Granted the defense has to improve number 1

JP® · 2024-12-22T16:03:57.325Z

but there needs to be emphasis on recruiting a solid punter. These 30 yard punts are killing us. Giving our opponents a short field was a problem all year and may have cost us the Carolina game. Message was edited by: JP®

we lost games on the line of scrimage both sides are soft

Re: we lost games on the line of scrimage both sides are soft

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Re: Granted the defense has to improve number 1

Dec 22, 2024, 11:47 AM

The punt game was a factor in our loss vs S.Carolina and vs Texas.

S.Carolina in particular picked up 15+ yards of favorable field position vs us due to the punting differential. Considering that L.Sellers was not making Lamar Jackson-esque or Michael Vick-esque long distance TD runs against us (because L.Sellers is not super fast, he can … and did, against us … be caught from behind), those numerous ~15 yards of field differentials were a likely (albeit not actually provable) factor in our loss.

Texas appeared to have a 10 to ~ 15 yard differential vs us in the punt game. Indeed, I think TX only punted once, so a legitimate comparison of TX vs Clemson punting was not meaningful because the sample size was too small. Regardless, our ~30-ish punting average sacrificed ~10 to ~15 yards of field position. One or two of TX’s TD possessions might have been FGs instead of TDs.

Good teams cannot expect to consistently beat other good teams when the punt game is woefully inferior vs the opponent’s punt team.

If we don’t get it fixed by the start of 2025 season, then despite our other high quality personnel + experience, we’ll lose a game or two that we would otherwise win.

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we lost games on the line of scrimage both sides are soft

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Re: Granted the defense has to improve number 1

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When was our actual last really good punter?***

Pinion, maybe. It is mind blowing how short our kicks

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