Where would you draft the perfect punter, "Robo Punter", capable of punting the football out-of-bounds, inside the opponent's 1 yard line every time? BFTB examines that player's value and the absurdity he'd bring to NFL strategy.
Using play-by-play data from ESPN's website (there were missing games, missing plays, etc) for 2002-2011, punt data was tabulated by yard-line. Noting that the closer to the goal-line, punters...
Due to Brandon Boykin's skills as a return man, the Georgia Bulldogs special teams are being fed a steady diet of rugby-style punts. Dawg Sports suggests an NCAA-approved strategy for countering this maneuver: tackle the punter.
To Madden, one knee equals two feet. To special teams, one yard equals one punt.
When to punt, and when you absolutely should not run the prevent defense.
[Note by Skin Patrol, 10/13/08 9:28 PM EDT ] Ugh I posted this and then read ReggieBullets' FanPost, which covers the same topic much, much better. He's got a full list of the free agent punters...
