SaltwaterServr
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Just over at BTB.com and reading OCC's post regarding our special teams. One thing that's been bugging me a bit is how much folks love to say we were great at downing punts inside the 20.
To me, that's disgusting. Yes its a huge deal if you are punting and creating a short field. It's another thing entirely if you look at your offense chewing up yards like crazy and then punting a short field instead of getting another 15 yards and attempting the field goal.
Example, and it's just only that. McBriar's average net punt was something like 40 yards, but he has a great number of those downed inside the 20. That return man is inside the 20, 15, or 10 yard line waving for the fair catch. Point being, our offense might just have chewed up 35 yards of the field and our empty victory of the drive is a good net punt average and downed ball at the 14?
I love the field position battle and hidden yardage, but think in our case there is a problem with throwing petals at the feet of McBriar when the offense was 30-45 feet from attempting points.
To me, that's disgusting. Yes its a huge deal if you are punting and creating a short field. It's another thing entirely if you look at your offense chewing up yards like crazy and then punting a short field instead of getting another 15 yards and attempting the field goal.
Example, and it's just only that. McBriar's average net punt was something like 40 yards, but he has a great number of those downed inside the 20. That return man is inside the 20, 15, or 10 yard line waving for the fair catch. Point being, our offense might just have chewed up 35 yards of the field and our empty victory of the drive is a good net punt average and downed ball at the 14?
I love the field position battle and hidden yardage, but think in our case there is a problem with throwing petals at the feet of McBriar when the offense was 30-45 feet from attempting points.