I live in Western NY and Brian Moorman was a fan favorite here in Buffalo over the year. He was cut by Buffalo last year b/c he couldn't position his punts inside the 20. He's got a leg but directional punting is NOT his strength.
I live in Western NY and Brian Moorman was a fan favorite here in Buffalo over the year. He was cut by Buffalo last year b/c he couldn't position his punts inside the 20. He's got a leg but directional punting is NOT his strength.
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Pappy, if you have an Andy Lee, a Lechler or a Sam Koch, those few guys are absolutely weapons that can flip the field. I just don't think that there are many punters out there who can really consistently flip field position, and most of the rest are more or less the same.
So if Moorman can beat out Butler this year, give me Moorman, and then look for another young leg next year.
Wow...Hard on Butler. The Nation wants Raider caliber kickers as a rookie? Only camp leg. Need two punters. Actually a good move. The loser is the back-up plan from the street in case of injury. I would rather have Butler. His arrow is pointing up because of his age & punters usually get better through their career. Butler's numbers last year are far better than Moorman's rookie year.
2012
Butler: 77 Punts / 43.8 Avg / 37.8 Net / 26 Inside 20 / 6 TB / 20 FC
Moorman: 56 Punts / 44.6 Avg / 38.9 Net / 22 Inside 20 / 3 TB / 11 FC
2001 Rookie
Moorman: 80 Punts / 40.8 Avg / 33.8 Net / 16 Inside 20 / 7 TB / 9 FC
Got any stats on Butler's non existent hang time? Or how often he coffin corner kicks the ball out of bounds when we're backed up on our end of the field? Or how often he kicks the ball into the endzone when punting from the opponent's side of the field?
Butler drives me nuts. I hope you're right about trajectory because I don't want to have to deal with Butler as he was last season for any longer.
2012
Butler: 77 Punts / 43.8 Avg / 37.8 Net / 26 Inside 20 / 6 TB / 20 FC / Lg 79 / OOB 9 / Dn 12 / Ret 30 / Ret% 39%
Moorman: 56 Punts / 44.6 Avg / 38.9 Net / 22 Inside 20 / 3 TB / 11 FC / Lg 64 / OOB 11 / Dn 7 / Ret 24 / Ret% 43%
2001 Rookie
Moorman: 80 Punts / 40.8 Avg / 33.8 Net / 16 Inside 20 / 7 TB / 9 FC / Lg 66 / OOB 12 / Dn 12 / Ret 40 / Ret% 50%
I added additional stats of long, out of bounds, downed, returned, & returned %.
Fair catches can be a reflection of hangtime. They don't have hangtime stats. Again, he was a rookie and kickers get better. Moorman wasn't much better if at all in 2012 and not better in comparison as a rookie. Butler's hang time was fine as a rookie but it will improve. He needs better placement which will get better with reps. For comparison, below is Andy Lee's rookie stats.
2004 Rookie
Lee: 96 Punts / 41.6 Avg / 35.3 Net / 25 Inside 20 / 8 TB / 17 FC / Lg 81 / OOB 6 / Dn 14 / Ret 51 / Ret% 53%
The stats don't look so bad. But when I watch him punt situationally, he drives me nuts. When he has a chance to change field position at a critical juncture of the game, he kicks the ball out of bounds and gives the other team great field position. And sometimes when we're around the opponents 40, it's pointless to punt, we should go for it because I know he's most likely kicking it into the end zone.
But I like what you've laid out and hope he gets better. He just drives me mad in the course of most games.
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