12-11-2023, 03:44 PM
(12-11-2023, 03:21 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: If we brought back "Bullet punt" Drue, people would appreciate Robbins a bit more. If my choice is 43.7/41.4 AVG/NET who doesn't really allow many returns vs a 47.8/42.6 AVG/NET who allows returns on half his punts, including ones at the worst possible time to get us eliminated from the playoffs, I'll take the former. The hand full of average and net yards is not worth the risk of a huge return to me.
Of course, the ideal scenario is to have signed or drafted a player that is better than both of them. Someone who can get Robbins' hang time while getting 5 to 6 more yards on average.
The problem is Robbins is regularly giving teams great field position because he is often only kicking the ball 35ish yards. That 19 yard punt yesterday could just as easily be a 19 yard punt against K.C. in a playoff game. The whole "he doesnt allow return yards" means nothing when he has punts of 19 or 31 yards. OK he didnt allow a single punt return yesterday but he had punts of 19 and 31 yards so how is that anymore helpful?
