Punt Return Game

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(08-05-2020, 11:12 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Phillips had 5 career TDs as a returner in college, and 5 more TDs off of 12 INTs.  I think that his vision might be a little better than what you have observed thus far.

Read what I wrote again, specifically, "after he came back from injury."

Case in point:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tztfie4yeQU

0:16: His vision is great, avoiding tackles and finding holes in the brief time he has the ball.
2:12: Nothing special here
2:30: WTF was that?

There's also the 3 punt returns (since we're talking about PR here) against the Browns, Patriots and Dolphins, where he got 9 yards; his vision stuck out like a sore thumb.

Then there's the fact that he screwed the pooch on KRs, getting almost nothing substantial, whereas pre-injury, he had the brilliant KR TD called back due to the bullshit penalty that never happened.

Unless he got spooked or something, he became blind as a bat, after returning from injury.

Seriously, breaking them or not, I don't know why people are bashing Erickson and his career 7.5 YPR/24.8 YPKR, but they all want Phillips to return, with his career 6.4 and 24.9 (absolutely, smaller sample size... but the point remains).

Also, funny how people (not specifically you, Sunset), bring up Phillips' college exploits, but conveniently forget that Erickson returned 2 PRs back for TD in the preseason; PS isn't against starters, but at least it's more noteworthy than college.