Alex Erickson

[BFritz21]

(08-16-2016, 08:51 AM)Sled21 Wrote: You're wrong on this, Brad. How many times would it take for the catch to be fumbled and the opposing team to get the ball 1st and goal from the 3 yd line would it take for you to see it. People think Tate sucks because he is not Adam Jones. Well, newsflash, nobody is Adam Jones but Adam Jones. Tate is near 100% catch security, and usually gets it out to at least the 20. I'll take that all day long over worrying about some rookie dropping the ball back there.....oh yeah, which we saw Friday night....

I'm confused.  I can't tell if you're talking about punts or kickoffs.  

Players typically aren't supposed to field punts inside the 10, and we could get someone else who is sure-handed back there to return punts who could offer something more.  People always talk about dropping the ball, but how many other players have been given a chance?  You can't say "he's the most reliable on our team" when no one else is given a chance because he's the most reliable by default.

On kickoffs, punts go into the endzone now just about all the time, meaning that we could just start at the 20 if the returner takes a knee, but Tate offers nothing more than that.