10-16-2017, 09:37 PM
My unscientific opinion is that punters are definitely better the last 5-10 years at keeping the ball on the field, i.e. not booming their kicks into the end zone. I'm sure this would be borne out by statistics showing the number of fair catches inside the 15 yard line is way up, but I'm too lazy to actually look it up.
As far as punting distance, that seems pretty stable, in the 40-45 yard range. I haven't notice more shanked punts. Again, the thing I've noticed more than anything else is that fair catches seem to be way up. Â
As far as punting distance, that seems pretty stable, in the 40-45 yard range. I haven't notice more shanked punts. Again, the thing I've noticed more than anything else is that fair catches seem to be way up. Â