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Punt:
Welker primary, Faulk on occasion.
Often Brown, if he's not on PUP, is used in a situational PR role, when they expect a fair catch. The team has a lot of confidence that Brown can see the entire field, get under the punt, and make the right decision. Over the past two years, you have seen Brown take the majority of the punts when the opponent is around the 50 yard line or closer.
Kick-off:
I think Hobbs is just too high risk, as is Maroney.
I hope Willie Andrews can win the job. With Hobbs, he is coming off racing up and down the field on defense, and right now is a huge risk as our only real starting-quality corner. With Maroney, he is susceptible to straight-on blows, given his start-stop running style, and is about to come out on offense. Both are more explosive than Andrews, but so much higher risk. I think the lowest risk combo is Andrews and Faulk. Faulk is an excellent blocker with some KR ability as well.
For the Tampa game: Gemara Williams, Bam Childress, C.J. Jones, and Willie Andrews will probably all see kick returns - maybe Sammy Morris and Wes Welker will get a chance too, though I wouldn't use them or Hobbs and Maroney. I searched through the various media and Mrs. B camp blogs, and only Bam, Welker, and Faulk were returning punts according to those reports - maybe Troy's return isn't in as much doubt as we might think.
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Re: Who are the returners going to be?
Punt: Welker will get the lion's share... Brown is the next option
Kickoff: Anybody but Maroney or Hobbs because of injury risk... Welker will probably be used here too... Paddy Pass returned kicks for how many years? Backup RB's should figure in on ST so I'm predicting Sammy Morris will be the other KR
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Seeing Hobbs return KOs in the AFCC was a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, as the only lead-pipe lock at CB, the risk outweighs the reward. But if, in my perfect world, Wilson and Samuel are our starting CBs, then Hobbs could be available for KO duty. Otherwise, Welker and Faulk seem to be the only regular-season candidates for KR and PR who also have both experience and success.
I would use Willie Andrews and Bam Childress as much as possible during the pre-season games. Willie's place on the 53 seems relatively safe, but being the primary K/PR (and 6th CB?) could be Bam's ticket.
Who are the returners going to be?
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