 10....now you would like to have a strong D to capitalize.
There is no reason to settle for a semi-decent punter in this game. It's easy and cheap to find a FA punter that kicks more than 50% beyond the 20. It's not that much harder in most leagues to find a guy that can consistently plant one between the 10 and GL, and time it so that there's no return. When comparing punters, I estimate EACH point of difference in overall punting skills will lengthen the field for the opponent by about 5 effective yards per game. So every two points difference is one first down, that's the value of a good punter.
There's a glut of punting talent, and I find most owners undervalue them even further than should be caused by the glut or ridiculous trade values. They actually help weak teams more than strong teams, because weak teams punt more often.
On the other hand, a statistical study back in the 90s showed that it NEVER makes mathematical sense for an NFL level team to punt with three yards or less to go. What the statisticians didn't understand is that football is actually a very cowardly and sad game, it's all about knowing when to give up.
Last edited at 6/04/2019 2:00 am