I'm currently looking at the stats, getting the names ready for the All Pro ballot. As always, the LA names the K and P himself, given the fact Survey Monkey only allows 10 questions in their free version. Without further ado, here are your 1989 All Pro Kicker and Punter
All Pro Kicker John Bazile, Washington
All Pro Punter Wayne Lange, Washington
There were 3 kickers under consideration, Bazile, Lucio Grant of New Jersey and Chicago's Leon Rupe. Those were the only kickers with 40 or more FGs made and Bazile had the highest make %. Bazile sealed the nomination by making 14 of 15 kicks from 50+.
For punters, I mainly look at net avg and inside 20 percentage. Anyone can kick the ball far, but a punter's main job is to flip field position. This season, I almost called a tie, as Cleveland's Thomas Brott had an almost identical season to Lange. Brott actually edged Lange in gross avg (47.0-46.9) and net avg (45.6-45.5). The tiebreaker was Inside 20, where Brott was 41/96 while Lange was 43/98.