TheMatador
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Stupid Punter got me excited for no reason.
You should be excited. A great punter helps out a weak defense. This is just as important a get as any other.
Absolutely. Field position determines a lot of games. Back in the '80's, a friend of mine who was a UM grad, and also held a graduate degree from Harvard, and was an economist, did an analysis of the difference starting field position made for an offense. When offenses started position in their own 40's, the scoring percentage was dramatically and significantly higher than when you started in your 20's. You might think a difference of 20 yards was not all that significant, but it was. I was surprised at the results. I guess the extra 20 yards increased the number of potential turnovers, missed 1st downs, etc.
So, this is one of my happiest commitments. A booming leg can make a huge difference and take a lot of pressure off our defense, increase the risk of turnovers, and seeing opposing offenses stall.
I hope we get good depth on kick-offs and have a good FG kicker. We've lost or won a lot of games on less than 3 points over the years.