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Perfect72

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Need some input from the football gurus on this site. Seems like a simple solution to help the ST punt returns issue is for our punter to kick the ball OUT OF BOUNDS.

Specifically, tell the punter: "Kick it as far as you can to the sideline and angle it so it goes out of bounds". Call either Punt LEFT or Punt RIGHT, whichever is best at the time considering wind, etc.

Benefits: It goes 50 yards and OOB or it pins the returner to the sideline which should serve to further limit the returns. Kicking it down the middle usually results in a TB or big return, so why not try something different?

I was a HS punter and every time I kicked it 45+ yards & OOB or inside the 10 I got a sticker on the ol' Helmet. Not that hard if that's ALL you have to do and practice it EVERY DAY..... Just Sayin'

Also, on Kickoffs, why not kick it as high as you can and make it come down ~ the 5 yard line on the hash. Should be able to keep them short of the 25
 
What problem? League average for punt returns is 8.7 and Miami allows 10.7 yards per return. Is that 2 yard difference really a problem worth addressing. I would be more concerned about Miami averaging 5.5 yards per return, and I'm not really too concerned about that with the way the offense moves the ball.

Speaking in general terms and not thinking for Dolphins specificly, I would think kicking the ball as far as you can straight do the field as opposed to kicking it as far as you can but also considering distance from the punter to the sideline would result in a much shorter punt. I'm not sure the difference you get from kicking a shorter punt out of bounds would be much different from kicking it as far as you can and giving up a 9 yard return. Now if it's the 4th quarter and you're facing a really dangerous returner then I would just kick it out of bounds.
 
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Hitting the coffin corner is a lost art.

I think most teams are trying to cause a turnover, so opt to punt it down the middle.
 
Perfect72 said:
Need some input from the football gurus on this site. Seems like a simple solution to help the ST punt returns issue is for our punter to kick the ball OUT OF BOUNDS.

Specifically, tell the punter: "Kick it as far as you can to the sideline and angle it so it goes out of bounds". Call either Punt LEFT or Punt RIGHT, whichever is best at the time considering wind, etc.

Benefits: It goes 50 yards and OOB or it pins the returner to the sideline which should serve to further limit the returns. Kicking it down the middle usually results in a TB or big return, so why not try something different?

I was a HS punter and every time I kicked it 45+ yards & OOB or inside the 10 I got a sticker on the ol' Helmet. Not that hard if that's ALL you have to do and practice it EVERY DAY..... Just Sayin'

Also, on Kickoffs, why not kick it as high as you can and make it come down ~ the 5 yard line on the hash. Should be able to keep them short of the 25
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What games are you watching??.
 
Perfect72 said:
Need some input from the football gurus on this site. Seems like a simple solution to help the ST punt returns issue is for our punter to kick the ball OUT OF BOUNDS.

Specifically, tell the punter: "Kick it as far as you can to the sideline and angle it so it goes out of bounds". Call either Punt LEFT or Punt RIGHT, whichever is best at the time considering wind, etc.

Benefits: It goes 50 yards and OOB or it pins the returner to the sideline which should serve to further limit the returns. Kicking it down the middle usually results in a TB or big return, so why not try something different?

I was a HS punter and every time I kicked it 45+ yards & OOB or inside the 10 I got a sticker on the ol' Helmet. Not that hard if that's ALL you have to do and practice it EVERY DAY..... Just Sayin'

Also, on Kickoffs, why not kick it as high as you can and make it come down ~ the 5 yard line on the hash. Should be able to keep them short of the 25
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Unfortunately, if this worked for punts every team would start doing it. Punters just aren't accurate enough to go for the sideline/corner and the risk of skanks to the side seem to be a greater concern. I'm sure people would babble about analytics. I personally agree with adjusting how we do things.

On kickoffs I totally agree. Really high. Returns on average don't make it to the 25. I kind of like the college rule for this.
 
Perfect72 said:
Need some input from the football gurus on this site. Seems like a simple solution to help the ST punt returns issue is for our punter to kick the ball OUT OF BOUNDS.

Specifically, tell the punter: "Kick it as far as you can to the sideline and angle it so it goes out of bounds". Call either Punt LEFT or Punt RIGHT, whichever is best at the time considering wind, etc.

Benefits: It goes 50 yards and OOB or it pins the returner to the sideline which should serve to further limit the returns. Kicking it down the middle usually results in a TB or big return, so why not try something different?

I was a HS punter and every time I kicked it 45+ yards & OOB or inside the 10 I got a sticker on the ol' Helmet. Not that hard if that's ALL you have to do and practice it EVERY DAY..... Just Sayin'

Also, on Kickoffs, why not kick it as high as you can and make it come down ~ the 5 yard line on the hash. Should be able to keep them short of the 25
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Not every Punter can be as precise of kicking on an angle to go out of bounds as Ray Guy, who made a living at putting the ball perfectly on the one, and out of bounds.

It is tough to measure what a ball will do, and angling it to go out of bounds will get you many touch backs, a few inside the 10 or 5, and some missed Punts that angle early after going only 10 or less yards.
 
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