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I opened up TSN today and say that Donnie Jones was named to the sporting news' all AFC midseason team.

Looks like we may have our punter for the next 10 years.
 
newlownorder said:
Wow. I didn't think he was doing that good.
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Actually, he's tied for 2nd in net average and has 10 downed inside the 20. Not too bad for a rookie. I didn't realize he was doing that well either :confused2
 
CanadaPhinsFan said:
Actually, he's tied for 2nd in net average and has 10 downed inside the 20. Not too bad for a rookie. I didn't realize he was doing that well either :confused2
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This is his 2nd year. Last year he was with Seattle.
 
fitskin said:
I opened up TSN today and say that Donnie Jones was named to the sporting news' all AFC midseason team.

Looks like we may have our punter for the next 10 years.
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So, punter for the next decade, RB for the next decade, WR/TE package for the next 3-5 years, ~2-3/5 our offensive line for the next 5-7 years, KR/PR for next 5 years, one starting corner(Daniels; also don't forget Poole) and 1 starting LB(Crowder) for next 5-7 years... my God, it's a youth movement! Starting to see the puzzle pieces fall into place.

Let's hope next years' draft addresses an aging D-line, more safety/CB help, some O-line talent(C,LT), and of course, QB.
 
Awesome. Jones has really improved his punting since last year. Incase if you didn't know, Jones was a patheic punter last year for the Seahawks and they cut him, then they placed in on their PS for the rest of the season. I kind've had doubts to why he was brought in, but I'm glad that we did bring him in.
 
I said it when I watched the Tampa game from the stands and I'll say it again.

Donnie Jones is one of the most consistently mediocre punters I've ever seen. Say what you want, he's nothing special. There are a lot of punters I would take over him, including and especially that punter up in Buffalo Moorman.
 
Fine, ya'll goaded me into it. Let's take a little deeper look at Mr. Jones' performance.

1. Gross average has Donnie ranking 10th among 30 qualifying punters.

2. Net average has Donnie ranking 2nd among 30 qualifying punters.

3. His long of 60 yards puts him at 10th among 30 qualifying punters.

4. None of the punters has been blocked.

5. His number of punts placed inside the 20 ties him with 8 other punters for 11th out of 30.

6. His number of touchbacks ties him with 3 other punters for 17th out of 30 (fewest touchbacks = 1st out of 30).

7. If you add up the punts inside the 20 with the punts that end up touchbacks, you get a percentage of touchbacks during a punt in which you could have placed it inside the 20 yard line. His percentage, 23%, ranks him 18th among 30 (lowest % = 1st of 30).

8. If you add up the punts inside the 10 with punts that end up touchbacks, you get a percentage of touchbacks during a punt in which you could have placed it inside the 10 yard line. His percentage, 60%, ties him with one player for 20th out of 30 (lowest % = 1st of 30).

9. If you add up the punts inside the 20 and the touchbacks, and divide that number into the punts inside the 10, you get a percentage of punts placed inside the 10 that could have been touchbacks or merely between the 10 and 20 yard marks (highest % = 1st of 30). His percentage, 15%, makes him 21st out of 30.


So, his gross average is a little bit above average, his long is a little bit above average, his accuracy inside the 20 is below average. Yet, his net is 2nd highest in the league. Conclusion? Our punt coverage, led by Bryan Gilmore, is pretty darn good, and Jones is probably good at getting hang time (I don't have the stats to back it up). But, his accuracy inside the 20 is less than stellar, and he does not have the ability to consistently boom huge ones just when we need him to (like when we're backed up toward our end zone).
 
ckparrothead said:
Fine, ya'll goaded me into it. Let's take a little deeper look at Mr. Jones' performance.

1. Gross average has Donnie ranking 10th among 30 qualifying punters.

2. Net average has Donnie ranking 2nd among 30 qualifying punters.

3. His long of 60 yards puts him at 10th among 30 qualifying punters.

4. None of the punters has been blocked.

5. His number of punts placed inside the 20 ties him with 8 other punters for 11th out of 30.

6. His number of touchbacks ties him with 3 other punters for 17th out of 30 (fewest touchbacks = 1st out of 30).

7. If you add up the punts inside the 20 with the punts that end up touchbacks, you get a percentage of touchbacks during a punt in which you could have placed it inside the 20 yard line. His percentage, 23%, ranks him 18th among 30 (lowest % = 1st of 30).

8. If you add up the punts inside the 10 with punts that end up touchbacks, you get a percentage of touchbacks during a punt in which you could have placed it inside the 10 yard line. His percentage, 60%, ties him with one player for 20th out of 30 (lowest % = 1st of 30).

9. If you add up the punts inside the 20 and the touchbacks, and divide that number into the punts inside the 10, you get a percentage of punts placed inside the 10 that could have been touchbacks or merely between the 10 and 20 yard marks (highest % = 1st of 30). His percentage, 15%, makes him 21st out of 30.


So, his gross average is a little bit above average, his long is a little bit above average, his accuracy inside the 20 is below average. Yet, his net is 2nd highest in the league. Conclusion? Our punt coverage, led by Bryan Gilmore, is pretty darn good, and Jones is probably good at getting hang time (I don't have the stats to back it up). But, his accuracy inside the 20 is less than stellar, and he does not have the ability to consistently boom huge ones just when we need him to (like when we're backed up toward our end zone).
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