i want to give these special teams coached some benefit of the doubt becuase i think it's just ridiculous how the punt game has become so technical across college football with the rugby stuff and playin on reads and punters having green lights to run if they want. And what these things have done to the return game. And the strategy of punters to punt the ball in low directional squibblers that dont allow for returns anyway. Obviousl we'd like to see better blocking but at what expense? I think there's too much concern of punters running with their rugby stuff. And that delay in the rugby style allows speedy cover guys to get down field faster anyway. So i see a lot of mindset of a return team being, when in doubt, let it bounce, and lets just get the ball and play O and wait for them to make the mistake of kicking a fieldable punt. My idea for a rememdy of this is why dotn people take their best athlete (a Kieron Williams or Tre Bryant type) and just send them after the punter and force a hand? Dont give them the time for this rugby crap and take that strategy out of the hands of the kick team, and give our guys the freedom to turn and block. i dont know. i dont make 6 figures to figure it out. But obviously punt and punt return are far more technical than it was 10 years ago. i think it's ridiculous and far too gimmicky, as opposed to just lining up and executing a simply basic. it's 4tha nd 8. line up and punt the dman ball and go cover. I think it's another instance of coaches trying to find an advantage by overthinking what is supposed to be a simple part of the game, as opposed to expending that extra energy and resources on your team's actually identity.
