• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    And why pray tell do they not try to kick it the furthest every punt?

    10 yards of field position could be the difference between winning and losing.

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      4 days ago

      And why pray tell do they not try to kick it the furthest every punt?

      Touchbacks

      10 yards of field position could be the difference between winning and losing.

      So could the 40 yards they gain by no throwing the ball away.

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        4 days ago

        Touchbacks? That’s the only reason?. They punt from their own 20 they’re worried about it going out of the back of the end zone? Come on man. You don’t have to play dumb like this.

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          3 days ago

          All punts are not from the 20, that’s why average punt distance is not a good metric some punts are from the 30 some the 40, and even some from the 50.