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How much should the Chargers invest in a new punter?

The Jones signing has not been effective, so what should the Chargers do now about the punting situation?

These statistics support the case that the Chargers need a new punter – according to ESPN, the Chargers dropped from third in punting yards average with 48.1 yards per kick to last with 42.3 yards per kick from 2017 (Kaser) to 2018 (Jones) in gross punting average.

To a lesser extent, Kaser also did better than Jones in terms of percentage of kicks inside the 20 (36.5 percent vs. 31.9 percent) and net punting average (41.3 yds per kick vs.