Boyd returning punts?

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(08-18-2020, 03:17 PM)Jhowdy54 Wrote: Alex Erickson has 14 fumbles in his 4 year career. 1 fumble every 21 touches.  You might not notice it with maybe only 5 touches a game for him, but its there.  

Devin Hester had 20 fumbles as a returner in his first 4 years. 1 fumble every 10.7 returns.
Adam Jones had 12 fumbles as a returner in his first 4 years. 1 fumble every 13.8 returns.
Josh Cribbs had 10 fumbles as a returner in his first 4 years. 1 fumble every 27.4 returns.
Darren Sproles had 6 fumbles as a returner in his first 4 years. 1 fumble every 49.5 returns.

Now knowing that, how would you rank them in order of best to worst returner?


If you muff a punt but recover it quickly, it's still a fumble. If you get blasted near the sideline and the ball bounces out of bounds it's still a fumble. Returners take some serious punishment and take some serious hits considering on punts they're just standing there waiting for the ball while guys are getting a full head of steam to destroy them.

I am fine with Erickson being taken off KR because I don't think he provides enough threat there, but he's not hurting the team and he's hardly the point of most worry on it. I'd rather Erickson do a decent job there than Boyd potentially do a better job, but also be at risk when he's the only reliable starting quality WR the Bengals have.