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Pats' special teams finish 13th - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
Field Yates, with a straight face, passes along a Gosselin stat saying that the Patriots gave up the highest gross punting yardage average in the league.
Well, what can affect that number? Not in order, my theories are:
1. Luck/opponents.
2. Weather/stadiums.
3. Effectiveness rushing the punter.
4. Field position.
5. Opponents' strategies against the Patriots' return schemes.
6. Anything that affects the punt/FG/go-for-it choices.
#4 jumped out at me. If the punts are coming from, say, the opponents' 40 and behind, then they can just boom the kicks without worrying about aim.
However, I haven't checked any stats.
Note that if you get a lot of TOs, it stands to reason that when the opponents do punt they'd start on average from further back.
Field Yates, with a straight face, passes along a Gosselin stat saying that the Patriots gave up the highest gross punting yardage average in the league.
Well, what can affect that number? Not in order, my theories are:
1. Luck/opponents.
2. Weather/stadiums.
3. Effectiveness rushing the punter.
4. Field position.
5. Opponents' strategies against the Patriots' return schemes.
6. Anything that affects the punt/FG/go-for-it choices.
#4 jumped out at me. If the punts are coming from, say, the opponents' 40 and behind, then they can just boom the kicks without worrying about aim.
However, I haven't checked any stats.
Note that if you get a lot of TOs, it stands to reason that when the opponents do punt they'd start on average from further back.