Do we need a new Punter?

[reuben.ahmed]

(09-27-2023, 08:04 AM)Nepa Wrote: Araiza has a great nickname ("Punt God") and a reputation for extremely long punts. But in punting average, he was only 6th among his contemporaries. For example, Jordan Stout, the Ravens punter, did better in net punting yards and Araiza was about even with Brad Robbins, who rarely got touchbacks or returns.

The fact is Araiza gets a lot of touchbacks and outkicks his coverage with low hang-time, line-drive punts that may get distance when they get by the returner, but when returned yield a lot of return yardage -- an average of over 10 yards per return. I doubt the Bengals staff would want a kicker who was booming kicks into the end zone and yielding a lot of return yardage.

Here's one source for this information:

https://www.offtackleempire.com/2021/12/22/22849778/punt-god-matt-araiza-greatest-college-football-punting-season-all-time-reddit-epic-win-bacon-memes

Yeah but our punter can't boom a punt period, you'll always get 33-41 yards out of him.