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Tony Pollard saysTroy Pollard says “Hi”.
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Tony Pollard saysTroy Pollard says “Hi”.
I did a quick fact check. he fumbled 4 times with the rams in 2017 before being stripped of punt return duties. he's fumbled 17 times in a total of 158 punt returns in his career. that 1 fumble every nine punts. not good. doesn't appear he fumbled any for the cowboys. I consider him one of these guys who is always getting injured and missing games.
Yes. I'd want to keep him as the primary returner. Austin's problem in the past with fumbling has had to do with muffs, most likely from taking his eye off the ball. We used Beasley essentially for fair catches on punts deep into our territory, and I think Cobb will take over that role. The only way we'd use Cobb for more is if Austin got hurt.
Tavon Austin has had 173 Punt Returns (including post season).
He has lost 5 fumbles on Punt Returns (4 muffs, 1 strip).
He had 3 of those in 2017 after having wrist surgery before training camp.
Date …............. Detail
2015-11-22 ….. Muffed catch by Tavon Austin, recovered by C.J. Mosley and returned for no gain
2016-12-24 ….. Tavon Austin fumbles, recovered by Mike Jordan.
2017-09-10 ….. Muffed catch by Tavon Austin, recovered by Jeremiah George and returned for no gain.
2017-09-21 ….. Muffed catch by Tavon Austin, recovered by Kyle Nelson and returned for no gain
2017-10-08 ….. Muffed catch by Tavon Austin, recovered by Neiko Thorpe and returned for no gain
His regular season PR stats:
168 for 1382 yards and 3 TDs with a long of 98.
I don't want a muffer returning punts for my team. I would prefer he not make the team. the jet sweeps just aren't worth it. it will be interesting to see who we keep as wr's. there are some potential good rookies among the group, but as we know, rookies looking good in ota's aren't the same as rookies in games.
Austin too valuable, too delicate,, huge asset when healthy.Austin and Beasley were the only players that returned Punts in 2018.
Beasley is obvious gone.
With Austin's injury history, they have to find a second Punt Returner.
College Return Stats
(#, yards, avg, TDs)
Reggie Davis
KR 47, 998, 21.2, 0Cedrick Wilson
PR 34, 251, 7.4, 1
KR 31, 742, 23.9, 0Tony Pollard
PR 10, 132, 13.2, 0
KR 87, 2616, 30.1, 7Jourdan Lewis
PR 2, 11, 5.5, 0
KR 24, 529, 22, 0Mike Weber
PR 2, -1, -0.5, 0
KR 9, 143, 15.9, 0Devin Smith
PR 0, 0, 0, 0
KR 13, 240, 18.5, 0
PR 5, 18, 3.6, 0
He can do it all.....Heath
Need a #1 not a #2.Austin and Beasley were the only players that returned Punts in 2018.
Beasley is obvious gone. With Austin's injury history, they have to find a second Punt Returner.
Heath
Austin too valuable, too delicate,, huge asset when healthy.
Pollard was drafted to fill this role,, check out Memphis tape.
From 2015 - 2018*checks tape*
Two punt returns for 11 yards
Hmmm
From 2015 - 2018
87 returns
2616 yds
30.1 avg
7 tds.
Kick returns,,
now go nit pick all you want.
Based on what I see on nfl.com, he has no fumbles on kickoffs (25 attempts).
Austin and Beasley were the only players that returned Punts in 2018.
Beasley is obvious gone.
With Austin's injury history, they have to find a second Punt Returner.
College Return Stats
(#, yards, avg, TDs)
Reggie Davis
KR 47, 998, 21.2, 0Cedrick Wilson
PR 34, 251, 7.4, 1
KR 31, 742, 23.9, 0Tony Pollard
PR 10, 132, 13.2, 0
KR 87, 2616, 30.1, 7Jourdan Lewis
PR 2, 11, 5.5, 0
KR 24, 529, 22, 0Mike Weber
PR 2, -1, -0.5, 0
KR 9, 143, 15.9, 0Devin Smith
PR 0, 0, 0, 0
KR 13, 240, 18.5, 0
PR 5, 18, 3.6, 0
KR is different from PR. KR is basically a straight-line sprint, whereas with a PR, you have to accelerate very quickly and make people miss in close quarters.
while it's nice to have an electrifying punt returner, it is more important to me that the punt is not fumbled. that's why bease was our guy. sure hands. Austin has the moves, but fumbles too often on punt returns. cobb was injured last year. prefer he not do it unless it's playoff time.
Im not taking no L,,, lolYeah, those aren't punt returns. Kick off returns and punt returns are different things, just by the way.
Take your L my dude, and go check the tape.
But he's like a Swiss Army Knife!Can’t man he’s the backup kicker!