[Durty Nelly]

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I couldn't find an a reason why he called for the fair catch, unless he anticipated muffing it.  That's about as much space as you are ever doing to get to field a punt and take off.
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Did you ever return punts?  I did as a sophomore for the varisty team in high school.  (I also returned kick offs and played RB & WR.)  Punt Return players are a special breed and experience counts a lot.  It can be hard to concentrate on fielding the punt plus judging the on coming coverage.  The elements (sun, wind, rain) can cause problems.  Job 1 is to not turn the ball over.  Job 2 is to field the punt in the air. 

We will be fine this season if every punt is fielded as a fair catch.  Exceptional punt return average for a season is 10 yards while the average is closer to 5 yards. 

Safety over risk is the best option. 

I think it is possible that we see Irwin and/or Wedington in the mix for some punt returns this season.

[Durty Nelly]

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I couldn't find an a reason why he called for the fair catch, unless he anticipated muffing it.  That's about as much space as you are ever doing to get to field a punt and take off.
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Did you ever return punts?  I did as a sophomore for the varisty team in high school.  (I also returned kick offs and played RB & WR.)  Punt Return players are a special breed and experience counts a lot.  It can be hard to concentrate on fielding the punt plus judging the on coming coverage.  The elements (sun, wind, rain) can cause problems.  Job 1 is to not turn the ball over.  Job 2 is to field the punt in the air. 

We will be fine this season if every punt is fielded as a fair catch.  Exceptional punt return average for a season is 10 yards while the average is closer to 5 yards. 

Safety over risk is the best option. 

I think it is possible that we see Irwin and/or Wedington in the mix for some punt returns this season.