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Originally Posted by UtterBlitz

I thought that the girls usually ended up as the QB, but maybe that is tv shows making me think that.

There was no real answer for how to rate the punter. I am assuming there is no easy statistic that proves or disproves their abilities.

From the institute....

Originally Posted by CIAFT

The two quickest stats are gross average and net average. The gross average is simple: The number of yards from the line of scrimmage to where it either stops, goes out of bounds, or is caught. The net average is the yards from the line of scrimmage to the point where the return is stopped. In addition a punter can be judged by the number of kicks within the 20, number of touch backs, number of returns, number of fair catches, and of course, the always important hang-time.

The problem with some of these stats is they can be as much a function of special team support and yardage gained by the offense as they are the skill of the punter.

Our personal opinion is the best skill a punter can offer is consistency. A punter that kicks the ball 40-45 yards with a 4.5 second hangtime EVERY time is world's better than a punter who kicks a 50 yarder with a 5 second hang time this punt, then shanks a 15 yarder next time. All the great punters are nothing more than consistent.