Today I wanted to look at and give some love to a position that is often underappreciated, punters. A great idea was emailed to the Terrible Podcast this offseason, making the point that most public punting data excludes important context at times, and I agree wholeheartedly. Today’s goal is to look at some important existing metrics and pair in some new data to add situational context.
Pressley Harvin III is a prime example, and seemed like a great time coming off a stellar week three game. He is often asked to pin the opposition close to the goal line, which skews yards per attempt, NET, etc.