Godfather Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Bring djax back just for returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Can someone explain to me why the modern nfl now has different players for punt returner and kick returner? Isn’t it a pretty similar skill set - good hands, speed and the ability to find holes in the coverage? Wouldn’t finding, and paying, one special player help us in both areas? Maybe I’m missing something so I put it out for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vee Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 22 hours ago, eggs said: Can someone explain to me why the modern nfl now has different players for punt returner and kick returner? Isn’t it a pretty similar skill set - good hands, speed and the ability to find holes in the coverage? Wouldn’t finding, and paying, one special player help us in both areas? Maybe I’m missing something so I put it out for comment. I guess I've always wondered how someone hasn't figured out how to excel at both punting and kicking as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipples Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 5:12 PM, eggs said: Can someone explain to me why the modern nfl now has different players for punt returner and kick returner? Isn’t it a pretty similar skill set - good hands, speed and the ability to find holes in the coverage? Wouldn’t finding, and paying, one special player help us in both areas? Maybe I’m missing something so I put it out for comment. It’s pretty different. For one thing, a punt returner has a lot more split decisions to make (fair catch? Return it? Let it go?). PR is also more about short line quickness because there tends to be very little room to work with by the time they catch the ball. Kick returns are mostly just pure top-speed. Sure, there are some players who could do both. But there are enough differences in the skills needed for each that it isn’t just a given that a good PR is a good KR and vice versa. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 12:29 PM, Vee said: I guess I've always wondered how someone hasn't figured out how to excel at both punting and kicking as well... Then you'd have a guy on the roster who is just the "holder." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I'd like to see Gainwell back there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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